Tag Archives: american crime fiction
Nightfall by David Goodis
“All in all, it was one of those extremely unfortunate circumstances, and it had started on a day when it simply hadn’t been his turn to draw good cards. He could have died on that day or on the day … Continue reading
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The Burglar by David Goodis
“Look at the way he moves around. This is a trace artist. It’s a very special gift. One in a million has it. Like a mind reader, a dealer in some kind of magic.” The Library of America edition of … Continue reading
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Watch Me Die by Lee Goldberg
“There’s no reason to spend more than thirty bucks a night for a mattress, a toilet, and a sink, especially for a hardened, professional private eye on assignment.” I needed to read something distracting–something light, something funny, and so I picked … Continue reading
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Dark Passage by David Goodis
“You see these lines on my face? They’re anniversary presents.” As a fan of crime author Duane Swierczynski, I read one of his blog posts arranging a bus trip on Saturday January 7th 2012 to the Philadelphia gravesite of David … Continue reading
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Getting Lucky by DC Brod
I’m going to say upfront that I dislike the title of DC Brod’s novel Getting Lucky. There’s an easy-pick-up implication to the novel that doesn’t do the plot or the book’s content justice. I’m also going to say that I … Continue reading
Severance Package by Duane Swierczynski
Welcome to Duane’s World: “People in the world were divided into a few simple categories. The large majority were drones, buzzing about their daily lives, completely unaware how their contributions fit into the larger hive. They could be frightened into collective … Continue reading
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Fever Dream by Dennis Palumbo
I’d read some good reviews of Dennis Palumbo’s first book Mirror Image, so I decided to give this author’s second novel a try. After all, Fever Dream features Daniel Rinaldi, clinical psychologist and “trauma expert” who acts as a consultant for the … Continue reading
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The Grifters by Jim Thompson
Perhaps watching the film version of The Killer Inside Me drove my interest when earlier this year I decided to hold a Jim Thompson noirfest. It was time to dust off those copies and actually read them, so I committed … Continue reading
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Drive by James Sallis
“Maybe he should turn around. Go back and tell them that’s what life was, a series of things that didn’t go down the way you thought they would.” A few months ago I read The Killer is Dying from American author … Continue reading
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