Guest post: Robert E. Dunn talks genre writing

  Robert E. Dunn stops by today with a post called What’s My Genre? I’m always open to guest posts, especially from Robert as he continues to be a huge supporter of my blog and other blogs throughout the book world. His latest release, Dead Man’s Badge has been praised by the legendary Joe Lansdale, calling…

Magazine review: Red Room Issue #1

Comet Press present Red Room. This is the press’ first foray into magazine publishing and in my opinion they have hit a home run with some great stories, great interviews and solid non-fiction, too. There is some really tasty stuff in here, fiction-wise, particularly the stories from David James Keaton, Tom Barlow and Jack Ketchum which are the…

Book review: Down on the Street – Alec Cizak

  Man, this is a grim read indeed….and I loved it. Cizak’s tale of a cab driver and his hot, young, sex-crazed neighbour is about as noir as it gets. Lester Banks is locked in a daily life struggle. His job sucks, he can barely pay the rent on his apartment and there is little…

Book review: Hard Sentences – Crime fiction inspired by Alcatraz.

Alcatraz-a place synonymous with hopelessness and despair. The infamous prison island is the catalyst for a series of crime stories that sit trapped inside this anthology from Broken River Books, edited by David James Keaton and Joe Clifford. I’ve been looking forward to this anthology since I first heard about it and to a large…

Book review: The Student – Iain Ryan

Something occurred to me whilst I was reading The Student by Iain Ryan. And that is, more people should be reading The Student by Iain Ryan. If you like your crime fiction dark and gritty, suffocating under the humidity of tropical Queensland, Ryan’s latest book is the one for you. Nate is a drug dealer, but…

Book review: Drain Land – Iain Ryan

The second book from Australian writer Iain Ryan is another excellent slice of dark noir. A story about crooked police officers on the seedy Tunnel Island. Ryan’s first book ‘Four Days’ was a great read. Released last year through Broken River Books, it told the story of officer Jim Harris, following him through a sweat-drenched Queensland (Australia)…