Octavo by Marty Neumeier
a great historical detective novel surrounded by a misjudged contemporary thriller
Tag: crime
In the Shadow of the Phosphorus Dawn by Rob True
some spectacular stuff from UK indie, Influx Press
TEN WORDS OR FEWER INTERVIEW: J.S. Morton, author of You’re Gone
interview with J.S. Morton, author of You’re Gone
Mermaid Fillet by Mia Arderne
arguable masterpiece from a south african indie press
Drive Your Plough Over The Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
refreshing, uplifting and far from cloying depiction of someone living an ideal life
Happy Like Murderers by Gordon Burn
strict taboos put us all in danger: smh on fred + rose west
Lady Joker by Kaoru Takamura
half of a crime novel
found text – ‘sutcliffe rumours’ – Oct 1, 2013
found text from 2013 about serial killer rumours
Jarett Kobek & the Zodiac Killer (Motor Spirit & The Hunt for Zodiac)
two new books from Jarett Kobek about CRIME CRIME CRIME
Black Blizzard by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
a manga from the 1950s
Thrillers #1 (Hilton, Keene, Hillerman, Friedman)
still in a genre rut i can’t escape
Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
for fans of The Goldfinch…
The Blood Miracles by Lisa McInerney
a good but simpler follow up to The Glorious Heresies
Dark Chapter by Winnie M Li
An important new novel about sexual assault. Long post.
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood is a fucking emotional rollercoaster of a book. It tells the story, in great detail,Continue Reading
On Dark Thoughts and Distracting Oneself From Them By Thoughts Of Adorable Animals
“Dark thoughts”. Everyone gets them. Some more than others. Some much more than others. I am plagued by – notContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 