PULP ORIGINALS
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Books by Harry Whittington Jason Starr Bill Crider
Noir Originals Crimeculture Other highly recommended sitesThe Dimes of Harry Whittington are available from Amazon, and are published by Disc-us books inc. The three volumes (each containing two books) are:
The DIMES OF HARRY WHITTINGTON, Volume One: Web of Murder and A Moment to Prey
Feverishly plotted, deliciously perverse, Web of Murder is Double Indemnity on steroids.
A Moment to Prey features Lily, a woman looking for a man to take her away from the dirt road and one-room shack she called home.
The DIMES OF HARRY WHITTINGTON, Volume Two: Fires That Destroy and A Ticket to Hell
Fires that Destroy is a relentless, revealing search into the soul of a woman.
The hero of A Ticket to Hell is indeed a battered knight tilting against terrible odds and for no promise of reward.
The DIMES OF HARRY WHITTINGTON, Volume Three: Forgive Me Killer and You’ll Die Next
Forgive Me Killer is a hard novel of a crooked cop desperate to atone for previous sins.
You'll Die Next grabs you by the throat and keeps you turning the pages as fast as you can through its breathless plot.
Jason Starr’s own website is at: http://hometown.aol.com/Jasonstarr/index.html
For 'My Black Lizard Story,' the feature article that Jason Starr wrote on his discovery of 50s pulp and Black Lizard crime novels, see: http://www.powells.com/fromtheauthor/starr.html
There is a recent interview with Jason Starr in CRIME FACTORY at:
http://www.crimefactory.net/cfOLM-001d.htmlAllan Guthrie has devoted the most recent issue (2 August 2003) of his e-zine NOIR ORGINALS to Jason Starr’s books ("The Starr Issue"): this offers reviews of all his books, excerpts and a long interview. See: http://www.allanguthrie.co.uk/noirzine.htm
Jason Starr’s publishers:
VINTAGE CRIME/BLACK LIZARD (US): http://www.randomhouse.com/vintage/blacklizard/index.htmlNO EXIT PRESS (UK): http://www.noexit.co.uk/
DIOGENES (German publisher): http://www.diogenes.ch/
MERIDIANO ZERO (Italian publisher): http://www.meridianozero.it/
NOIR ORIGINALS offers an exciting mix of fiction, reviews, articles, essays and interviews. It was launched in April 2004, and issue #2 was published in August 2004. In his first issue, Allan Guthrie explained the genesis of the site and of Noir Originals Zine: “The idea for the website stemmed from a love of noir fiction. Since I write noir fiction, the New Writers part of the site was an obvious choice. But I also read noir fiction (in hefty doses), and I was determined to offer something that might satisfy other readers of this terrific genre…I asked a few friends and acquaintances if they’d be interested in contributing an article or a review for a new website dedicated to noir fiction. I received an overwhelmingly positive response, out of which Noir Originals Zine sprang into life.”
CRIMECULTURE is an academic internet site launched in October 2002. Our hope is that we have something to offer anyone teaching or studying crime fiction, film and television, true crime writing and graphic art. Recent years have seen a huge growth in the number of university courses being offered on crime-related topics: crimeculture has proven to be an exciting context for bringing together people involved in the study of popular culture and for giving encouragement to students who would like the chance to share their work in an international forum. The site was created by Lee and Katharine Horsley, and now has contributing editors from America, Australia and Canada as well as Britain.
Bill Crider's Homemade Homepage
Mystery One Bookstore, Interview with Bill Crider, Jan 2004 - http://www.mysteryone.com/JonCriderInterview.htm
Page One: Literary Newsletter Web Site, 'Bill Crider' - http://www.pageonelit.com/interviews/Crider.html
Internet Book List: Bill Crider - http://www.iblist.com/author2120.htm
The following sites will be of interest to anyone in search of pulp fiction, vintage noir, hard-boiled crime fiction, out-of-print classics and some of the best of contemporary crime writing:
Crippen & Landru, specialising in " first editions of mystery, detection, crookery, roguery, and espionage". http://www.crippenlandru.com/
Gryphon Books, "the home of: great 'pulp fiction', hard-hitting hardboiled crime fiction, excellent bibliographic and reference material, thrilling 'sense of wonder' science fiction, and your 'Collectable Paperback Headquarters'". http://www.gryphonbooks.com/
Wit's End Publishing, established in early 2003 by Juha Lindroos and Kathleen Martin; "specializes in crime, Southern literature and the fantastic in both trade paperback and hardcover formats", aiming to "create affordable new editions of classic works in these genres as well as edit new collections of short fiction by established writers." http://www.sendwit.com
Serpent's Tail, "established in 1986, Serpent's Tail is committed to publishing extravagant, outlaw voices neglected by the mainstream." http://www.serpentstail.com
Canongate, Edinburgh-based publishing house that since 1994 " has emerged as one of the most dynamic publishing houses in Britain" - includes such imprints as Canongate Crime, Payback Press, Rebel Inc and Mojo Books. "We have no specific agenda other than to promote and publish challenging, quality work from as broad a perspective as we are able." http://www.canongate.net
No Exit, one of the leading UK publishers of independent crime fiction: "more than just the usual suspects". http://www.noexit.co.uk
Stewart Masters, specialising in bringing long-unavailable classics back into print. http://www.stewartmasters.com
Fictionwise, leading e-book seller, including suspense/thriller and mystery/crime categories. http://www.fictionwise.com
Robert McGinnis - Paperback cover artist - for paperback cover art enthusiasts, Graeme Flanagan's site reproduces over 1000 McGinnis covers from the 1950s on: http://www.graemeflanagan.com/index.html
READ CHAPTER OF SLEEP WITH THE DEVIL
READ CHAPTER OF WHO HAS WILMA LATHROP?
READ BILL CRIDER'S INTRODUCTION TO DAY KEENE
READ BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ON DAY KEENE
READ CHAPTER OF THE DEVIL WEARS WINGS BUY THE DEVIL WEARS WINGS
READ WHITTINGTON'S 'I REMEMBER IT WELL'
READ JASON STARR'S INTRODUCTION TO HARRY WHITTINGTON
READ CHAPTER OF SQUEEZE PLAY BUY SQUEEZE PLAY
READ JASON STARR'S INTRODUCTION TO JAMES McKIMMEY
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