Fiction Review: Mickey Spillane’s I, The Jury (1947)
Fiction Review: Mickey Spillane’s I, The Jury (1947) I, The Jury was written in 1947 and is considered a classic of early hard-boiled detective fiction. It was Mickey Spillane’s first novel starring the manly detective Mike Hammer, the last of which was published in 1996. I was attracted to the story after reading an interview […]
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Upcoming Event: Women of Law Enforcement August 23, 2015 (1PM)
The Sisters in Crime Orange County and the Southern California Chapter of Mystery Writers of America will be presenting “Women of Law Enforcement” on Sunday, August 23 at 1PM. To read more, please visit: http://www.socalmwa.com/2015/07/women-in-law-enforcement/
Upcoming Event: Noir Slam in DTLA September 2, 2015 (7PM)
Hello scholars! In the LA area? Why not check out the “Noir Slam” event hosted by the Last Book Store in Downtown Los Angeles this coming Wednesday September 2. Presented by the Southern California Mystery Writers of America, the event will feature Christa Faust, Brett Battles, Anonymous-9, Samuel Gailey, Craig Faustus Buck, Maxine Nunes, Stephen […]
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Film Review: Not A Sherlock But A Mr. Holmes (2015)
The new addition to the Sherlock Holmes BBC franchise is not what one might expect. Mr. Holmes starring Ian McKellen as an aging Sherlock, is based on the novel, A Slight Trick of The Mind by Mitch Cullin. The movie is directed by Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters, Twilight Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and […]
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In the News: Joseph Wambaugh on The Watts Riots (Op-Ed, LA Times, 2015)
By Joseph Wambaugh Commentary Opinion Crime Riots Law Enforcement Fires Los Angeles Police Department “At 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12, 1965, about 2,000 people gather at 116th and Avalon. Tension is still high after the mob violence of the previous night following the arrest of an alleged drunk driver, but the people are not […]
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Fiction Review: Finch by Jeff VanderMeer (2009)
In Finch, we witness one very difficult week of detective John Finch, “Finchy” as his beloved partner Wyte calls him, while he tries to solve an impossible murder case. Living in the dystopian city of Ambergris that is slowly decaying and putrefying after the “Rising” of the Grey Caps, the powerful colonizers of this once magnificent city, Finch […]
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Fiction Review: The Physicists by Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1962) [SPOILERS]
The Physicists is a satiric drama written by Durrenmatt in 1962. Despite belonging to the genre of satiric drama, The Physicists resembles elements of a mystery fiction. The plot takes place at a sanatorium run by psychiatrist Mathilde von Zahnd. She takes care of three mentally ill patients, who each believe they are Sir Isaac […]
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Fiction Review: The Cuckoo’s Calling (Cormoran Strike #1), Robert Galbraith (Pseudonym of J.K. Rowling), 2013
The Cuckoo’s Calling (Cormoran Strike #1), Mystery/Professional Sleuth and Robert Galbraith (Pseudonym of J.K. Rowling). In 2013, J.K. Rowling wrote a work of fiction that did not once mention magic, wands, or anyone named Harry. Hoping to receive unbiased reviews of her work, she attempted to publish it under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith. “I was […]
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UPDATED: Mystery Webcast Monday July 27, 2015!
Hello Scholars! Just an update on Monday’s Webcast. PW has kindly given us permission to reprint the PowerPoint Presentation from the show. If you missed the event but still want to check out what was said, you have several options: You can click the hyperlink below to view and download the list of new titles […]
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Fiction Review: Village Perspective Beyond the Tower Gate by Amy Beth Meegan (2015)
Human Perspective with a side dish of mystery and adventure? It’s here! take a look and see what’s happening in the good ole City of Esprey…. When personal motive fuels human interaction– more than pie is dished-out in the village pie shop cafe. Perspective, jealousy and deception surface as mysterious sudden electrical surges bring on […]
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