A Silly Interview With Sean Chercover

Sean Chercover has done a lot of interviews over the years and we thought we would ask him a few questions he may not hear often.   Jon: Given the political situation of the 1960’s Eastern Europe and the global economic situations at the time what is your...

THE FIXER by Joseph FInder reviewed

THE FIXER Joseph Finder June 9th, 2015 Dutton The Fixer by Joseph Finder is a suspenseful novel. What makes this story special is its unique and engaging emotional human dynamics. Besides corruption and blackmail, the author delves deeply into the complex relationship...

Jeffrey Westhoff: Saluting my influences

At the front of my book, a young adult spy novel called The Boy Who Knew Too Much, you will find these words: “The book is dedicated to the three authors who most directly inspired it: Robert Louis Stevenson, Elleston Trevor (who wrote the masterful Quiller novels...

NEW YORKED By Rob Hart

NEW YORKED Rob Hart June 2015 Polis Books   Like the city it’s named for, Rob Hart’s debut novel NEW YORKED can be seen as many things to many people. Visiting the city for the first time, a tourist may be overcome with anxiety or fear with the possibility of...

James Ellroy: LAPD '53 Reviewed

LAPD ‘53 James Ellroy with Glynn Martin 2015 Abrams Image     When I think James Ellroy I think 1950s hardboiled edgy fiction and attitudes and mostly California. So a book titled LAPD 53? Hell yes I’m interested. This is non-fiction, a photo book plus....