Lowestoft Chronicle Editor reviews The Red Tassel by David Dodge for the Lancashire Post

“A globe-trotting private investigator unravels thieving, murder and local vendettas while protecting a flame-haired heiress in The Red Tassel, an atmospheric thriller set amid betrayal, violence and the chill of the Bolivian Andes. First published in hardcover by Random House in 1950 and quickly reissued as a Dell paperback, David Dodge’s third and final case for the hard-nosed Al Colby is now back in print.”

Lowestoft Chronicle Editor reviews The Red Tassel by David Dodgei for the Lancashire Post.

2025 Pushcart Prize Nominations from Lowestoft Chronicle

Each year, Lowestoft Chronicle has the pleasure—and the challenge—of highlighting stand-out voices from the magazine. The Pushcart Prize, with its cherished annual tradition of shining a light on exceptional small press writing, grants each publication just six opportunities to put forward their best. After a great deal of difficult deliberation, the editor has chosen the following pieces for consideration in the Pushcart Prize LI: Best of the Small Presses 2027 volume.

Unfamiliar Territory Selected for Discovery’s Best Anthologies

We’re delighted to share that Reedsy Discovery has included Lowestoft Chronicle’s newest anthology, *Unfamiliar Territory*, in its curated selection of the Best Anthology Books. This new annual list, compiled by Reedsy’s dedicated reviewers Kelsey Cashman and Kayla Riportella, showcases exceptional collections that stand out for their storytelling quality, range, and originality.

Nominations for the Best American Series 2026

Earlier this month, the editor of Lowestoft Chronicle nominated a selection of our most memorable pieces for inclusion in several Best American Series anthologies. Each volume typically features a mere twenty or so works, handpicked from the hundreds—occasionally thousands—submitted every year. Fortunately, the days of losing an afternoon to the post office (queues snaking into the parking lot and sometimes your soul) are mostly gone, with online submissions now the norm. [Well, except for The Best American Essays, which has, somewhat mysteriously, reverted to snail mail this year—perhaps as an act of charity for the USPS.]

Jack Webb Double Feature

Stark House Press reintroduces Jack Webb’s long-lost Los Angeles noir gems, One For My Dame and The Deadly Combo, in a newly released double volume. Acclaimed reviewer James Reasoner delves into the hardboiled action and jazz-soaked atmosphere of these classic crime novels, inviting a new generation of readers to rediscover Webb’s unique voice.

Tales of the Impossible by Bill Pronzini book cover image

Lowestoft Chronicle Editor reviews Tales of the Impossible by Bill Pronzini for the Lancashire Post

“Complex puzzles, strange disappearances, unconventional murder techniques and spectral encounters abound in Tales of the Impossible, a standout collection of hard-hitting crime stories by Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Bill Pronzini.

Across a literary career spanning more than fifty years, Pronzini has published ninety novels, four non-fiction books, twenty story collections, numerous anthologies, and scores of articles, essays, and reviews. And his work has been translated into nineteen languages and published in nearly thirty countries.”

Lowestoft Chronicle Editor reviews Tales of the Impossible by Bill Pronzini for the Lancashire Post.

Book cover image of The Squeeze and —And the Girl Screamed by Gil Brewer

Lowestoft Chronicle Editor reviews Gil Brewer’s Novels The Squeeze and And the Girl Screamed for the Lancashire Post

“In two tumultuous stories set in 1950s Florida, a jobless accountant burdened by debt becomes entangled with a seductive femme fatale in a plan to steal her family’s fortune… and a former cop finds himself the prime suspect in a murder he witnessed and must track down the real killer to prove his innocence.”

Lowestoft Chronicle Editor reviews Gil Brewer’s The Squeeze/ —And the Girl Screamed for the Lancashire Post.

5-star Review of Hessman’s Necklace in Literary Titan

Discover a review from Literary Titan that praises the novel Hessman’s Necklace. The review calls it: a swaggering, bourbon-soaked noir packed with crooked clergy, sultry dames, and one hell of a charming bastard. Like if Raymond Chandler and Tarantino shared a bottle. The 5-star review was published on July 1, 2025.
American magazine Kirkus Reviews adds: “Litchfield writes with sardonic vigor.”