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SHOTGUN BLAST FROM THE PAST: A HAVEN FOR THE DAMNED by HARRY WHITTINGTON

When Stark House Press started their Black Gat series of pocket size paperback reprints, picking Harry Whittington's A Haven For The...

"BEING DRAGGED INTO THE DANGER" :DEAD BY PROXY'S MANNING WOLFE

Manning Wolfe's Dead By Proxy is a fun, pulpy legal thriller with a New York lawyer taking on the identity of his murdered friend Quinton...

LAWYERS, MOBSTERS, AND A SOCIALITE MURDER SUSPECT: MANNING WOLFE'S DEAD BY PROXY

Manning Wolfe's series featuring Merit Bridges can be described as "Grisham lite.". That is not an insult. The books serve as...

A TOP BOOK OF THE 2020S - TRICKY BY JOSH STALLINGS

For years Josh Stallings built a reputation with his self published books. His hardcore hard boiled trilogy featuring, ex-biker and mob...

"LIGHT BRAIDED TOGETHER WITH DARK": AN INTERVIEW WITH DARK RIDE'S LOU BERNEY

Lou Berney's books often appear effortless. They are never showy, but always entertaining ans engaging us. He hooks us with characters we...

SLACKER NOIR: DARK RIDE BY LOU BERNEY

I always look forward to what Lou Berney writes. Though his books share certain themes, every book is different and he views those themes...

PERRY MASON: NOIR PIONEER IN LEGAL THRILLERS by Manning Wolfe

Perry Mason was introduced as a hard-hitting lawyer in the popular mystery novels penned by Erle Stanley Gardner, starting with The Case...

"EVERY CATTLE DRIVE STORY IS ABOUT A JOURNEY": AN INTERVIEW WITH LONGHORNS EAST'S JOHNNY D. BOGGS

Johnny D. Boggs is no stranger to cattle drive novels. With books like A Thousand Texas Longhorns and The Lonesome Chisolm Trail, his pen...

DIAMONDS & DANGEROUS WOMEN, FATHERS & SONS: THE STOLEN COAST BY DWYER MURPHY

In his debut, An Honest Living, Dwyer Murphy, used the crime novel to deliver a quirky look at New York and the literary scene. It was as...

PAINTING IT BLACK: REMEMBERING LES EDGERTON

"The thing I love the most is writing. Second, talking about writing."- Les Edgerton When I heard Les Edgerton passed last week, it hit...

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