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The Black Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black

By Raven

27 February, 2015

Author John Banville has won the Booker Prize. Here he writes as Benjamin Black, embarking on a homage to Raymond Chandler by recreating Philip Marlowe in a story meant to follow on from the 1953 novel The Long Goodbye. Using a title Chandler might even have used…

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Bosch previewed: Harry on the small screen

By DeathBecomesHer

8 February, 2015

Friday 13 February spells good luck for fans of Michael Connelly’s LA detective Harry Bosch. That’s the day Amazon will be releasing its 10-episode series Bosch, which is based on the character. You’ll be able to watch it via Amazon Prime Instant Video in the UK,…

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Angel of the Abyss

By DavidPrestidge

19 January, 2015

Set in contemporary Los Angeles, this is the tale of a failed screenwriter who becomes involved in the restoration of a 1926 movie which for a number of reasons has achieved cult status with film buffs. Graham Woodward is well aware that the star of the…

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NTN: Angel of the Abyss by Ed Kurtz

By RoughJustice

29 November, 2014

Last month we reviewed Freight, a novella by Ed Kurtz published by Australia’s Crime Factory team. Now he returns with his second full crime fiction novel, this time published by American indie house Dark Fuse. Graham Woodward is back in his native Boston, still bitter,…

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NTN: The Forgotten Addiction by Michael Lion

By RoughJustice

15 November, 2014

This is Michael Lion’s second novel and it follows on from The Butcher’s Granddaughter in 2009, also published by American independent New Pulp Press. Lion has found a novel way to update the PI genre – by making the protagonist in his series a snitch….

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The Burning Room by Michael Connelly

By DeathBecomesHer

31 October, 2014

There’s many a crime novel which begins in a mortuary, as the coroner works on a body and uncovers a vital clue that ultimately solves the case. Never before, though, have I encountered an autopsy that is in response to a cold case. In truth,…

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Rose Gold by Walter Mosley

By DavidPrestidge

20 September, 2014

It is the mid 1960s and in Los Angeles black folks have, to a degree, been replaced by young political activists and hippies as the biggest perceived threat to the white middle classes – and the LAPD. Even so, PI Ezekiel ‘Easy’ Rawlins is surprised…

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CIS: Lost classics by Arthur Lyons

By Raven

18 September, 2014

All too often when I cite Arthur Lyons (1946-2008) as one of my favourite crime writers I am met with a blank expression or something like: ‘Who? Never heard of him…’ Likewise, when I was researching some background material for this article, there was a…

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The Black Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black

Bosch previewed: Harry on the small screen

Angel of the Abyss

NTN: Angel of the Abyss by Ed Kurtz

NTN: The Forgotten Addiction by Michael Lion

The Burning Room by Michael Connelly

Rose Gold by Walter Mosley

CIS: Lost classics by Arthur Lyons

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