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Meet the author: Mark S Bonta

4 November, 2025

Often, crime fiction and music seem to go hand in hand. For example, Ian Rankin’s Rebus novels frequently reference musical tracks and you can find Rebus playlists on Spotify. Mark S Bonta is a South Florida crime author who has gone one step further. When…

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Hard Rokk Murder: a mystery with its own amazing sound track

By crimefictionlover

28 August, 2025

A few weeks ago, we were telling you about a book of short stories inspired by Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell. Now, we’ve found a novel that really, truly gets into the music. Hard Rokk: Murder by Mark S Bonta came out in July…

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First look: Bat Out of Hell short story anthology

By crimefictionlover

7 August, 2025

Watch our new video for a gander at Bat Out of Hell – the new rock n roll-inspired anthology edited by Don Bruns. Inside are eight short crime fiction stories by authors including Andrew Child, Rick Bleiweiss, Heather Graham, Dave Bruns, John Gilstrap, Charles Todd,…

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The Bang-Bang Sisters by Rio Youers

By RoughJustice

18 July, 2024

Let me begin by introducing the band. Jessie Sheen is 31, on guitar and lead vocals. Her elder sister, Brea, is 34 and plays drums. Completing the power trio is Florence ‘Flo’ Bella, also 31, bass and backing vocals. Across the USA, in countless bars…

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Alternative Ulster Noir: Northern Irish Crime Stories Inspired by Northern Ireland Music

By Paul Burke

31 March, 2022

Edited by Simon Maltman — It’s not quite The Magnificent Seven but here we have seven crime authors from Northern Ireland weaving tales inspired by the Ulster music scene. Naturally, there’s a drop of murder and mayhem to spice things up. Each writer has chosen…

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Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

By Erin Britton

7 March, 2022

Eminem and Elton John with Stan. Pavarotti and Skunk Anansie with You’ll Follow Me Down. Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra with S&M. All exceedingly unlikely duets to be sure, but perhaps none is more unlikely than the collaboration between mega-bestselling author James Patterson…

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The Blues Don't Care

By DeathBecomesHer

8 July, 2020

Take a trip back in time, to Los Angeles in the middle of World War II, for Paul D Marks‘ evocative and hugely engaging noirish novel. Meet Bobby Saxon, a wannabe jazz player who has set his sights on a spot behind the piano in…

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The Blues Don't Care by Paul D Marks

By DeathBecomesHer

29 May, 2020

Books are pretty amazing things, aren’t they? Open the cover and you can be transported to another place. Who needs an air ticket when you have a vivid imagination? Some books even take you time travelling too, and Paul D Marks’ The Blues Don’t Care…

Crime Fiction Lover

Meet the author: Mark S Bonta

Hard Rokk Murder: a mystery with its own amazing sound track

First look: Bat Out of Hell short story anthology

The Bang-Bang Sisters by Rio Youers

Alternative Ulster Noir: Northern Irish Crime Stories Inspired by Northern Ireland Music

Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

The Blues Don't Care

The Blues Don't Care by Paul D Marks

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