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"...THE RAW AND THE WICKED, THE FLAWED AND THE STRIVING..." :AN INTERVIEW WITH GARY PHILLIPS

Last year, The Unvarnished Gary Phillips, a collection of the master storytellers short work, was released. The stories range in genres...

NOT SO SIMPLE ART: JONATHAN SANTLOFER'S THE LOST VAN GOGH

Jonathan Santlofer uses the thriller to take us into the world of art and the people who move in it. An accomplished artist himself, he...

TO DIE AND LIVE IN L.A.: DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI'S CALIFORNIA BEAR

Duane Swierczynski is the Sam Raimi of fiction. He smashes genres and subgenres together and often places the absurd, horrifying, and...

SCOTT'S TOP TEN (OKAY, TWELVE) CRIME NOVELS AND THRILLERS OF 2023

2023 was proof in the growth of the genre. There was the cool dark noir and hard boiled tales that played the standard tropes like...

FAVORITE FIVE WESTERNS OF 2023

This proved to be a strong year for the western with young guns coming into their prime with the seasoned wordsmiths. Stories varied from...

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