After a string of excellent, but a tad heavy, novels lately, I figured that it was high time to pick up something a little lighter. Something a little sillier. Plus, since we’re now in October, and it’s time to start focusing on stories of the more macabre […]
I certainly have been on a bit of a run with mystery novels lately. I’m not sure exactly why, or if it’s just shaken out that the novels I’ve been most interested in lately have been twisty tales of crime. And, after the gritty and depressing realism […]
A while back I mentioned that I have a deep fascination with criminology. Crime in general is a truly interesting concept to think about, but I specifically found myself being drawn to the ideas of criminology in college. The questions of why some commit crimes, why most […]
I’ve discussed my love of mysteries and noir on this site at great length over the years I’ve been writing it. It’s one of my favorite genres of stories, and I’m just about always up for checking out a fun new mystery. Plus, I get the added […]
Crime has always been a topic that I’ve been greatly interested in. And I’m certainly not alone, because for whatever reason it seems like a vast majority of people in the world are truly fascinated by the idea of the committing and solving of crimes. I mean, […]
Well, we’re at the tail end of Bondathon, which means I’m having to get a little creative in terms of what to talk about. I knew going in that I wanted to discuss the literary Bond, since that’s where the character began. But after enduring The Spy Who […]
One of my favorite characters of all time is Raymond Chandler’s private detective Philip Marlowe. I haven’t really talked about Marlowe here on the site, mainly because I haven’t re-read one of the novels anytime soon, but I think by now I’ve made it clear that I’m a […]
Hey, have you ever heard of the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon? It’s a weird thing that the human brain does in relation to pattern recognition where when you hear about something for the first time, there’s a chance that you’ll suddenly hear about it everywhere. In actuality the thing […]
Hey everyone, guess what time it is? Time to venture back into the twisted world of Stephen King! And we have a very interesting example of his work to look at today. Obviously, King is most known as a writer of horror. But that’s not all that he […]
Well, look what time it is folks. Time to check in on our favorite professional wizard/private eye Harry Dresden! This is the sixth book in the Dresden Files series, and the third one that I’ve discussed here on the site. I’m a huge fan of this series, having […]
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