NON-FICTION EDITOR
Kevin Burton Smith

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Kevin Burton Smith

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Dennis Lynds, 1924-2005:
The Mystery Community Pays Their Respects...

An Officer's Final Salute: R.I.P. Ed McBain
by Jim Doherty

Mickey Spillane: This Time It's Personal
by Max Allan Collins

Dan Fortune Has His Say
Michael Collins' Outspoken Private Eye Speaks Out

Rob Kantner: The Thrilling Detective Interview
Conducted by Kevin Burton Smith

The New Pulp!
A Tribute To Blue Murder
Essay by Kevin Burton Smith

Why I Love Crime Fiction
Essay by Leonard Chang

Welcome to L.A.
Opening Remarks by Robert Crais

Memories of Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine
Reminisces by Richard A. Moore

Nero Wolfe:
A Social Commentary on the US
Essay by Marcia Kiser

Spenser and Hawk:
A Study of Good and Evil in the Fiction of Robert B. Parker
Essay by Gerald So

The Mitch Tobin Series
Overview by Bryan Schingle

The Donald Strachey Series by Richard Stevenson
Overview by Sam Phillips

"No Chance in Hell" by Nick Quarry
Review by August West

"So Dark for April" by John Evans
Review by August West

"The Convertible Hearse" by Bill Gault
Review by August West

"Songs of Innocence" by Richard Aleas
Review by Seth Harwood

"Pulp" by Charles Bukowski
Review by Christopher Friesen

"The Gates of Eden" by Ethan Cohen
Review by Christopher Friesen

"Black Alley" by Mickey Spillane
Review by Christopher Friesen

"A Drink Before the War" by Dennis Lehane
Review by Christopher Friesen

"Cold Fire Calm Rage" by Joe Stein
Review by Kieran Carey

"Tonight I Said Goodbye" by Michael Koryta
Review by James R. Winter

"No Time To Mourn" by Tim Wohlforth
Review by Dale Stoyer

"Eve Missing" by Ralph Pezzullo
Review by Dale Stoyer

"The Narrows" by Michael Connelly
Review by Ron DeSourdis

"Blood is the Sky" by Steve Hamilton
Review by James R. Winter

"Lost Light" by Michael Connelly:
Review by David White

"Hardbroiled," edited by Michael Bracken
Review by James R. Winter

"The Last Place" by Laura Lippman
Review by James R. Winter

"The Adventures of Cardigan" by Frederick Nebel
Review by Mario Taboada

"In His Shadow" by Dave Zeltserman
Review by Mario Taboada

There's Something About Willetta...
"Detecting Men" and "Detecting Women 2" by Willetta Heising
Review by Rick Robinson

Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle
Review by D.L. Browne

Kiss Me Deadly
Review by Bryan Schingle 

Crime Fiction... With Guitars!
Steve Wynn's Riding Shotgun
Review by Kevin Burton Smith 

Coming Soon (maybe)
To a Screen Near You
Pilots 2005-2006
Report by Chris Gumprich

Have Gun - Will Travel:
The Complete Second Season
DVD Review by Kevin Burton Smith
(Coming soon)

The Language of Angeltown
A review by Robert Lee

Just Who The Hell
Was Miranda, Anyway?
An essay by Marcia Kiser

Never Happen
A Cop's Eye View from Charles Shafer

Tag Man
A Cop's Eye View from Charles Shafer

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We're always on the hunt for reviews, interviews, essays, thought-pieces and the like that don't quite fit into the rest of our site. We're looking for: thoughtful, incisive reviews by people who have actually read the books provocative and intelligent thoughts on the P.I. genre revealing interviews with writers and other important figures in the genre background info on crime and punishment that our readers will enjoy lots of hard-hitting stuff I haven't even thought of yet. Still not certain what we're looking for? Then check out: The Ten Commandments of Book Reviewing Anthony Boucher's Proposed Code For Mystery Reviewers What we're NOT looking for: Namby-pamby ass-kissing reviews by people who've read only the blurbs poorly-thought-out arguments on why something "sucks" incoherent ramblings by pseudo-writers who think being offensive is a sign of intelligence true crime stories (we do, however, publish FICTION) Of course, anything that does find its way into this area will still be linked from here to eternity, all over the site. I believe it has something to do with the "interconnectedness of all things," as sometime-P.I. writer Douglas Adams once put it. As usual, we can't pay you anything for your contributions, but we will give you a bio and add you to our staff page. That alone will surely draw the attention of handsome strangers wherever you go, who will ply you with free drinks and other cool stuff. Still interested in writing for us? Read our complete Non-Fiction Submission Guidelines and possibly, The Ten Commandments of Book Reviewing. Then drop us a line..

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