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Patricia Marques: An Interview with the Author of The Colours of Death and House of SilencePatricia Marques is an author with a gift. Her gift is to write gripping detective fiction set in Lisbon with a speculative fiction twist....
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Highbrow Lowbrow Suspense Special: The Andromeda Strain vs JuggernautHighbrow Lowbrow returns with a suspense-themed special. Dan has the highbrow pick in this episode with the thinking man’s science...
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On Dangerous Ground: Film Noir Poems by Woody Haut – ReviewBefore I begin my review of Woody Haut’s excellent On Dangerous Ground: Film Noir Poems , I should confess to experiencing a twinge of...
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Highbrow Lowbrow: College Movies EditionThe latest episode of Highbrow Lowbrow is available to listen to now. This episode is a special college-themed edition, and we are joined by...
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The Big Hurt by Erika Schickel – ReviewIn August 2021, a book was released about James Ellroy and many readers of this website will have already read it. No, I’m not talking about...
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Finlay Light: An Interview with the Australian James BondThere are many showbiz stories about actors who could have played James Bond onscreen. With Daniel Craig stepping down from the role, the rumour...
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‘The Beach Blonde’ in Apocalypse ConfidentialI am delighted to say that my short story ‘The Beach Blonde’ has been published in the latest issue of the great online noir...
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Fourteen Years of the Venetian VaseWordPress informs me that the Venetian Vase is fourteen years old today. Blogs are like journals. Many people start writing one, few sustain them....
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An Interview with Andrew Nette: Author of Orphan RoadOrphan Road is the long-awaited follow-up novel to Gunshine State by Andrew Nette. Nette has brought back his signature character Gary...
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Highbrow Lowbrow: The Reckoning vs Dirty WeekendThe latest episode of Highbrow Lowbrow is now live . Today’s theme is revenge films. Yup, getting even is better than getting mad. My...
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An Interview with Jill Dearman: Author of The Uncanny Case of Gilles/JeannetteJill Dearman is one of the most innovative noir authors writing on sexuality and gender today. I have covered her excellent novels The Great...
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Highbrow Lowbrow: Reflections in a Golden Eye and SearchingThe latest episode of Highbrow Lowbrow is now live . The theme is cinematic innovation. My choice of film is John Huston’s Reflections...
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A James Ellroy Playlist – The Enchanters EditionJames Ellroy’s new novel The Enchanters is due to be published in September. Ellroy recently revealed to Michael Connelly that he will...
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The Last Songbird by Daniel Weizmann – ReviewAnnie Linden was a music icon of the 1970s whose star faded in old age. Adam Zantz is a Lyft driver and aspiring songwriter who had a chance...
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Highbrow Lowbrow: Michael Caine SpecialThe latest episode of Highbrow Lowbrow is a Michael Caine Special. My podcast co-host Dan Slattery and I look at two lesser-known films from...
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Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy – ExtractLove Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy was published by Bloomsbury in February of this year. I have done a number of publicity...
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Love Me Fierce in Danger – Book Launch VideoThe book launch of Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy took place at Linghams Booksellers in Heswall on February 28th and was a...
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An Interview with James Rice: Author of Alice and the Fly and WalkAlice and the Fly is the debut novel of James Rice . It is a haunting tale, written from the point of view of a cripplingly shy young man...
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Highbrow Lowbrow: Play Dirty & Sky Captain and the World of TomorrowIn the latest episode of Highbrow Lowbrow our theme is conflict on film. My pick is the cynical WWII film Play Dirty starring Michael Caine....
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Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy – Author Steven Powell Interviewed by Duane TuckerLove Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy has been published for a little under three months now, and so far the reviews and the...
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Highbrow Lowbrow: Midnight Run & Vantage PointI am pleased to report that Highbrow Lowbrow is back! In this special action-movie episode, I discuss one of my favourite chase/road movies...
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Love Me Fierce in Danger: Author InterviewsI have done a number of interviews to publicise the release of Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy . I thought it would a good...
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Paperback Celluloid: Elmore Leonard on Film – ReviewElmore ‘Dutch’ Leonard was one of the most influential crime writers of the twentieth century, and his work has been adapted for the...
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An Interview with Author John A. Curley – Part Two: The Jonathan Creed NovelsJohn A. Curley is an author and private investigator based in New York City. His crime novels Bonds , Sorrows...
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An Interview with Author John A. Curley – Part One: The Legacy of Andrew VachssJohn A. Curley is an author and private investigator based in New York City. His crime novels Bonds , Sorrows and Harbingers...
