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Archive for December, 2011
Flash Fiction: Breaking and Entering by Mike Miner
Jimmy wanted to forget but all he could do was remember. He felt like a shuffling deck, his heart was …Read the Rest
[POLL] Tell us what should be nominated for Spinetingler Awards
We always try and seek as much input as possible in gathering nominees for the Spinetingler Awards. We keep an …Read the Rest
Already Gone by John Rector – review
John Rector doesn’t fuck around in Already Gone. The novel opens with Jake Reese, college professor and author, being assaulted …Read the Rest
Why we should ban history by Damien Seaman
Why we should ban history What was the biggest lie your teachers told you at school? Tough question, I know. …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: A Straight Face by Court Merrigan
Mekk didn’t want to marry Nit. He didn’t have anything against her. But he wanted out of the sticks, out …Read the Rest
Stolen Souls by Stuart Neville – review
Okay, book nerds of internetland, what’s the fucking deal? The Ghosts of Belfast drops in the US in 2009 and …Read the Rest
Dead Harvest by Chris F. Holm – review
Dead Harvest is a triumphant debut that felt like the book I’d been waiting on for years without knowing it. …Read the Rest
Flash Fiction: Walking Out by Sandra Seamans
Beth stared at her image in the mirror. Strands of grey hair sticking out at odd angles and blood crusting …Read the Rest
The Whisperers by John Connolly – review
There is always the element of the supernatural in a Charlie Parker novel. And The Whisperers is no exception. However, …Read the Rest
So Much Pretty by Cara Hoffman – review
What at first blush appears to be a bucolic setting is soon discovered to be much less innocent than it …Read the Rest
Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson – review
Be forewarned: This is not an easy book to read. It has a complicated plot, filled with a wide assortment …Read the Rest
A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear – review
The common characteristics of the Maisie Dobbs series are the growth in the character, developments over time and, of course, …Read the Rest
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction: Matthew C Funk
At All Due Respect this month, Matthew creates a spinning, confusing and yet crystal clear voyage inside the mind of …Read the Rest
Woe to Live On by Daniel Woodrell – review
Here it comes, dear reader, another love letter to the work of Daniel Woodrell from your dear old Nerd. I …Read the Rest
Dove Season by Johnny Shaw – review
Johnny Shaw’s Dove Season is an entertaining series of mistakes, bravado, self-reflection and bad situations. Told through Jimmy Veeder (the …Read the Rest
Choke Hold by Christa Faust – review
Choke Hold, Christa Faust’s long-awaited follow-up to Money Shot, starts out quietly enough. It’s been a couple years since Angel …Read the Rest
Backyard by Carlos Carrera – review
I didn’t know what the hell I was doing when I decided to watch this Mexican meanie. Backyard or El …Read the Rest
Aging Moe by Reed Farrel Coleman
My first detective novel, Life Goes Sleeping, was published twenty years ago. The two decades that have since passed have …Read the Rest
El Gavilan: The Hector Lassiter Connection By Craig McDonald
“We dance around in a ring and suppose, While the secret sits in the middle and knows.“– Robert Frost Trace …Read the Rest
