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Andrew Vachss

Portland 1948 Street Scene

What Is Noir?

By Robert K. Lewis

December 13, 2011

“So,” said the lovely dame sitting next to me, “what really is Noir?” Smiled as she said it. Like she knew she was setting me up. A level of mirth on par with seeing me nude for the first time. I sat there quietly, looking at my glass. Tried to find a good answer. All…

Jason Statham as The Transporter

Three of a Kind: Getaway Drivers

By Eric Beetner

November 23, 2011

What’s that they say about there only being so many plots? Sure, they’ve all been used up by now. Long ago by the Greeks to hear some people tell it. There may have been a lot of death and destruction but I don’t think the Greeks were writing much crime fiction. Still, plots get recycled.…

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