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Charles Willeford

Q&A with Bobby Matthews, author of Living the Gimmick

By J.B. Stevens

August 5, 2022

Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Bobby Mathews, an exciting up-and-coming author. His new novel Living the Gimmick ($14.95 paperback and $4.99 eBook) was released last spring and is getting rave reviews. His follow-up, Magic City Blues, is due later in the year—both from Shotgun Honey. J.B.: Bobby, thanks for speaking with me, it’s…

Lost Classics of Noir: Whip Hand by W. Franklin Sanders (and/or Charles Willeford)

By Brian Greene

November 24, 2014

In case you’re confused by the author credit in the heading here, let me just say that I join you in your befuddlement. This 1961 noir novel was originally published as a Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original, with W. Franklin Sanders tagged as the writer. But over time it came to be revealed that Charles…

Pulp Nonfiction: A Guide to Studying Hardboiled Crime

By Jake Hinkson

May 11, 2014

You know you’re officially a mystery fanatic when you start reading books about books. Luckily, over the years many studies of hardboiled and noir crime fiction have been published to meet the needs of just these kind of fanatics. Here’s a short guide to some of the best. 1. “The Simple Art of Murder” by…

A New Golden Age for Genre?

By Crime HQ

July 26, 2012

You know, it may have something to do with that dark, avenging spider, but superheroes are back in a big way this summer. In fact, it seems that all genre across the board is seeing a bit of resurgence. With the success of shows like Longmire and Breaking Bad on television and then the media…

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