The Corpse Wore Pasties – Johnny Porkpie
The Corpse Wore Pasties by Johnny Porkpie is a fun, lightweight mystery from Hard Case Crime. Granted, it is a couple of chapters longer than it could have been but Continue Reading
Fifty to One – Charles Ardai
Hard Case Crime celebrates its fiftieth book with Fifty to One by author / publisher Charles Ardai. Fifty to One follows the recipe of the standard hard boiled detective novel Continue Reading
Fade to Blonde – Max Phillips
Fade to Blonde is a convoluted and boring thriller by Max Phillips. Boring is not something one normally associates with the Hard Case Crime imprimatur but boring it is. Blonde Continue Reading
Robert B. Parker (1905-1955) – Passport to Peril
Good Cold War thriller, perfect beach / airport fodder
Roger Zelazny – The Dead Man’s Brother
Only known Zelazny mystery novel to date. Pretty good
Lawrence Block – Killing Castro
Support us click the picture and BUY at AmazonClick Pic for Amazon PageKilling CastroLaWrence BlockFirst published 1961Hard Case Crime 2008206 pages Paperback Killing Castro is one hell of a great Continue Reading