Beat to a Pulp: Hardboiled edited by David Cranmer and Scott D Parker “Hardboiled” fiction has been popular since the post WW2 era. Every since returning GI’s started coming home after the Good War, there…
David Gordon shoots and scores again with his latest novel, The Bouncer. After I read his Mystery Girl and The Serialist, I am convinced Gordon is one of the best crime writers I’ve encountered in a long time. His books are hilarious and keep your attention. He knows how to tell a good story, create memorable characters, and engage the reader. And, dammit, he’s already put out a sequel to this book which I’ll have to buy. I’m never going to finish Dodge in Hell or Youngblood Hawke.
Hard Bite by Anonymous-9 (Blasted Heath, 2014) Damn you, Anthony Neil Smith, you’ve turned me onto Anonymous-9 (Elaine Ash) with her over-the-top thriller, Bite Hard. It’s not enough that you keep me wishing for…
Corrosion by John Bassoff (Dark Fuse, 2013) Corrosion by Jon Bassoff is an impressive first novel (at least under his own name). I’m not sure I’d agree with Desmind Reddick at Dread Media and say…
The Essex Man: 10 SECONDS TO DEATH by Gary Phillips (2013, Over The Edge Books) This was sent to me a few weeks ago by Over The Edge Books for review. Over The…
CHOKE ON YOUR LIES by Anthony Neil Smith (2011, Kindle Books) I confess: I’m an Anthony Neil Smith fan. This is only the second book I’ve read by him, but his style is starting to…
