Hard Case Crime—look for the yellow label, the label of quality!—has expanded into comic books. And they did it with a bang, with titles from noir kingpins Christa Faust and Gary Phillips as well as director Walter Hill. Triggerman #1 by Hill—best known for The Driver, The Warriors, Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs., Hard Times, and…
With the digital libraries of online streaming services expanding more and more, choosing which movie to watch has become difficult. We will be digging through these online queues in hope of bringing you a movie worth watching. This time, we're taking a look at gritty street fare in the face of transgendered prostitution. Remember when…
Kwik Krimes by Otto Penzler collects flash fiction crime stories told in a thousand words or fewer by over eighty different authors (available August 20, 2013). Even more exciting than the masterfully crafted, high-octane gems contained within Kwik Krimes,the latest anthology from legendary crime fiction aficionado and editor Otto Penzler, is the much-deserved recognition of…
The first novel I ever read from cover to cover was the tie-in of a movie starring Chevy Chase and Benji called Oh, Heavenly Dog. Believe it or not, that was actually a mystery, a thriller, even—about a private detective who is killed on the job, then gets sent back to earth to solve his…
When most people think of noir/crime fiction (casual violence, knocking heads, guy’s guys, and blowzy dames), lots of names come to mind. Here, I’ll throw out a few, classics first: Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Mickey Spillane, James M. Cain, and more recently, Derek Raymond, Elmore Leonard, and the list goes on. Notice a theme? Yep,…
Pro football season is upon us once again much to the chagrin of my wife. “Are they always playing a game?” she will voice. With ESPN, NFL Network, and the broadcast channels, Sunday morning through Sunday night games, Monday night football, plus games on Thursdays and what not, there’s a lot of dang football to…
Yesterday, Clare Toohey posted about the Anthony Awards, which were definitely a highlight of Bouchercon. But I thought those of you who weren’t there might like to know what this blogger learned by attending: I met a lot of men who are deeply afraid of Christa Faust, and she likes it that way. The St…
In the heat of summer, you might take your favorite summer reading to the beach – if you lived in California, Hawaii, or the south of France. If you’re in the middle of New York City, though, beaches are hard to come by, even when the mercury climbs into the 90s. The solution? For some…
