Pulp Fiction Reviews

THE WOUNDED AND THE SLAIN by David Goodis Hard Case Crime 252 pages In our modern world where no intimate subject is taboo, it...

BROTHER ODD by Dean Koontz Bantam Books 364 pages This is the third Koontz’s thriller starring the psychic fry-cook, Odd Thoma...

A GENTLEMAN’S GAME by Greg Rucka Bantam Books 481 pages Greg Rucka first came on the scene back in 1996 with his debut novel, KEEPER. ...

A KILLING IN COMICS by Max Allan Collins Illos by Terry Beatty Berkley Prime Crime 257 pages I’ve recently begun to think o...

SONGS OF INNOCENCE by Richard Aleas Hard Case Crime (Available July 7) 258 pages This is not an easy book to review. Not bec...

IMARO 2: THE QUEST FOR CUSH by Charles Saunders Night Shade Books 210 pages Hot on the heels of the first book in this epic saga comes ...

THE CONCRETE BLONDE by Michael Connelly Warne Books 484 pages Sometimes how one picks a book to read is as interesting as the ...

THE VENGEFUL VIRGIN by Gil Brewer Hard Case Crime 220 pages In 1958, the world at large was still in a Post-World War mode, ...

Recently several writers have written requesting that I review their new books in this column. As much as I would love to do that, unless th...

LITTLE SCARLET An Easy Rawlins Novel by Walter Mosley Warner Vision Books 325 pages Back in 1990, Walter Mosley introduced E...

CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL by Glen David Gold Hyperion Books 658 pages One of the joys of the new internet era is on-line booksell...

AMAZONIA by James Rollin Avon Books 510 pages One of the most endearing allures of the adventure pulps was their exotic locatio...

THE PEDDLER by Richard S. Prather Hard Case Crime 252 pages First published in 1952, this book tells the story of a young, San...

FIDDLERS A Novel of the 87 th Precinct by Ed McBain Hartcourt Books 259 pages In 1956, Ed McBain had his first novel of the...

A BREED APART A Novel of Wild Bill Hickok by Max McCoy Signet Historical Novel 244 pages As in all things in life, most of h...

Tales From Deadwood THE KILLERS by Mike Jameson Berkley Western Novel 246 pages Upon picking up this book, I realized it was ...

PLUTONIUM NIGHTMARE by Erwin K. Roberts 116 pages Available from Lulu.com Over the years, many pulp writers have toyed with th...

Grave Descent by John Lange Hard Case Crime 203 pages I love hard hitting crime thrillers that read easy. You pick up the bo...

No Limits Star Trek: New Frontier Edited by Peter David Pocket Books 375 pages A while back I reviewed a Peter David New Frontie...

Eerey Tocsin in the Cryptoid Zoo by Kevin Noel Olson 157 pages Available from.. (www.cornstonepublishers.com) One of the privileges of writi...