Most private detectives in crime fiction are established ones. So, it’s easy to think that their journey towards being a gumshoe was one of forward progression. Sometimes finding your calling is a messy business though where you take two steps forward and one step back. That’s certainly been the case… Read more
Before I go any further, a confession: This was the first Elmore Leonard novel I’ve ever read. Of course, I knew about Leonard’s work—I’m not a complete philistine. I knew he was the master of fast, authentic dialogue. Crime fiction’s valedictorian of voice. And I’d seen the famous films made… Read more
Dave Richards reviews 1987’s comically action-packed Miami Connection, in which a rock band whose members are proficient in Taekwondo stand up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida’s narcotics trade. Feudal Japan’s ninja may have a reputation for being invisible warriors, but in the 1980s they… Read more
Down the Darkest Street by Alex Segura is the hard-boiled sequel to Silent City that tells a tale of redemption, survival, and the sordid backstreets of Miami (Available April 12, 2016). Pete Fernandez should be dead. His life — professional and personal — is in ruins. His best friend is… Read more
