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My Review of A New Philip Marlowe Novel Authorized by Chandler’s Estate

Where others have failed, Lawrence Osborne succeeds brilliantly in bringing back legendary private eye Philip Marlowe. He does so largely by sidestepping the temptation to mimic Raymond Chandler’s idiosyncratic style and by making no attempt to recreate the swaggering private … Continue reading

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Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now? It’s Best-Selling Crime Novelist Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly is not only a great writer but a great guy. He’s gone out of his way to be helpful to me, even writing a blurb for my first hard-boiled crime novel, Rogue Island. Here’s what he said: “Writing … Continue reading

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“Felony Fists,” the New Boxing Crime Novel from Paul Bishop

I’ve always found that professional boxing is a rich subject for crime novels, and such is certainly the case with Felony Fists, the latest from Paul Bishop. Los Angeles 1954 Patrick “Felony” Flynn has been fighting all his life. Learning … Continue reading

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