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Thrillers and Noir

Whether the world is at stake or it’s just another day in Chinatown, Jake, these stories are about dark deeds, suspense, and the adrenaline rush.

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May 21 2013
It’s nighttime in Pittsburgh. Tom-Cruise-as-Jack-Reacher has just beaten the tar out of...
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May 20 2013
Graveland by Alan Glynn is a thriller set in the world of Wall Street high finance (available May...
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May 19 2013
The Caretaker by A.X. Ahmad is a debut thriller involving scandal, political corruption, and men with...
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May 17 2013
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work for a horror film? Not just any horror film...
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May 16 2013
As a kid I, along with most of the rest of the country, watched the made-for-TV movie Born Innocent....
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May 14 2013
 Be warned! If you're using social media platform Snapchat, because the photos you...
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May 13 2013
In Shotgun Lullaby by Steve Ulfelder, Conway Sax must  help a recovering substance abuser who...
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May 12 2013
The Healer by Antti Tuomainen is a novel of dystopian, futuristic Nordic noir (available May 14, 2013). Tapani...
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May 8 2013
Recently, ABC News did a piece on Where Notorious Criminals Have Been Buried. Osama Bin Laden, Ted...
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May 7 2013
Mirror Image by Ice-T and Jorge Hinojosa is the second in the Kings of Vice noir thriller series (available...
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May 6 2013
First it was The Edgar Awards, announced on Thursday night: Best Novel: Live by Night by Dennis...
Excerpts
May 4 2013
An excerpt from The Woman Before Me, a CWA Debut Dagger award winner, by Ruth Dugdall (available May...
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May 4 2013
Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane is a large, Gothic estate that houses a violent...
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May 2 2013
If you’re still missing The Walking Dead and in particular the Brothers Dixon, fear not,...
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April 30 2013
Death's Last Run by Robin Spano is the third Clare Vengel Undercover mystery (available May 1,...
Excerpts
April 30 2013
Black Pulp is a collection of stories featuring characters of African origin, or descent, in stories...
Blogs
April 30 2013
So this season has been a long and winding road. Some of it was definitely better than others, but...
Blogs
April 30 2013
From Edward Hyde to Hannibal Lecter, to the serial killer in practically every James Patterson novel,...
Blogs
April 28 2013
Heists are a staple of the crime genre. Who doesn’t love stories like Ocean’s 11, The...
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April 27 2013
Blood Makes Noise, the debut novel by Gregory Widen, is an action-packed thriller based on the events...
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April 27 2013
“Coquilles” was an episode laced with sadness and mortality. Tonight’s killer gave...
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April 25 2013
Let’s face it: a book cover is a seduction. No one knew this better than the pulp fiction publishers...
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April 24 2013
Scare Me by Richard Parker is a thriller that begins in a virtual Internet environment and leads to...
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April 24 2013
Are you tired of the sameness of the little stick figures on the back of (inevitably) SUVs? Tired...
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April 23 2013
I loved this episode for so many reasons. Everything played out so freaking well and… Let’s...
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April 23 2013
Noir is like a disease. Its symptoms are moodiness, despair, guilt, and paranoia. There were early...
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April 23 2013
Mind MGMT Vol 1: The Manager , written and illustrated by Matt Kindt, begins an espionage series involving...
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April 21 2013
The Bleiberg Project by David Khara, translated from the French by Simon John, is a best-selling international...
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April 18 2013
Mumbai Confidential Book 1: Good Cop, Bad Cop by Saurav Mohapatra and Vivek Shinde is a hard-boiled...
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April 17 2013
Our latest time-killing attempt to survive TWD's hiatus. So, Rick as Brony—Yay or Neigh? Check...