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CARS, CRIME, & PEOPLE WITH TOO MUCH MONEY: STAYTON BONNER'S THE MILLION DOLLAR CAR DETECTIVE

GOD BLESS THE CHILD: JAMES WADE'S NARROW THE ROAD

A TARNISHED ENGLISH KNIGHT: PHIL LECOMBER'S MIDNIGHT STREETS

CARS, CRIME, & PEOPLE WITH TOO MUCH MONEY: STAYTON BONNER'S THE MILLION DOLLAR CAR DETECTIVE

My favorite kind of true crime takes us into something bigger than the crime itself. Whether it's T.J. English looking at organized...

GOD BLESS THE CHILD: JAMES WADE'S NARROW THE ROAD

Whether he meant to or not, James Wade's Narrow The Road takes the setting of his previous novel, Hollow Out the Dark and looks at it...

A TARNISHED ENGLISH KNIGHT: PHIL LECOMBER'S MIDNIGHT STREETS

Phil Lecomber gives us a fresh take on the private eye yarn in with Midnight Streets. It has the hardened, wisecracking detective,...

"IT WASN'T UNTIL SHE STARTED SMOKING THAT I REALLY GOT A HANDLE ON LOVING HER." : THE GOOD LIAR'S DENISE MINA

I'm always excited when Denise Mina has a new book because not only is she a great writer, she's an entertaining interview. Just like her...

HANGING WITH THE BOYS: JOE LANSDALE'S HATCHET GIRLS

One thing you can count on in one of Joe R. Lansdale's Hap & Leonard books is that no matter how weird it starts out, it will get...

"HE WAS, IN EVERY WAY, A ROCK STAR TO ME!": COOLER THAN COOL-THE LIFE AND WORK OF ELMORE LEONARD'S C.M. KUSHINS

C.M. Kushins is mainly known for writing about music. His biographies about Warren Zevon and John Bonham are much lauded. However, to...

"I CAME TO SEE THE NOVEL'S STRUCTURE AS A SPIDER'S WEB": AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LENGTH OF DAYS' LYNN KOSTOFF

Lynn Kostoff's The Length Of Days deals with a house fire that kills a group of prostitutes and how it affects the town of Magnolia...

ALANA MEIKE REVIEWS MISSISSIPPI BLUE 42

When there’s a book that Scott knows I’ll love he’s kind enough to give me a chance to share my thoughts, and I’m thrilled that he asked...

THE REAL ENOUGH HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA:LEIGH DUNLAP'S BLESS YOUR HEART

Bless Your Heart fits the mold of a fine summer thriller. Leigh Dunlap's tale of murder and and bad marriages among the Atlanta's...

THE DARKEST SHADOWS OF A CITY: HAMBURG NOIR edited by JAN KARSTEN

Hamburg Noir, the latest in the Akashis anthology series.do es little to diminish the stereotype that Germans are intense (In all...

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Welcome to The Hard Word

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CARS, CRIME, & PEOPLE WITH TOO MUCH MONEY: STAYTON BONNER'S THE MILLION DOLLAR CAR DETECTIVE

GOD BLESS THE CHILD: JAMES WADE'S NARROW THE ROAD

A TARNISHED ENGLISH KNIGHT: PHIL LECOMBER'S MIDNIGHT STREETS

CARS, CRIME, & PEOPLE WITH TOO MUCH MONEY: STAYTON BONNER'S THE MILLION DOLLAR CAR DETECTIVE

GOD BLESS THE CHILD: JAMES WADE'S NARROW THE ROAD

A TARNISHED ENGLISH KNIGHT: PHIL LECOMBER'S MIDNIGHT STREETS

"IT WASN'T UNTIL SHE STARTED SMOKING THAT I REALLY GOT A HANDLE ON LOVING HER." : THE GOOD LIAR'S DENISE MINA

HANGING WITH THE BOYS: JOE LANSDALE'S HATCHET GIRLS

"HE WAS, IN EVERY WAY, A ROCK STAR TO ME!": COOLER THAN COOL-THE LIFE AND WORK OF ELMORE LEONARD'S C.M. KUSHINS

"I CAME TO SEE THE NOVEL'S STRUCTURE AS A SPIDER'S WEB": AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LENGTH OF DAYS' LYNN KOSTOFF

ALANA MEIKE REVIEWS MISSISSIPPI BLUE 42

THE REAL ENOUGH HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA:LEIGH DUNLAP'S BLESS YOUR HEART

THE DARKEST SHADOWS OF A CITY: HAMBURG NOIR edited by JAN KARSTEN

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