Ring! Ring! It’s “The Postman Always Rings Twice” by James M. Cain. We discuss this excellent work and just how much is packed into this little novel. Great plotting, interesting characters, and cats! Hungry? James Cain also wrote extensively about food including a love of muskrat and midnight spaghetti. We talk about his culinary legacy …
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Like the looming dread in a Cornell Woolrich novel we are back with another episode. Is Woolrich really the master of noir suspense that so many have claimed? We discuss this point while looking at the book Night Has A Thousand Eyes. Of course we also do some reviews and Kurt talks about investigative gaming. Books …
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Welcome to the lost episode. Plagued by technical problems, we are happy to finally be able to bring you episode 6. “The Real Cool Killers” by Chester Himes. Himes was a revolutionary writer and thinker in crime fiction and was an influential contributor to 20th Century African-American fiction. His work deserves to be better known. …
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Join us for the dark wonderful tale that is “Shoot the Piano Player” by David Goodis. A story we both loved! Plus reviews, discussion, a really stupid mystery, and a discussion of the East Vs. the West coast in crime fiction. Get in Touch! Join our Goodreads Group Visit our Patreon Email Us Facebook Twitter …
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Join us as we look at a collection of short stories from the pages of Black Mask Magazine. The Black Mask Boys covers some of the key writers from the golden years of the genre’s most important magazine. We also discuss Blade Runner 2049 and it’s connection to neo-noir, technology, and a changing world. Reviews include an …
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Guy and Bruno meet on a train and things go poorly. We roll right along with Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith. As always we review some books, discuss somethings, and even have a really stupid mystery. Get in Touch! Join our Goodreads Group Visit our Patreon Email Us Facebook Twitter Don’t forget to rate us …
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We discuss the nautical noir of Charles Williams, Kurt gets annoyed in 5 Round Burst, and we discuss Seattle as a noir setting. 5 Round Burst Books:“Hot Stuff” by Charles Williams“Mucho Mojo” by Joe R. Lansdale“The Blood Strand” by Chris Ould“The Killing Bay” by Chris Ould“Low Life” by Luc Sante Get in Touch!Join our Goodreads …
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This episode we cover Dashiell Hammett’s Red Harvest. 5 Round Burst Books: The Cartel by Don Winslow Savage Season by Joe R Lansdale After Dark, My Sweet by Jim Thompson Seattle Noir Akashic Books The Invention of Murder: How the Victorian’s Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders Find us on Facebook at: Get in Touch!Join …
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In each episode of Point Blank we discuss, analyze, and review works of crime fiction. We focus on the hardboiled, noir, and detective fiction sub-genres covering a featured novel each episode. Join us as we stroll down the dark, rain soaked alleys and into the dangerous corners of literature. For more information and show notes …
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