Monthly Archives: May 2007

Crime Beat: The Menace of Rubber Snakes and Stomping Deer

Posted on May 30, 2007 by ubu507

Crime Beat: The Menace of Rubber Snakes and Stomping Deer Criminal charges possible in freakish death of W.Va. publisher Wednesday, May 30, 2007 By Michael A. Fuoco and Michael Birnbaum, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Prosecutors in Lewis County, W.Va., are reviewing a … Continue reading →

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Die, My Love by Kathryn Casey

Posted on May 29, 2007 by ubu507

Die, My Love, Kathryn Casey, Harper True Crime, $7.99   I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – to me good books are all about CHARACTER. I don’t care if the characters in question are "sympathetic" or not, … Continue reading →

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Katie: Part Three

Posted on May 26, 2007 by ubu507

Instead she was staring through the trees in the direction of the more vertical mansion next door, still visible through the just budding leaves. "Katie?" I asked tentatively, starting toward her. There was no way she hadn’t heard me but … Continue reading →

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Quotebag: Youth and Dark Decay

Posted on May 25, 2007 by ubu507

Fair though it be, to watch unclose The nestling glories of a rose, Depth on rich depth, soft fold on fold: Though fairer be it, to behold Stately and sceptral lilies break To beauty, and to fragrance wake: Yet fairer … Continue reading →

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Fredric Brown’s Here Comes a Candle

Posted on May 23, 2007 by ubu507

Help – I can’t stop reading vintage noir books. Although that’s fine for some people, for professional reasons I have to read other kinds of mysteries, too. Oh, well, let’s see how long I can get away with it. My … Continue reading →

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Crime Beat: Noir Novel Waiting to Happen

Posted on May 22, 2007 by ubu507

Tell me this isn’t the stuff of a modern noir:   Suicide yields no clues to death of Pittsburgh native Saturday, May 19, 2007 By Ervin Dyer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Quebec police say they don’t have enough evidence to link the recent … Continue reading →

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David Goodis and the Intermittent Noir Revival

Posted on May 19, 2007 by ubu507

David Goodis and the Intermittent Noir Revival The cruel tableau of dark shadows, femme fatales and hard men conjured by the word "noir" has become a cliche, the stuff of countless books, movies and television commercials, an easy mark, parodied … Continue reading →

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Quote Bag: More David Goodis

Posted on May 18, 2007 by ubu507

Some more quotes from my man David Goodis: He reached for the glass and was bringing toward his mouth when he saw her entering the cocktail lounge. She moved toward him like a thin blade of blue-white steel coming to … Continue reading →

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David Lynch and David Goodis

Posted on May 16, 2007 by ubu507

I had the privilege of seeing David Lynch’s INLAND EMPIRE last night. Although it resists interpretation and I wish the guy would hold on to narrative just a little bit more (if only because he does it so well), you … Continue reading →

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Crime Beat: The Pineapple Chunk Chucking Moriarty of Main Street

Posted on May 15, 2007 by ubu507

Crime Beat: The Pineapple Chunk Chucking Moriarty of Main Street I think we’ll all rest easier when this depraved criminal genius is finally apprehended! Litterbug driver flees bike police A driver seen littering an empty can of pineapple chunks fled from … Continue reading →

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