"I like my crime unsupernatural.
I'll tolerate a little horror in science fiction but Stephen King's The Stand would be about the max there."
Welcome To CrimeSpace
Winner of the Spinetingler Magazine Special Services To The Industry Award, CrimeSpace is a place for readers and writers of crime fiction to meet. Find new authors to delve into and discuss the latest in crime fiction. Share photos, videos and make some friends. Pull up a chair at the bar and share your poison.
JOINING CRIMESPACE
For those of you looking to join CrimeSpace, the requirements are simple: You need to have a genuine interest in crime fiction. While there are a number of authors on the site, the main focus of CrimeSpace is not promotion. It's community.
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"And what about a list of top ten noir novels?"
"Oh, another I'd forgot: The Postman Always Rings Twice (Lana Turner/John Garfield version)."
Top Ten Noir films
Britain's The Guardian has a list of all-time great noir films just published: http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/nov/29/top-10-film-noirAnd here's my reaction. (What's yours?)10. They Live by Night (Haven't seen it, have heard good things.)9. Kiss Me Deadly (Haven't seen it, but Mickey Spillane? Really?)8. Blood Simple. (Yep, enjoyed this one a lot. Haven't seen it in a dozen years now.)7. Lift to…See More
Travis Stewart replied to Travis Stewart's discussion Eastern Bloc Crime Fiction"Thanks for alerting me to this author. I had not heard of them before but I think they sound very interesting. I will have to pick up a couple of their books and read through them."
Mark Baker replied to Travis Stewart's discussion Eastern Bloc Crime Fiction"Stefan Heym's 'The Architects' may not be classic crime fiction but as an insight into life on the other side of the Berlin Wall and the intrusion of the state into everyday life, it's unique."
Mark Baker replied to QualityBookReviews's discussion What are you currently reading?"Just read the first two James Oswald novels. Thought the first was poorly written despite a decent plot. The second was a vast improvement but derivative. There being a (possibly) supernatural plot, I was wondering what you all…"
Mark Baker replied to David DeLee's discussion TV series based on books"For anyone interested, I understand that Gabriel Byrne has signed up to portray Quirke in a BBC adaptation of Benjamin Black(pseudonym of Booker Prize winner John Banville)'s 1950s/60s set Dublin crime stories. Great casting in my opinion…"
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Top Ten Noir films 2 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 4 hours ago.
Crossing the genre lines. 15 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 yesterday.
Grumbling! 15 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 I. J. Parker yesterday.
Eastern Bloc Crime Fiction 11 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 6 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 yesterday.
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.
FUTURE OF PRINT MEDIA 16 Replies
Might have mentioned this before from folks more knowledgeable, but apparently not to my satisfaction. I was wondering if printed books might somehow be published at prices so reasonable that they…Continue
Started by Dan L. Coleman in The Main Bar. Last reply by David DeLee Nov 9.
Blog Posts
New Spinetingler Story
I have a new story up at Spinetingler that might interest some here. It concerns a writer and how he handles rejection.
Posted by Jed Power on December 4, 2013 at 8:42am — 1 Comment
Review: "Blade Of Dishonor" by Thomas Pluck
Reeves has come back home to Minnesota and the small town he grew up in to find the town has changed in many ways. The local Ford Plant has closed and the economic pain of that is just one of the things that continue to haunt the town. He has changed as well thanks to growing up and serving in the military though many folks don’t seem inclined to talk to him. The various ghosts of the past and shattered dreams haunt the town as well as Reeves and there are no easy answers for…
ContinuePosted by Kevin R. Tipple on December 2, 2013 at 11:36pm
Holiday Sale! Half-price e-books and free fiction sampler
Great news for my fellow CrimeSpace readers: StoneThread Publishing is offering all of its titles in any e-book format (Kindle/Nook/Kobo/Apple, pdf, etc.) for 50% off between now and December 24th. In addition, StoneThread is offering a FREE fiction sampler.
Of course, I hope you'll take a look at my thriller, 13 Days: The Pythagoras Conspiracy. Among the StoneThread titles I've read and recommend are The Grave on Peckerwood Hill…
ContinuePosted by L. A. Starks on December 2, 2013 at 7:07am
The Bad Day
(This was written a few months back. I've since moved on and hope I can avoid this kind of experience in the future)
I know. Everybody has bad days but don't you feel some people have more than their fair share? You may even think this about yourself.
As writers, bad days can turn into opportunities for story content. So, feel free to use any of my experiences in one of your…
ContinuePosted by Stephen Brayton on November 29, 2013 at 4:51pm
Ten Reasons Men Must Start Reading Fiction Again
According to recent statistics, men have all but stopped reading fiction. Do they watch great television? Yes. Do they read non-fiction? Some. But the novel – that great interior journey – seems to have been lost to them.
It wasn’t always this way.
The path from boyhood to manhood used to…
ContinuePosted by Victoria Dougherty on November 28, 2013 at 7:57am — 13 Comments
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