When Hard Case Crime was operating at it’s peak, with the money flowing and the releases coming steady once a …Read the Rest
Author Archive
FICTION: Veronica by Doree Weller
Men are all the same. They’re all out to get you. They’re all out to see what they can do …Read the Rest
FICTION: Where You Are by Stephen D. Rogers
More often than not, where you are is where you’re at, and wishing otherwise doesn’t change anything, a lesson Josh …Read the Rest
Friday’s Forgotten Books: Cruddy by Lynda Barry review
[This review originally appeared in 2009 at another site.] On a September night in 1971, a few days after getting …Read the Rest
FICTION: The Store Pigeon by Terry White
I despised that arrogant punk Aaron the moment I laid my eyes on him. He was a kid who apparently …Read the Rest
Two Drive clips
Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler magazine and one of the fiction editors of Snubnose Press. In addition …Read the Rest
Reapers by Frederick Ramsay – review
There are some excellent South African novels. But Frederick Ramsay has a particular interest in Botswana, and this is the …Read the Rest
FICTION: Scaffold by Michael Canfield
“It’s mold,” Dan told Nayoni. “Some dirt, but mostly black mold. Any century-old stone building will have it.” Nayoni was …Read the Rest
Fallen by Karin Slaughter – Contest
We have two copies of Fallen by Karin Slaughter to give away. One for a reader in the U.S. and …Read the Rest
Drive International Trailer
The new international trailer for Drive has some new scenes. Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler magazine and …Read the Rest
Michael Hemmingson – interview
I recently came to Michael Hemmingson’s work based on an impulse purchase of his new novel, Hard Cold Whisper, for …Read the Rest
2011 Short Story Collections & Anthologies
[edited at 3:36 EDT] Some of the hardest categories to stay on top of for the Spinetingler Awards are the …Read the Rest
Two new Drive TV spots
More Drive stuff. If you haven’t seen the clip from the upcoming must see crime movie, Drive, which was adapted …Read the Rest
Is 2011 the year of the e-publisher?
A recent Wall Street Journal article surveyed the crime fiction landscape and focused on some of the new, high-profile imprints …Read the Rest
Jesus Angel Garcia and Nik Korpon at Cyclops Books in Baltimore
Jesus Angel Garcia brought his traveling roadshow/revival to Cyclops Books in Baltimore last night along with Baltimore’s young noir son, …Read the Rest
Drive – trailer
First we brought you a clip from the upcoming must see crime movie, Drive, which was adapted from the classic …Read the Rest
Hard Cold Whisper by Michael Hemmingson
Sometimes the provenance of acquiring a book can be interesting, in other words how exactly did you come to a …Read the Rest
Straw Dogs – trailer
Apparently they remade Straw Dogs and its coming out in September. A couple of things. -I never really liked the …Read the Rest
Breaking Bad Season 4 trailer
Brian LindenmuthBrian is the non-fiction editor of Spinetingler magazine and one of the fiction editors of Snubnose Press. In addition …Read the Rest
2011 music – What I’ve been listening to
Thought I’d change things up a bit. When the weather gets warmer I always wind up sharing my music with …Read the Rest


