Sea Minor- BLACK PULPPlanet Hip-Hop has always overflowed with folks into various forms ofpulp culture. Over the years, I’ve interviewed many rap artists andproducers who shared their love for Star Wars, crime movies, karateflicks and the novels of Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines. Still, I wassurprised when Queensbridge legend Nas told me in 1999 that he hadonce created a Black P […]
- One Man's Opinion: MULLINER NIGHTS by PG WODEHOUSEA quick plug. Mr Suit (US $3.79) is now down to the price of £2.99 for the paperback. Here's the link. Now, far more importanlty, here are some thoughts on Mulliner Nights.Here’s a book that glitters. It sparkles with humour and the quality of writing and the pure pleasure that comes across in the telling of this collection of tales.Mulliner hangs a […]
- One Man's Opinion: NOTES ON A SCANDALIn the film 'Notes On A Scandal', Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchette) is a beautiful teacher who arrives to work in a secondary school early on in her career. She immediately incurs the suspicion of Barbara Covett (Dame Judi Dench), a rather long in the tooth battle-axe who isn’t far from retirement. Barbara tells the story via her regular diary entries. […]
- One Man's Opinion: A HEALTHY FEAR OF MAN by AARON PHILIP CLARKA Healthy Fear Of Man (US) is the second in a series of Paul Little books. I must confess to have skipped the first, but that puts me in the position of being able to highly recommend this book whether you read ‘The Science Of Paul’ or not. This book has very strong legs and can definitely stand alone. PAUL LITTLE has inherited his grandfather’s house and l […]
- One Man's Opinion: A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF by LAWRENCE BLOCKIf you’re the author of a well-loved character and that character has aged along with his or her fans, how can a new story idea be effectively written? The idea of James Bond limping around with a Zimmer frame and needing the toilet every half an hour isn’t immediately appealing.Over the last year, I’ve read 3 books that have taken on this problem by writing […]
- PROTECTEDGreat news in today that the superb anthology has now raised a total of $1,754.69 to the Protect organisation.This is an amazing achievement and I'd like to celebrate it by mentioning that if you buy a copy you'll be helping do even more good.You can find out lots about the book and the idea behind it at http://the-lost-children.blogspot.co.uk/Just […]
- One Man's Opinion: ONION STREET by REED FARREL COLEMANI like the idea of a prequel when it relates to something I really enjoy. Private Investigators certainly come into that category. The next book on my list is ‘A Drop Of The Hard Stuff’, where I hope I’m going to find out a little more about one of my favourite characters, Lawrence Block’s creation Matt Scudder. This time around it was another New York dete […]
- One Man's Opinion: A FEAST OF SNAKES by HARRY CREWSFirst off, a big thanks to Rory Costello for yesterday's piece. If you didn't see it, I recommend that you scroll down and check it out. I'd also thank Rory for suggesting this book to me as something I might enjoy; as always, he was bang on the money. A Feast Of Snakes is a stunning novel. It’s set in Mystic, Georgia during the build up to a […]
- Grandfathers Of ''Brit Grit'' by Rory Costello“What the hell is Brit Grit?” Paul D. Brazill posed this question last fall in order to present a long roster of high-quality British crime fiction writers who are active today. He’d published the piece a couple of times before, including this version in 2011 with “an addendum of worthy Brit Grit authors” – among them our host, Nigel Bird. Paul wrote, “T […]
- One Man's Opinion: THE KIND OF FRIENDS WHO MURDER EACH OTHER by CHRIS RHATIGANThere are a number of writers out there who are playing with noir fiction and bending and shaping it in new ways. Think John Rector, Eric Beetner or Heath Lowrance. If they’re writers you dig, you should add Chris Rhatigan to the list. He has his own style and that comes to the fore in ‘The Kind Of Friends Who Murder Each Other’. Truth be told, I was bowled […]
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
NUMBER 2 IN THE WATERSONE’S CHART
Into Thin Air, a charming tale, an existential romance if you like, is now at Number 2 in the short story chart at Amazon. I’m hoping that, with your support, I can knock the erotica from the top spot. I’d … Continue reading
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Dunbar Noir’s Pulp Stink
Somebody stole my post. It’s a crime. Like murdering love. So, what they stole (and it’s worth something to you) is the following information. By parting with 86p and buying the hugely well-accepted Beat On The Brat (And Other … Continue reading
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