“The suspicious actions of a former conductor involved in a deadly train crash six years earlier lead Los Angeles railroad ‘bulls’ John Farrel and Calvin Saunders to revisit the cold … Read More ›
Last month, we made the following nominations for the Pushcart Prize (for poetry, short stories, essays, memoirs or stand-alone excerpts from novels published by little magazines and small presses in … Read More ›
“In two top-drawer crime capers from 1959 and 1961, a fearless, wealthy crook attempts to pull off a multi-million-dollar heist, and a security guard tries to track down thieves and … Read More ›
“Pulitzer Prize-nominated novelist Oakley Hall delivers an affecting, murderous tale of love and desire, jealousy and shame in the years following the Great Depression in this newly reissued crime novel. … Read More ›
“Hunted by soldiers, a ferocious hired killer and a powerful group of die-hard Confederates, a band of outlaws known as The Outfit heads to Yuma Territorial Prison to put a … Read More ›
“While hitchhiking home, a desperate man with a briefcase full of cash is pursued by the police and the mob, and a hapless ex-cop becomes captive to a deranged, psychotic … Read More ›
“In a thrilling 1950s tale from one of the most successful mystery writers of all time, detective duo Bertha Cool and Donald Lam investigate the theft of two precious jade … Read More ›
Canadian detective Frank Yakabuski is caught in the middle of a violent gang war while investigating the grisly murder of a notorious gang leader found hanging from a fence in … Read More ›
American media historian, author, and professor emeritus at Boston College, Michael C. Keith strikes a humorous note as he dwells on death and the human condition in this comical, quasi-philosophical … Read More ›
Merging crime, espionage, and absurdist fiction, French author Pierre Mac Orlan (born Pierre Dumarchey in 1882)—a prolific writer of adventure novels, erotica, songs, essays, and memoirs—constructs a compelling novel of … Read More ›