First look: Normandy Gold by Megan Abbott and Alison Gaylin
Feast your eyes on these glorious covers for the latest comic from the Hard Case Crime and Titan Comics stable – Normandy Gold. Released 14…
Feast your eyes on these glorious covers for the latest comic from the Hard Case Crime and Titan Comics stable – Normandy Gold. Released 14…
Edited by Lawrence Block — What an interesting concept for a crime short story anthology. In Sunlight or In Shadows includes 17 tales, each by a…
Written by Megan Abbott, narrated by Lauren Fortgang – Known for her hardboiled and noir stories, Megan Abbott’s latest novel – reviewed here as an…
The UK government’s austerity measures have taken their toll on libraries, with closures and service cutbacks galore. However, CrimeFest, the convention held in Bristol starting…
Re-issues have made up much of my reading this year, from the ambitious reprint project of the Maigret series (alongside the first English edition of…
Written by Tana French — Famed for her mastery of suspense and character, Tana French is one of those crime novelists admired by her peers…
So, the summer is here, the sun is high in the sky, and it’s time for a holiday. Whether you’re having a stay-cation this year,…
Written by Lauren Beukes — Detroit always has the potential to be a compelling backdrop to a crime novel, and in the hands of the…
Written by Megan Abbott — With her early, noirish crime novels, Megan Abbott revisited the hardboiled tradition and period detail of 1950s LA from a…
It’s been a great year for crime fiction and trying to narrow the books I have read down to a top five is not easy.…
Ahhhh, top five lists. These are always rather tough for me, because I read a lot, and 2012 has been a wonderful year for crime,…
Classics in September — The Cocktail Waitress by James M Cain — James Mallahan Cain was born in Maryland in 1892. After returning from WWI,…
Classics in September — Today we’re honoured to present a guest column by one of the most respected names in crime fiction – Jonathan Santlofer.…
Classics in September — Several months ago we discussed five of the best American novelists currently writing in the hardboiled tradition. All of the writers…
Written by Tom Piccirilli — The buzz about this book has been building in my household throughout the summer. I’ve read a lot of what…
New York’s Crime Fiction Academy – part of the Center for Fiction in the city – is enrolling students for its Fall 2012 semester and…