I was cleaning out some old tabs and realized I had meant to mention this earlier but forgot. This is …Read the Rest
Author Archive
Tournament of Crime Fiction Ebooks – Sweet 16
Welcome to the Sweet 16 round. I realized last night that I made an error. My apologies to all involved …Read the Rest
The Big Click Issue #1 is live
Following on the heels of the first issue of Blood & Tacos last night we get the first issue of …Read the Rest
Blood & Tacos #1 is out now
The first issue of Blood & Tacos is out now. There was a time when paperback racks were full of …Read the Rest
Tournament of 2011 Crime Fiction Ebooks
Back when I wrote for another site I used to do something similar to this each year. We would take …Read the Rest
Table of Contents for Winter 2012 Spinetingler issue
Our first Kindle issue of Spinetingler is just about ready. We are working on art and the issue should be …Read the Rest
Quote for the Day II: Warren Zevon & Vicki Hendricks sitting in a tree…?
Here’s an interesting line from Warren Zevon’s bio: “We ate at Hard Rock where I sat next to him and …Read the Rest
Quote for the Day: Patton Oswald on Derek Raymond
Can you recommend a good book? A Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan is really good. James Ellroy’s …Read the Rest
2012 Spinetingler Award: Best Novella – winner
There were only a couple of votes that separated first and second place. The winner of the 2012 Spinetingler Award …Read the Rest
Friday’s Forgotten Books: Tarantula by Thierry Jonquet
Thierry Jonquet was a French crime writer who died in 2009 at the age of of 55. Tarantula was published …Read the Rest
Mercury Tilt by Adrian McKinty
Mercury Tilt by Adrian McKinty My new crime novel, The Cold Cold Ground is set in Northern Ireland in 1981 …Read the Rest
2012 Spinetingler Award: Best Novella
To honor the crime fiction novellas released in 2011 we are proud to announce the first annual Spinetingler Award for …Read the Rest
Who Are The Wee Rockets? by Gerard Brennan
Who Are The WEE ROCKETS? A few years ago, maybe ten, I saw a documentary that featured video footage of …Read the Rest
2012 Pull List
What is a pull list? A pull list is a comics term that refers to the monthly titles that a …Read the Rest
Kindle deals (free books)
A few Kindle deals for the day. As always with Kindle deals act now. The Cutman by Jack Tunney. This …Read the Rest
The Best Mystery/Crime Fiction of 2011
“What does that mean? Whatever you want it to mean. Are these movies “the best”? Are they our favorites? Are …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
ANNOUNCEMENT: Spinetingler Flash Fiction
Couple of announcements to make. We are pleased to announce that we will now be publishing weekly flash fiction. Our …Read the Rest
New short story blog/challenge
I’m starting a new blog that will start posting new material on the first of the year, called Short Story …Read the Rest
If Drive was animated
tribute to drive from tom haugomat & bruno mangyoku on Vimeo. (via) Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler …Read the Rest






