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James Sallis

The Best Cat-And-Mouse Chase Thrillers in Crime Fiction

By Paul Gadsby

January 22, 2019

When reading a book, there’s nothing quite like a pulsating pursuit to get you turning the pages. I’ve always loved the use of the cat-and-mouse chase as a plot device; the moment the tension boils over that sparks the frantic escape, the intense hunt, the heart-stopping near misses, the showdown between the hunter and the…

The Best Mysteries Set in New Orleans

By Katherine Tomlinson

September 17, 2016

New Orleans…it’s not all King Cakes and muffuletta sandwiches and balconies adorned with wrought-iron lace. Beneath its flamboyant exterior, the city has always had a dark heart and an aura all its own—a humid miasma composed of equal parts dried early morning puke, rotting Spanish moss, and the scent of fresh beignets. New Orleans is…

10 of the Best Noir Novels of the 21st Century

By Eric Beetner

June 22, 2015

Here we are, fifteen years into a new century, and many authors are churning out noir novels as essential as anything from its heyday. If you’re like me, when you think of the 90s, it feels about five years ago, but the last decade and a half comprises the entire publishing career of many authors,…

Get Carter by Ted Lewis: Crime Fiction’s Open Source Blueprint

By Brian Greene

September 18, 2014

I’ll get right to the point here; Ted Lewis’s 1970 novel Jack’s Return Home (re-titled Get Carter so I’ll call it that from here on) is one of the most influential works of crime fiction in existence. In the world of U.K. hardboiled literature it’s had the kind of impact that books by Dashiell Hammett…

Hammett Prize Nominees Announced

By Crime HQ

January 23, 2012

Awards season is upon us, so dust off those red carpet duds and get ready to roll! Last week we gave you the Edgar nominees, and this week it’s time for the Hammett nominees. Wouldn’t that Thin Man sculpture look so cool on your mantlepiece? Well, to get it you have to write like these…

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.…

The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen and The Amateurs by Marcus Sakey

Pulp in the Wild: Shelf Mates Edition

By Eric Beetner

November 20, 2011

As I sat staring at my bookshelves, taking stock of the books that surround and inspire me, I started to notice some titles that seemed like maybe I should shelve them next to each other. I kept looking, dug deeper into the closet, and began playing a little game with titles. It killed some time…

Lawsuit Watch: Not Enough Driving in Drive

By Crime HQ

November 9, 2011

Back in May, we talked about how James Sallis’ fabulous book Drive was being made into a movie to star Ryan Gosling.  And then, of course, we got busy and forgot to ask you whether you’d seen it and what you thought. Well, one woman’s opinion is making news.  Apparently, Sarah Deming of Michigan is…

Movie Poster: Gone with the Wind

Not DRIVE’n to see the movie after reading the book

By Eric Beetner

July 30, 2011

The trailer for Drive, adapted from the novel by James Sallis, is out now and it got me thinking. I read Drive and liked it. The trailer looks great, the film even won best director at Cannes, which is rare for a crime drama in a non-Tarantino year. Yes, I may see the movie, but…

Ryan Gosling Stars in Drive, Adapted from James Sallis’ Novel

James Sallis’ Drive Gets Tricked Out

By Crime HQ

May 6, 2011

Via The Playlist, we found the details and watched the two-minute trailer for Drive, the movie which will be screened at Cannes next week, based upon James Sallis' fantastic, neo-noir novel of the same name. The story about a stunt driver moonlighting as a getaway driver is directed for the screen by Nicolas Winding Refn and stars Ryan Gosling in the lead.  Co-stars…

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