Tag Archive | noir
The Mystery of Mysteries by Christina Hoag
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
Amateur sleuths, hardboiled cops, private eyes, spooks and spies. We love them all. Mysteries and thrillers make up the second most popular genre of books after romance. Why are we as readers so drawn to these stories that plumb the dark recesses of human nature? I’ve often pondered that…
Return To The Dirt: savage social satire
Originally posted on MurderMayhem&More:
? In time-honoured fashion, these three taut tales of work and death employ humour to highlight the worst aspects of human behaviour. They’re sharp, savage slices of smartly observed social satire, with humour so bleak it raises blisters, so black it casts a sinister shadow on a superficially sunny…
The Mirror Empire Review – Brilliant Epic Noir Fantasy-
Originally posted on Joe's Geek Fest:
I think Kameron Hurley has invented a new sub-genre: Epic Noir Fantasy. Surely others have written dark fantasy, but I think she is its no-holds-barred queen. She creates an incredibly lavish, but disturbing world to weave a dense, dark story filled complex characters, cultures, politics and manners. She…
Book Launches in Melbourne in August
Originally posted on Andrez Bergen / Little Nobody:
Now that June (2014) wraps itself up with a neat little bow, I’ve finally found a miniature window of opportunity to update this blog thing. Besides, it’s pissing down and humid here in Tokyo so I figure I need a distraction. My own fault for lack of time,…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 