DONALD E. WESTLAKE (1933 – 2008) An American Adventure Mystery, Crime, Noir, Science Fiction, Fantasy and author of more than 100 novels. He was also a named Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America. Westlake was best known as the creator of the “Dortmunder” and “Parker” novels (both of which are about thieves). books […]
Jesse, Cora Buhlert, and Terence Blake talk about Lowdown Road by Scott Von Doviak Talked about on today’s show: 2023 novel, so contemporary, Hard Case Crime, this cover looks cool, who are these guys on the cover, a new one, good to try new things, spilling the tea, Skeletor figure, sold three or for copies, […]
My buddy Trent, of the Violent World Of Parker blog, has been closely following the developments surrounding the latest Donald E. Westlake (aka Richard Stark) related film. Here’s the trailer for Parker: Trent points out, in his post, that the movie’s plot looks like it closely follows that of Flashfire, one of the better books […]
AudioGo, formerly BBC Audiobooks America and formerly Chivers Audio, has a terrific MP3 download program up and running. It works similarly to Tantor Media, with similar pricing. You can get DRM free MP3 downloads via AudioGo.com after a quick sign up. I just tried it out and found it works really well, almost without a […]
The Lies of Locke Lamora By Scott Lynch; Read by Michael Page 18 CDs – Approx. 23 Hours [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Tantor Audiobooks Published: 2009 ISBN: 1400110513 Themes: / Fantasy / Crime / Magic / An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the island city of Camorr, built on the ruins of a mysterious alien race. […]
Drive By James Sallis; Read by Paul Michael Garcia Audible Download – 3 Hours 26 Minutes [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Blackstone Audio Published: 2007 Provider: Audible.com Themes: / Crime / Noir / Los Angeles / Hollywood / Arizona / “Much later, as he sat with his back against an inside wall of a Motel 6 just north […]