Look at this dingus! It’s part 1 of our discussion of The Maltese Falcon, perhaps the most well known book in all of crime fiction. In this episode we tease out a few of our initial thoughts on the book and suggest you give it a read before part 2. We discuss the lost Hammett …
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Greetings! Welcome to part 2 of our discussion of Ross Macdonald’s “The Doomsters. We run down the basic plot of the book, discuss Macdonald’s life and dig deep into the themes and characters in this important transition novel in the Archer series. “The Doomsters” may not be the best known of the Archer novels, but …
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Welcome to the new format! Part 1 of our discussion of Ross Macdonald’s “The Doomsters.’ We introduce the book, give some short reviews, discuss the writing life of Ross Macdonald aka Ken Millar and Margaret Millar, and go bird-watching in a really stupid mystery series. Get in Touch! Join our Goodreads Group Visit our Patreon …
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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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