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ELLROY READS – Elia Kazan: A LifeIn the latest episode of ELLROY READS , I look at one of the all-time great Hollywood memoirs – Elia Kazan: A Life . Ellroy has read...
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Bill Stoner and the Cotton Club CaseIf I could name one True Crime story that deserves more attention it would be the murder of Roy Radin – the Cotton Club case. I say that...
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ELLROY READS – Bang The Drum Slowly by Mark HarrisIn the latest episode of ELLROY READS , I look at James Ellroy’s love of baseball and his admiration for the baseball novels of Mark Harris,...
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ELLROY READS – The Little Drummer Girl by John le CarreIn the latest episode of ELLROY READS , I look at Ellroy’s admiration for the work of British spy novelist John le Carré. The novel for...
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Cinnamon Girl: An Interview with Daniel WeizmannCinnamon Girl is the new novel by Daniel Weizmann, the second in his Pacific Coast Highway Mystery series , which stars...
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ELLROY READS – Red Dragon by Thomas HarrisFor the latest episode of Ellroy Reads , I take the viewer back to 1981 and the start of the serial killer genre craze that began with the...
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ELLROY READS – ‘No Beast So Fierce’ by Edward BunkerThe latest episode of ‘Ellroy Reads’ is out now. I discuss Edward Bunker’s classic debut novel No Beast So Fierce . Dig it...
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ELLROY READS – The Badge by Jack WebbIn the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I look at Jack Webb’s The Badge , written as a companion piece to the smash-hit radio and...
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Thoughts on CrimeFest 2024I’ve just got back from Bristol where I attended my first CrimeFest, as Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy was nominated...
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Broken Oaths by Patricia Marques – ReviewBroken Oaths marks the return of Patricia Marques’s Inspector Reis series . This is the third novel in the series that mixes detective...
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Reflections on the 2024 Edgar AwardsI never thought I’d win. I didn’t dare to think about it all from the moment I got the news that Love Me Fierce in Danger: The...
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ELLROY READS – ‘You Play The Black And The Red Comes Up’ by Eric KnightIn the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I look at Eric Knight’s You Play The Black And The Red Comes Up . I discuss the influence of the...
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ELLROY READS – ‘Red Harvest’ by Dashiell HammettIn the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I look at Dashiell Hammett’s Red Harvest , which is one of the single biggest influences on James...
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ELLROY READS – ‘The Choirboys’ by Joseph WambaughIn the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I discuss Joseph Wambaugh’s seminal novel The Choirboys . I examine how Wambaugh’s police...
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ELLROY READS – Libra by Don DeLilloIn the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I discuss Don DeLillo’s groundbreaking novel about Lee Harvey Oswald – Libra . The influence...
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Namaste Mart Confidential: Interview with Author Andrew MillerNamaste Mart Confidential is the debut novel of Andrew Miller . It tells the story of Adam Minor and Richie Walsh, two buddies who work at...
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ELLROY READS – ‘The Deceivers’ by John D MacDonaldIn the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I look at John D. MacDonald’s novel about adultery The Deceivers . Ellroy usually names crime...
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Highbrow Lowbrow: Comedy SpecialThe latest episode of Highbrow Lowbrow is a comedy special. My pick is Peter Bogdanovich’s hilarious adaptation of Michael Frayn’s...
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Ellroy Reads – FROM HERE TO ETERNITY by James JonesIn the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I look at James Jones’s classic novel From Here to Eternity . I describe how Ellroy discovered...
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Ellroy Reads – TRUE CONFESSIONS by John Gregory DunneIn the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I look at the original bestselling Black Dahlia novel True Confessions by John Gregory Dunne. This...
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Ellroy Reads – Mrs Paine’s Garage by Thomas MallonIn the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I look at Mrs Paine’s Garage by Thomas Mallon. This is the first non-fiction book I have covered on...
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Highbrow Lowbrow: Martin Scorsese EditionThe latest episode of Highbrow Lowbrow takes a look at the work of one of the greatest film directors of all time – Martin Scorsese. My...
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Chicago ’63: Interview with Author Terrence McCauleyChicago ’63 is the gripping new novella by Terrence McCauley. If you think you have already read everything there is to read about the...
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Ellroy Reads – The Digger’s Game by George V. HigginsIn the latest episode of Ellroy Reads I look at The Digger’s Game by George V. Higgins. I argue that Higgins’ Boston noir...
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Booklisti – Gripping Crime FictionI’ve compiled a list for Booklisti of five gripping crime novel s which are personal favourites of mine. Booklisti also invited me to...
