The Long Division by Derek Nikitas – review
With his second novel, Derek Nikitas wastes no time throwing you into the harrowing lives of four disparate characters. The Long Division hooks you early, then keeps the tension at eleven for three hundred pages. This book is intense, dark, and extremely painful. The violence hits home and hits often. The characters’ guilt and sad struggles for redemption will eat away at your insides like a gallon of muddy coffee, and when their connections to each other become clear, you can’t help but be horrified and filled with dread at what kind of disgusting tragedy no doubt lies ahead.
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Last Known Address by Theresa Schwegel – review
Theresa Schwegel’s new police procedural Last Known Address contains few of the classic clichés we expect from a hard-boiled thriller. There’re no shootouts or car chases, no suspect beat downs, our protagonist doesn’t drink on the job – none of what noir fans have come to expect. Instead, what makes you plow through is Schwegel’s seemingly authentic approach to the job, strong character and place, and dead-on descriptions and dialogue. In other words, it’s about storytelling, not plot, and that’s just peachy with the Nerd.
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Book Review – Father’s Day by Keith Gilman
The holiday of Father’s Day has come and gone, but that’s no reason for you not to go out and get, read, and thoroughly enjoy the debut mystery novel Father’s Day by Keith Gilman. Gilman’s “PI” – I use the term loosely, as he’s an ex-cop and is unlicensed – is Louis Kline, who has made a mutual promise to a deceased friend and fellow officer with the Philadelphia Police Department, Sam Blackwell. The promise involves watching over and looking out for the daughter of whichever one of the two to die first.
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The Electric Mayhem: Cuban Dope
This edition of The Electric Mayhem looks at Havana Lunar by Robert Arellano, Fifty Grand by Adrian McKinty and Dope Thief by Dennis Tafoya.
Book Review – Dope Thief by Dennis Tafoya
The Nerd of Noir reviews Dope Thief by Dennis Tafoya, published by Minotaur Books.
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The Electric Mayhem: The Voodoo Walk
The latest installment of The Electric Mayhem includes thoughts and reviews on Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell, Pyres by Derek Nikitas and The City in These Pages by John Grant.
