Category Archives: Books

  The Left-Handed Dollar by Loren D. Estleman Forge $24.99 Even before Robert Parker passed from the scene it was my firm belief that Loren Estleman’s Amos Walker series was the finest continuing Private Eye series in the universe and … Continue reading →

Once there was another Sun and another Moon; a different Sun and a different Moon from the ones we see now. Sol was the name of that Sun and Mani was the name of that Moon. But always behind Sol … Continue reading →

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Recently, I’ve been intrigued by this idea of torsion, as evidenced by the poem and story bearing that title which may be profitably perused in previous entries. I got onto the idea from a weird Feral House book (like there … Continue reading →

What is noir? It’s such an overused and amorphous term that I’m tempted to answer, as Louie Armstrong did when asked a similar question about jazz, if you don’t know by now, don’t mess with it. But when I think … Continue reading →

Blood Harvest, S.J. Bolton, Minotaur, $25.99. It’s not often that Robin and I wrestle over a book – as you might imagine there are more than enough of them in our household. But when the new S. J. Bolton Advance Readers’ … Continue reading →

MURDER, MEXICAN STYLE!   Leslie Gibson was a wealthy, beautiful, seventeen-year-old brat – out for kicks at any price! And Leslie had decided that Reid Rance, adventurer and travel guide extraordinaire, was just the man to show her the hop … Continue reading →