Murder in the Library: True Detectives (Non-fiction by Real-Life Eyes)

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Murder in the Library: Television

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Murder in the Library: The Post-Pulp Digests, Mystery Magazines, Ezines & More

Short Fiction Beyond the Pulps         When the pulps started to die out, the markets for short story crime and mystery writers, particularly those of a hard-boiled bent, started to dry up as well. Fortunately, there were a handful of outlets left, mostly digests such as Ellery Queen, that published everything from cozies to … Continue reading Murder in the Library: The Post-Pulp Digests, Mystery Magazines, Ezines & More

Murder in the Library: The Pulps & Short Fiction

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Murder in the Library: History, Criticism, Theory & Other Agendas

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Murder in the Library: Radio

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Murder in the Library: General Reference

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Telling Lies for Fun and Profit

Lawrence Block Writes (and Writes) About Writing     Some writers write. Some writers write about writing. But Lawrence Block does both. And he's damn good at both. No wonder I still hate him. Like many a starting writer, I tried to figure out how to write by reading books and amgazines about writing. Some … Continue reading Telling Lies for Fun and Profit

Murder in the Library: Writing & The Writing Life

What? You thought I made this all up, or downloaded it all from Wikipedia? Nope. Here are the books that inspired me to create this site, and the books I've used to cobble it together over the years, as well as the ones I've discovered along the way, broken down into various categories. If you … Continue reading Murder in the Library: Writing & The Writing Life

Murder in the Library: The Akashic Noir Series

It's a Noir World, After All Ex-punk rocker Johnny Temple's feisty and defiantly political little imprint struck gold of the blackest hue with this string of regionalized collections of noir. Starting way back in 2004 with the publication of Brooklyn Noir (edited by Pete Hamill), the series has become a crime fiction juggernaut, spreading its … Continue reading Murder in the Library: The Akashic Noir Series