Why are you asking me all these questions? The idea that some people actually think I know what I'm talking about always amuses me. The idea that other people think I don't know what I'm talking about amuses me even more. I don't consider myself — and have never claimed to be — the be-all … Continue reading Kevin Burton Smith: Expert Witness
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Kevin Burton Smith: It’s All About Me!
Kevin Burton Smith is a Montreal-born editor, writer, critic, essayist, web monkey,would-be cartoonist, social media gadfly and notary public currently stationed in the peculiar state-of-mind known as Southern California. My often rather dubious but always enthusiastic writings on crime fiction, rock'n'roll, film, television, comics, bicycling and sundry other topics have appeared in web and print … Continue reading Kevin Burton Smith: It’s All About Me!
Day Keene
Pseudonym of Gunnar Hjerstedt Other pseudonyms include Lewis Dixon, Alvin F. Hunter, William Richards, Clark Nelson, Daniel White, John Corbett & Donald King (1904-1969) "Keene is a natural storyteller; he keeps things moving right along, and no reader is likely to bored." -- Bill Crider in 1001 Midnights "Even in his minor books, you can see … Continue reading Day Keene
Robert B. Parker
(1932--2010) Well, the guy had balls, anyway. It's one thing to be compared to the Holy Trinity of Hammett, Chandler and Macdonald. It's quite another to elbow your way in. Particularly for Chandler fans who saw Parker first step into Chandler's hallowed shoes: his completion of Chandler's unfinished last Philip Marlowe novel, Poodle Springs, which … Continue reading Robert B. Parker