PULPSPLOITATION Edited by Nicholas Ahlhem Metahuman Press 177 pages Exploit – A notable deed or act. To use to best advantage. To make use of selfishly or unethically. The word exploit didn’t attract any particular attention until the folks in Hollywood got hold of it and then we were given
THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF JAKE ASTRO Vol One By Ashley Sherer PBM 287 One of the first rules of good genre writing is; never attempt to re-invent the wheel. And by that we mean; each and every genre of fiction has its set of rules which you should never tamper
THE COMING OF CROW By Joel Jenkins Pulpwork Press 305 pages For ever reviewer, there are always books we cannot read fast enough because, not only do we personally enjoy them so much, but because we also can’t wait to share them with our fellow readers. This is such a
SO NUDE, SO DEAD By Ed McBain Hard Case Crime 223 pages Available July 25, 1915 As both a reviewer and writer, I am often asked who my favorite writer is…or was. With over fifty years of reading behind me, there are many writers who’ve entertained me and I follow
EXCHANGE By Dale R. Cozort Stairway Press 246 pages One of the most favorite sci-fi themes is that of multi-dimensional copies of the same world. The writer posits there are countless versions of our earth all existing simultaneously in other dimensions removed from our own. That’s the core plot foundation
KILL ME, DARLING By Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins Titan Books Available in March 2015 241 pages Every now and then the universe offers up such an unexpected surprise, we are left with such a euphoric rush as to describe the feelings as miraculous. That was our experience just
THE EXECUTIONER’S HEART A Newbury & Hobbes Investigation By George Mann Tor Books 349 pages George Mann is quickly becoming one of our favorite writers. In fact, we actually nominated one of his two Ghost novels for the Pulp Factory Awards a few years ago. He’s a bonafide writer of
ATHENA VOLTAIRE – COMPENDIUM By Steve Bryant Dark Horse 240 pages When’s the last time you were able to buy a terrific comic book hardback for $20? You’re probably scratching your head right now and coming up with squat. That’s because it’s been that long a time since a superb,
THE ADVENTURES OF FORTUNE McCALL By Derrick Ferguson Pro Se Press 149 pages One of the problems faced by any reviewer is simply not having enough time to read all the books delivered to us over time. In our attempts to examine a wide variety of pulp fiction, we often
QUARRY’S CHOICE By Max Allan Collins Hard Case Crime 227 pages If you’re a fan of hard-hitting crime novels, a new Quarry book is always a case for celebration. “Quarry’s Choice,” is no exception. In this one, Collins takes us back in time to the early 70s when our Vietnam
MOONLIGHT WEEPS (A Dick Moonlight Thriller) By Vincent Zandri In & Out Books 236 pages Dick Moonlight is Private Eye working in Albany, New York. At one time he tried to take his own life by blowing his brains out. Against all odds, he survived only to learn that the
THE GODS OF GOTHAM By Lyndsay Faye Berkley Books 427 pages One of the joys of reading any Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes mystery is their settings. It is unlikely Doyle’s purpose was ever to offer an historical travelogue but nonetheless we are given such in each and every tale.
