5 Round Burst for Episode 5: “Strangers on a Train” Books Reviewed: Queenpin by Megan Abbott Four Novellas of Fear by Cornell Woolrich Great Lakes Crime by Frederick Stonehouse Lola by Melissa Schivner Love The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter by Malcolm Mackay Get in Touch! Join our Goodreads Group Visit our Patreon Contact Us …
Episode 5 features Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith. This episode was released on Nov 20, 2017. Synopsis: Guy and Bruno meet on a train and things go poorly. We roll along with “Strangers” and Highsmith. Join us as we talk about this classic book (and even more classic film). And as always, we …
These are the books Kurt reviewed in Episode 4’s edition of 5 Round Burst: The Hot Spot by Charles WilliamsMucho Mojo by Joe R. Lansdale (MysteriousPress.com) The Blood Strand by Chris Ould (Titan Books) The Killing Bay by Chris Ould (Titan Books) Low Life by Luc Sante (Farrah, Straus and Giroux) Get in Touch! Join …
In Episode 4 (released in late October 2017) we dive into the nautical noir of Charles Williams with Scorpion Reef. Kurt gets annoyed in 5 Round Burst, and we discuss Seattle as a noir setting. 5 Round Burst Books: “Hot Stuff” by Charles Williams “Mucho Mojo” by Joe R. Lansdale “The Blood Strand” by Chris …
We discuss the nautical noir of Charles Williams, Kurt gets annoyed in 5 Round Burst, and we discuss Seattle as a noir setting. 5 Round Burst Books:“Hot Stuff” by Charles Williams“Mucho Mojo” by Joe R. Lansdale“The Blood Strand” by Chris Ould“The Killing Bay” by Chris Ould“Low Life” by Luc Sante Get in Touch!Join our Goodreads …
E4: Scorpion Reef — Charles Williams — Seattle Noir — 5 Round Burst Read More »
Sorry we are a bit late on this update, but E3 The Big Sleep is live and available for download. It contains some good discussion of the book including Chandler’s fascination with knights, romantic fantasy, and poetry. 5 Round Burst: Books Listed: Cockroaches by Jo Nesbo The Knife Slipped by Erle Stanley Gardner Faceless Killers …
This episode we cover Dashiell Hammett’s Red Harvest. 5 Round Burst Books: The Cartel by Don Winslow Savage Season by Joe R Lansdale After Dark, My Sweet by Jim Thompson Seattle Noir Akashic Books The Invention of Murder: How the Victorian’s Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders Find us on Facebook at: Get in Touch!Join …
E2: Red Harvest — Dashiell Hammett — Subject Unknown Read More »
Show notes Episode 2 is now available! We discuss Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett — an early classic hardboiled novel. Works cited Hammett, Dashiell. Red Harvest. New York: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1992 (1929) Ward, Nathan. The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett. New York: Bloomsbury ,2015. 5-Round Burst Books Reviewed: The Cartel by Don Winslow Savage …
Following is a list of books and websites mentioned during our 1st Episode. Books mentioned in 5 Round Burst: “The Cold Cold Ground” by Adrian McKinty “The Gun” by Fuminori Nakamura “Fast One” by Paul Cain “Sandman Slim” by Richard Kadrey “Mastering Suspense: Structure and Plot” by Jane Cleland Primary texts used for this show: …
