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Sam Spade: Masculinity Under Threat
*I wrote this essay over the last few weeks for a 300-level English course– It’s an example of the scholarly work in the noir genre I hope to do when I begin post-graduate studies. Enjoy. Cover...
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Noir Crime Fiction | Horse Two by Anita Dime
Horse Two by Anita Dime Horse Two by Anita Dime is a noir crime fiction short. Currently available only as an e-book, this nine-chapter gallop explodes out of the gates, Anita’s first stab at noir....
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Noir Crime Fiction | Seduction of the Innocent by Max Allan Collins
Seduction of the Innocent by Max Allan Collins Kefauver held up a copy of a Suspense Crime Stories comic book whose cover depicted a terrified woman in mid-air, having fallen from a window where the...
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Web of The City by Harlan Ellison
my copy (cover art by Glen Orbik) Web of the City by Harlan Ellison is the author’s first novel, beautifully republished in Hard Case Crime’s definitive collection. From the jump, it’s obvious that...
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“The Wrong Quarry” Review
The Wrong Quarry by Max Allan Collins The Wrong Quarry by Max Allan Collins was my first experience with the enigmatic character “Quarry”, a hitman of hitmen as it were. I’ll commence with a...
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“King Of The Weeds” Review
(King of the Weeds is a noir crime fiction novel from the legendary duo: Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins) Book Cover King of the Weeds is the latest in the long line of heavy-hitting Mike Hammer...
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“Quarry” by Max Allan Collins Review
Quarry by Max Allan Collins (Tip for newbies: The book is never as risqué as the cover suggests, but they know what sells) Here we are again Quarry, I’m giving you the second chance that should have...
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The Fragile White Man in “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” by Horace McCoy
“What’s the matter with you?” he said suddenly. “What are you shaking about.” “Shaking?” I was. I hadn’t been aware of it, but I was. I was shaking all over. My relationship with the noir crime...
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Noir as Religion: Steranko’s Chandler
my lil’ copy, published 1976 An Illustrated Novel: CHANDLER… a tough, new detective in a new kind of mystery thriller that explodes with the fury of a lightning bolt! When Chandler by Jim Steranko was...
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Appetite for Destruction: So Many Doors by Oakley Hall
“Do you love her?” Gene whispered. “No,” Jack said. “No, I guess I hate her.” I’m fascinated by destruction. Enthralled. I crane my neck as I pass the smoking ruin of a car on the highway; I peer past...
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