Paul Bishop's Blog, page 106
March 23, 2012
March 21, 2012
IN THE BLOOD!
IN THE BLOOD!MY MATERNAL GREAT UNCLE AND NAMESAKE, PAOLINO DELL' ANNO, DIED AT 21 WHEN HE CAUGHT PNEUMONIA AFTER A PROFESSIONAL FIGHT IN ITALY IN 1924...
March 20, 2012
STEAMPUNK CORNER: THE JANUS AFFAIR!
STEAMPUNK CORNER: THE JANUS AFFAIR!A MINISTRY OF PECULIAR OCCURRENCES NOVEL
TEE MORRIS / PIP BALLANTINE
I VERY MUCH ENJOYED THE FIRST BOOK IN THIS SERIES …
Evildoers beware! Retribution is at hand, thanks to Britain's best-kept secret agents!!
Certainly no strangers to peculiar occurrences, agents Wellington Books and Eliza Braun are nonetheless stunned to observe a fellow passenger aboard Britain's latest hypersteam train suddenly vanish in a dazzling bolt of lightning. They soon discover this is not the only such disappearance . . . with each case going inexplicably unexamined by the Crown.
The fate of England is once again in the hands of an ingenious archivist paired with a beautiful, fearless lady of adventure. And though their foe be fiendishly clever, so then is Mr. Books . . . and Miss Braun still has a number of useful and unusual devices hidden beneath her petticoats.
MYSTERY MAGAZINES: GRIFT#1!
MYSTERY MAGAZINES: GRIFT#1!A new crime fiction journal that mixes interesting, hard-hitting non-fiction with some of the best short fiction in the genre.
THE LINEUP:
• Scott Phillips on the Factory novels of Derek Raymond
• Ray Banks on film adaptations of Charles Willeford's books
• Lawrence Block on his various experiments with storytelling styles
• Chris Rhatigan's long interview with author Julie Morrigan
• John Kenyon's interview with author Chris Offutt
• John Kenyon's review of the three novels of John Rector
It also features brand new crime fiction stories from Jack Bates, Ken Bruen, Alec Cizak, Matthew C. Funk, Chris F. Holm, Craig McDonald, Court Merrigan, Thomas Pluck, Keith Rawson and Todd Robinson.
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March 19, 2012
March 18, 2012
LOUNGE CENTRAL: SHAKEN NOT STIRRED!
LOUNGE CENTRAL: SHAKEN NOT STIRRED!WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS MARILYN MONROE WITH MAD MEN . . .
