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Pulp Ink 2

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Edited by Nigel Bird and Chris Rhatigan – Pulp fiction (as a genre, not the movie) is intimately linked with the development of crime fiction, especially American crime fiction, over the past century. Dashiell Hammett, Horace McCoy, Raymond Chandler, Paul Cain and others pecked out…
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Cairn Press and crime

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Crime Fiction Lover has come across a new little literary outlet in the form of Cairn Press. Based in Tuscon, Arizona, Cairn’s founders believe that mainstream publishing is inherently unfair. So they’ve set up their own company to publish three good books a year by…
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NTN: 8 Pounds

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Written by Chris F Holm — Having been shortlisted for an Anthony Award for his short story The Hitter earlier this year, Chris F Holm has begun making a name for himself as an up-and-coming new author. He also appeared in the Pulp Ink compilation…
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Short stories: Liverpool 5

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Everyone here at Crime Fiction Lover is right behind our fellow contributor Luca Veste. The Merseyside-based writer’s first book, Liverpool 5, is available now on Amazon and inside you’ll find five short stories set in the city. “It’s a mix of crime and characters,” says…
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Crimes in Southern Indiana

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This collection of stories set in southern Indiana is a powerful book that gets to the heart of the human condition. Similar to the classics of American literature – think Steinbeck or Dreiser – it focuses on the lives of people where victory is simply…
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The Night and the Music

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Written by Lawrence Block — The Night and the Music is a collection of all the short stories about Matthew Scudder. Within there is a history of the detective many have followed over the years. The stories explore Scudder as well as other well known…
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