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Review: "Cleveland In My Dreams" by Lawrence Block

Hackett has a serious problem and his therapist by the name of Loebner is not helping at all.  Hackett has told him again and again that his dream every night is always the same. Hackett dreams that a mysterious caller rings him up and tells him he has to drive to Cleveland. In his dream he gets dressed and goes out to his car where a briefcase is waiting for him on the passenger seat. He drives the briefcase to Cleveland and then drives back. Since the very real drive takes four hours to get…See More
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Eric Christopherson replied to Eric Christopherson's discussion Top Ten Noir films
"Night of the Hunter, adapted by James Agee, is terrific (with Mitchum again highly menacing). I've seen it three times, I think. I feel bad for the director, the actor, Charles Laughton, who never directed again because the film inexplicably…"
37 minutes ago
Eric Christopherson replied to Eric Christopherson's discussion Top Ten Noir films
"Oh, yes, that other movie Gregory Peck starred in in 1962. Mitchum was quite menacing."
42 minutes ago
I. J. Parker replied to I. J. Parker's discussion Crossing the genre lines.
"Agree!"
1 hour ago
I. J. Parker replied to Lee Lamothe's discussion Elmore Leonard and popular culture
"This is very true.  The reverse is also true:  that highly popular works of the past are now considered mediocre or worse. This raises the issue of criteria.  Popularity may help, but it isn't ultimately a good predictor of…"
1 hour ago
Caroline Trippe replied to Lee Lamothe's discussion Elmore Leonard and popular culture
"That's not very nice, Jack. :)   Will say, however, that I  don't much like critics either. But they do play a role, and are necessary, in that  they can also  provoke us and make us think.  As Ingrid says, we are…"
1 hour ago
Caroline Trippe replied to Lee Lamothe's discussion Elmore Leonard and popular culture
"That's what I meant about "time" sifting the good from the mediocre. :)  It's true that just because something IS popular doesn't mean it's not good, or even great. But there's an awful lot of work that is…"
1 hour ago
Albert Tucher replied to Lee Lamothe's discussion Elmore Leonard and popular culture
"I was about to make that point. Teachout seems to assume that the split between popular culture and high art is a constant, when in fact it's recent. For many years music was my preoccupation. Even in the late 19th century Verdi and…"
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Elmore Leonard and popular culture 20 Replies

The WSJ has a very good and perhaps provocative article about popular culture, Elmore Leonard, and some TV series. Some will agree with the premise; others might be pig-biting mad. But a good read.…Continue

Started by Lee Lamothe in The Main Bar. Last reply by I. J. Parker 1 hour ago.

Top Ten Noir films 12 Replies

Britain's The Guardian has a list of all-time great noir films just published: …Continue

Started by Eric Christopherson in The Main Bar. Last reply by Eric Christopherson 37 minutes ago.

Crossing the genre lines. 36 Replies

I've see a lot of so-called mysteries lately that really meant to be something else. Only about an hour ago, I discarded a book by a writer who came very highly recommended. It was a historical…Continue

Started by I. J. Parker in The Main Bar. Last reply by I. J. Parker 1 hour ago.

Grumbling! 17 Replies

This site has been practically dead for the last week and barely breathing for months now.Given that plus the fact that I'm practically the only one to check in several times a day and post whenever…Continue

Started by I. J. Parker in The Main Bar. Last reply by Kerry J Donovan on Saturday.

Eastern Bloc Crime Fiction 13 Replies

I am not too terribly well versed in crime fiction, being fairly new to the genre, so I was hoping some people that know more might be able to help me find some interesting books. I have long been…Continue

Tags: DDR, GDR, east germany, soviet union, eastern bloc

Started by Travis Stewart in Reading Room. Last reply by Travis Stewart 9 hours ago.

Grind Joint Discovery - Dana King 3 Replies

Accidentally (luckily!) came across GRIND JOINT while searching to see if Charlie Stella has recently published anything I haven't read. It seems Stella wrote the Introduction to Mr. King's…Continue

Started by Steven M. Roth in The Main Bar. Last reply by Steven M. Roth on Thursday.

FAT IN THE MIDDLE 6 Replies

The middle of a story. In so many stories authors fluff and stuff it with extraneous wording, unimportant to the story, like belles lettres; whole chapters in some cases to add girth to the thing.…Continue

Started by Dan L. Coleman in The Main Bar. Last reply by Stephen Seitz Nov 21.

BRAIN vs. BRAWN 22 Replies

Suppose it's a matter of personal taste and experience, but since I haven't read all crime writers/stories--who really has?--what might be the opinion here of the brains versus brawn crime novel…Continue

Started by Dan L. Coleman in The Main Bar. Last reply by Martin Roy Hill Nov 28.

Blotted out FBI file 4 Replies

So how many of y'all do research in "released" FBI and CIA files? I came across this one today and the blotting just cracked me up. It's begging for us to fill in the gaps with a fabulous spy…Continue

Started by Lucie Smoker in The Main Bar. Last reply by Lucie Smoker Nov 22.

Create Space expanded distribution 8 Replies

For anyone who does print books through Create Space, their expanded distribution is now offered for free. I've never understood why one would not be in the expanded program (except for the $25.00…Continue

Started by David DeLee in The Main Bar. Last reply by Linton Robinson Nov 16.

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Review: "Cleveland In My Dreams" by Lawrence Block

Hackett has a serious problem and his therapist by the name of Loebner is not helping at all.  Hackett has told him again and again that his dream every night is always the same. Hackett dreams that a mysterious caller rings him up and tells him he has to drive to Cleveland. In his dream he gets dressed and goes out to his car where a briefcase is waiting for him on the passenger seat. He drives the briefcase to Cleveland and then drives back. Since the very real drive takes four hours to…

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Posted by Kevin R. Tipple on December 10, 2013 at 1:09am

Good Idea!

Decided what to write for the Debut Dagger. Two or three years ago I started a fantasy novel and abandoned it. I revisited it a few times but could never get beyond about chapter 4.

I realised it was the characters I couldn't let go of, whereas the story itself was - poor :D

Then some real-life events and a bit of brainstorming suggested a story that these characters seemed to fit a lot better than they did a fantasy, so I decided to write it. 1800 words in so far and I still…

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Posted by Alex Sweeney on December 7, 2013 at 9:55pm

Adult Truth #12

#12 “Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.”

And I don't even have a DVD collection. I have VCR tapes. I also have movies I download. Yes, folks, I admit, I download movies from the Internet. Illegal, you say? Let's not get into that particular issue. And let's totally stay away from my downloading television shows, about…

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Posted by Stephen Brayton on December 7, 2013 at 4:38am

THE SOCIETY - A Chilling Paranormal Horror Thriller

The Society  by William Wilde - A secretive society of powerful women practices deadly occult mysticism against its enemies. Now at Amazon Kindle.  …

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Posted by William Wilde on December 7, 2013 at 3:32am

Short Stuff

Just started a short story to send off for hopeful inclusion in an anthology. They sent the last one back so the hopeful isn't very hopeful. I think the reason was probably that I had (IMO) great characters, interesting dialog and background and NO PLOT AT ALL....

When I thought about it later, it seemed to me that nothing much actually happened. So I think I would have sent it back too :D That's what you get for writing something at the last minute in a big rush.

Coffee is…

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Posted by Alex Sweeney on December 6, 2013 at 9:43pm — 7 Comments

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