Category Archives: Characters

The Late Greats, Nick Quantrill

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

The Blurb Having been convinced by their manager, Kane Major, to put their acrimonious break-up behind them and launch a comeback, New Holland, Hull’s most successful band of the 1990s, is reforming. Allowing one privileged journalist to document the process. … Continue reading →

Posted in British Crime, Caffeine Nights, Crime Fiction, Kindle, Nick Geraghty, Nick Quantrill | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Bullets for a Ballot, Nik Morton

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

The Blurb In the town of Bear Pines, Mrs. Tolliver has announced she is running for the mayoral office. She’s the first woman to run as a candidate which divides the residents and sets the town into a tailspin. U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cash Laramie, David Cranmer, Edward A. Grainger, Gideon Miles, Nik Morton, Western | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Review: Miles to Little Ridge and Manhunter’s Mountain

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

Miles to Little Ridge The Blurb Edward A. Grainger’s Gideon Miles hits the trail in this fast-clip western novella written by Heath Lowrance. The U.S. Marshal finds himself in the sleepy town of Little Ridge, Montana, on the search for … Continue reading →

Posted in American Literature, Cash Laramie, Edward A. Grainger, Gideon Miles, Heath Lowrance, Noir, Short Story Collection, Wayne D Dundee, Western | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Review: The Man on the Balcony, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

The Blurb The third book in the hugely acclaimed Martin Beck series … someone is assaulting and killing young girls in the once-peaceful parks of Stockholm. Detective Inspector Marin Beck has two witnesses: a cold-blooded mugger who won’t say much, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Fourth Estate, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, Martin Beck, Sweedish Crime | Leave a comment

Review: Deadland USA – Mindless Commercialism

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

The Book Blurb It’s all over now. The world as we knew it is gone forever and there will be no future generations to read this. One ugly day in March the undead came and none of us were ready. … Continue reading →

Posted in American Literature, Heath Lowrance, Horror, Sam Lynch | Tagged | Leave a comment

Review: Adventures of Cash Laramie and Gideon Miles + That Damned Coyote Hill

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

I read The Adventures… over a long period, which doesn’t do it full justice. It’s a credit to the book that I could leave long gaps between the stories and get back into them within one or two lines. Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Cash Laramie, Edward A. Grainger, Gideon Miles, Heath Lowrance, Noir, Western | 1 Comment

Review: Spike Milligan: His Part in Our Lives & Death of a Marseilles Man

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Death of a Marseilles Man, Léo Malet Léo Malet is one of my favourite crime writers. He happens to have been a combination of things I admire: a member of the Surrealist group in the 1930′s and the instigator of … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, French Crime, Hard-Bolied, Leo Malet, Maxine Ventham, Nestor Burma, Noir, Non-Fiction, Spike Milligan | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Reviews: Last Deep Breath, Tom Piccirilli and The Readbreast, Jo Nesbo

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

I’ve been off the blog for a while. Events got in the way. I moved from the Isle of Man to England. I also bought a smart phone. The smart phone means I can go on Twitter, Facebook, Internet, check … Continue reading →

Posted in American Literature, Harry Hole, Jo Nesbo, Noir, Norwegian Crime, Salazar, Tom Piccirilli, Writing | 3 Comments

Review: Yellow Medicine, A.N. Smith

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

This is a gritty tale of a corrupt cop in corrupt times. The guy has nothing going for him. I don’t like him. Each move he makes reveals a more squalid side to his character. I read on with a … Continue reading →

Posted in A N Smith, American Literature, Billy Lafitte, Noir | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Review: Murder in the Marais, Cara Black

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

There is a nice vegetarian restaurant in The Marais, next to a Lesbian night club. We used to go to the restaurant as the other veggie place we found was seriously cramped. I haven’t been back to Paris since Minty … Continue reading →

Posted in Aimée Leduc, American Crime, Cara Black, French Crime, Paris | Tagged , | Leave a comment