Art Taylor in The Rap Sheet

September 17, 2015 admin 1

For The Rap Sheet, editor J. Kingston Pierce chats with Art Taylor, author of On the Road with Del & Louise (Henery Press): After years of penning crime-oriented short fiction for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and other publications–and collecting a shelf-full of prizes for his efforts–Taylor’s inaugural leap into novel composition has paid off rather handsomely. I wasn’t sure what I would get when I cracked open On the Road with Del & Louise (which […]

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Crime Fiction: Delicious Foods 
by James Hannaham

July 2, 2015 J. Kingston Pierce 0

(Editor’s note: The following review comes from Steven Nester, the host of Poets of the Tabloid Murder, a weekly Internet radio show heard on the Public Radio Exchange [PRX]. Nester is also a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Rap Sheet, Mystery Scene and Firsts Magazine. He last wrote for January Magazine about Vicki Hendricks’ Voluntary Madness.) Delicious Foods (Little, Brown) is a Gothic crime novel written by a narrative virtuoso, James Hannaham, […]

Crime Fiction: Voluntary Madness
by Vicki Hendricks

March 10, 2015 admin 1

(Editor’s note: The following review comes from Steven Nester, the host of Poets of the Tabloid Murder, a weekly Internet radio show heard on the Public Radio Exchange [PRX]. Nester is also a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Rap Sheet, Mystery Scene and Firsts Magazine. He last wrote for January Magazine about Jonathan Ashley’s The Cost of Doing Business.) Ask yourself this, you outlaw bohemians who view the suburban cul-de-sac at the […]

Crime Fiction: The Cost of Doing Business
by Jonathan Ashley

November 3, 2014 admin 0

(Editor’s note: The following review comes from Steven Nester, the host of Poets of the Tabloid Murder, a weekly Internet radio show heard on the Public Radio Exchange [PRX]. Nester is also a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Rap Sheet, Mystery Scene and Firsts Magazine. He last wrote for January Magazine about Tod Goldberg’s latest novel, Gangsterland.) Louisville, Kentucky, is a tough old town. Wedged between the Ohio River and the outskirts […]

Crime Fiction: Gangsterland
by Tod Goldberg

October 18, 2014 admin 0

(Editor’s note: The following review comes from Steven Nester, the host of Poets of the Tabloid Murder, a weekly Internet radio show heard on the Public Radio Exchange [PRX]. Nester is also a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Rap Sheet, Mystery Scene and Firsts Magazine. He last wrote for January Magazine about Frank Wheeler Jr.’s new novel, The Good Life.) Longtime mafia hit man Sal Cupertine knows that once somebody “dictates the […]

Crime Fiction: The Good Life 
by Frank Wheeler Jr.

September 19, 2014 admin 0

(Editor’s note: The following review comes from Steven Nester, the host of Poets of the Tabloid Murder, a weekly Internet radio show heard on the Public Radio Exchange [PRX]. Nester is also a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Rap Sheet, Mystery Scene and Firsts Magazine. He last wrote for January Magazine about Kevin Cook’s non-fiction work, Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America.) Sometimes to do the right […]

Crime Fiction: Rake  by Scott Phillips

February 6, 2014 admin 0

(Editor’s note: The following review comes from Steven Nester, the host of Poets of the Tabloid Murder, a weekly Internet radio show heard on the Public Radio Exchange [PRX]. Nester is also a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Rap Sheet, Mystery Scene and Firsts Magazine. He last wrote for January Magazine about Jerry Stahl’s Happy Mutant Baby Pills.) Rake is a gem of a noir tucked into a snug coffin with the […]