Twenty years ago today, on April 20th, 1990 the movie Miami Blues was released theatrically. My first exposure to it …Read the Rest
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Clyde and me and Mississipi Vivian by Bill Crider
Twelve or fourteen years ago I was at a faculty Christmas party at Alvin Community College. When I got back …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Five Dollar Bill by Corb Lund
Prohibition, bootleggers and illegal booze: the perfect recipe for a scruffy country crime song You see you couldn’t buy liquor …Read the Rest
Designing Woman by Kelli Stanley
I’m sad today. Dixie Carter—famous as Julia Sugarbaker on Designing Women—passed away. Maybe it’s because she was 70, my parents’ …Read the Rest
Writing From the Heart by Amra Pajalic
Usually you write in the genre you love to read. As a lifelong passionate reader I’ve been in love with …Read the Rest
The Greater Bruen Mythos
I wrote a piece over at the first incarnation of The Big Adios a few years back (I think after …Read the Rest
The Wire: The Feminine Equation
[The following piece is a reprint. It was written on December 30th, 2007 on the old FBS message boards by …Read the Rest
Asian Crime fiction: The Cage by Kenzo Kitakata and The 65 Lakh Heist by Surender Mohan Pathak
I recently read two translated works of crime fiction, The 65 Lakh Heist by Surender Mohan Pathak and The Cage …Read the Rest
The Pull List: April 2010 Releases
These are the releases that look good to me this month. I have some of these on my shelf already …Read the Rest
James Patterson Does Not Exist
Guest Article by Adrian McKinty Until Dick Francis’s death a few weeks ago libel laws prevented critics from revealing an …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Never Going Back to Memphis by Shemekia Copeland
This is the first installment of what will be a weekly column that focuses on crime songs. It’s simple really. …Read the Rest
The New Six-Figure Torture Porn Industry?
While many books these days aren’t benefiting from pre-publication reviews because review copies aren’t being produced or sent to reviewers …Read the Rest
P D James – interview
A Conversation with P. D. James Celebrated mystery novelist speaks her mind by crime fiction reviewer Jim Napier With eighteen …Read the Rest
Crime fiction short films
Crime fiction has a lot of mediums by which to express itself, flex it’s muscle and tell a story. Most …Read the Rest
Of Awards, Publications and Delete Buttons
Last year, we launched the Spinetingler Awards. I wasn’t happy with the level of voter participation for the Best Short …Read the Rest
