HARD-CORE: LIFE OF MY OWN Harley Flanagan 2016 Feral House Harley Flanagan has been on my radar for years. Less for the music of the Cro Mags and more for the fact that for as long as I can remember, he has shown up in pictures and been mentioned in articles ranging...
THE EMERALD LIE Ken Bruen September 6, 2016 Mysterious Press Jack Taylor is typically a disaster of a man, teetering between always-tenuous sobriety and dedicated addiction to alcohol and…well, whatever’s handy. Jack drank himself off of Ireland’s police force, the...
That David Goodis is “the poet of the losers,” and that his universe is as cold as the frosty sleet-driven winds of Philadelphia’s November, has been eloquently stated. In his room in his parents’ comfortable house in East Oak Lane, he could write about his own city,...
LET THE GOOD PREVAIL Noah & Logan Miller September 6, 2016 Rare Bird Books You’re broke. You poach firewood from the New Mexico woodlands by day, which you attempt to sell door to door, with little success. None of the banks will give you a business loan to build...
ALL THE BURNING BRIDGES Neliza Drew Blinking Neon Press, 2016 This book took me by surprise. It came to me recommended by reputable sources. One person said "Hey you should check this one out. It may not be your thing but have a look". That intrigued me. People...
On this date, in 2001, Karin Slaughter went from a promising name to a bonafide force to be reckoned with in the crime genre. Karin, prior to releasing Blindsighted, was the next big thing, in addition to signing a major deal stateside, but also secured distribution...
