Tag Archives: Akashic

Noir: More Murderous Monday

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Don

On Saturday July 23 I pulled on the worn gumshoes and led a group by appointment up and down the mean streets, and a fun parade it turned out to be. A guy named Alec Binnie arranged the deal. He … Continue reading →

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Death Lit: Is It Noir or Is It Dark?

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Don

Had another review pop to life. If you want to surf over and give it the old gander, feel free. I figure this one, more or less, is maybe 80% of what I sent in/intended. The intro by Lawrence Block, … Continue reading →

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Death Lit: An Avram Davidson Vibe

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Don

The historied dark mantle of Prague cloaks 14 stories of crime in this superior entry in Akashic’s City Noir series. A fair number of collections from this series have rolled through my paws over the years, with this one and the … Continue reading →

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Noir: Another Murderous Monday with Nathan Ward. . .

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Don

Our Hammett biographer pal Nathan Ward returns to the mean streets of the Akashic Press website with another Mondays Are Murder noir short-short — 750 words, tops, and in line with the Akashic “City” Series the streets have to be … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Noir at SFO

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Don

Man. Look at this ultra-Frisco display of noir: Left to right, the latest and greatest edition of the Hammett Tour book (trade paperback state), Nathaniel Rich’s survey of noir films shot or set in the Cool Grey City, and the … Continue reading →

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Noir: A Fast Dose of Bleak for Monday

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Don

Got a note from Nathan Ward to tell me that he took a little break from working on his new bio of Hammett to knock out a 750 worder for Akashic’s “Mondays Are Murder” web featurette. His gritty excursion into … Continue reading →

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