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Book Review: ‘Noir’ by Christopher Moore
If you like your hard boiled detective stories with their tongues stuck firmly in their cheers 'Noir' by Christopher Moore is the one for you.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Women Crime Writers, Eight Suspense Novels Of The 1940s & 50s’ edited by Sarah Weinman
Books on crime often dominate the market. The Library of America has released a collectable set of works by women crime writers from the 1940s & 50s. Edited by Sarah Weinman, these eight suspense novels showcase the talent of the women authors what wrote them.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Premeditation’ by Evelina Fernández
1940s film noir and the war between the sexes are hilariously sent up in this well-mounted world premiere production at Los Angeles Theatre Center.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘The Old Settler’ by John Henry Redwood
A difficult period in the history of race relations in America is nevertheless given a nostalgic hue in this familiar but effective story of a May-September romance.
Read More »Book Review: The Lover by Laura Wilson
The Lover is a great depiction of London during the Blitz, with a mostly great Ripper-like story happening in tandem.
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