A complex whodunit penned by pulp master Frank Gruber. Movie stars outsource their fan mail intercourse. Some to PR firms, some to indie operators like Julia Joliet. Not a likely candidate for murder; but in this…

Hollywood or bust! Ralph, Mona, and Dorothy all made their ways across America to la-la-land in a reality that looked significantly different than the steamy, dreamy, easy success sold in the glossy and newsprint pages of…

Another giant in the realm of digest magazines, Fate, is now under new ownership and editorial direction. The magazine’s stalwart leader, Phyllis Galde, who led Fate for nearly four decades has stepped back but not aside.…

Mike Moyden was a straight cop in a crooked town. He was setup and sent up and did hard time. But he was lucky in one way. The land he bought turned out to have oil,…

Another collection of Harry Whittington’s stories from Stark House, this one composed entirely by pulp fictions starring PI Pat Raffigan. The volume begins with a stellar introduction to the series by David Laurence Wilson, that highlights…

Mel Thune’s last romance went south. So much so that he swore off women for the indefinite future; and decided to vacate LA, heading in a similar direction, for Phoenix. Only when he gains his turn…

Mitch Sutton has—if not everything—most of the American dream a 1960-era everyman would want: beautiful wife, two lovely children, a solid job, and a home of his own. But lately, there’s no spark between him and…

Raoul Whitfield (1896–1945) was a pal of Dashiell Hammett, who weighed in on Green Ice for the New York Evening Post. “The plot doesn’t matter. What matters is that here are 280 pages of naked action…

All the elements of a classic rural noir are present here, including solid prose. Still, Brenda just didn’t do it for me. When characters behave so illogically it breaks the suspension of disbelief and leaves you…