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First look: Cut Me In by Ed McBain

16 November, 2015

Yes, you’ve got us on that headline. It’s not really a first look because Cut Me In was originally published in 1954, and it was written by McBain under the pseudonym Hunt Collins. However, as this is the first time the book’s been in print in…

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First look: Joyland, the illustrated edition

By crimefictionlover

12 October, 2015

Now here’s a printing that looks like the ideal Halloween treat, or the perfect Christmas present. Stephen King’s pulpy crime novel Joyland came out in 2013 to great acclaim, which included our five-star review. Publisher Hard Case Crime has just made things even better, though, with…

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A classic revisited: The Deep Blue Good-by

By DispatchesFromNoir

16 February, 2013

Writing Travis McGee from 1964 to 1984, John D MacDonald earned admiration from a diverse but luminous cross-section of his fellow writers. Kingsley Amis, Stephen King, Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen have all praised him. The latter two are of particular note for crime fiction…

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First look: Cut Me In by Ed McBain

First look: Joyland, the illustrated edition

A classic revisited: The Deep Blue Good-by

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