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Hometown:: Chicago, IL.

About Me:: I'm a writer, a reader - and unfortunately - a bleeder. Love works by Piccirilli, Huston, Bruen, Zeltserman, Keene, King and so many many others. I published my first short story in December of 2009, and I'm still excited about it. I like my crime/noir gritty, dirty and full of depravity. The bleaker the better.

I Am A:: Reader, Writer

Website:: http://www.lonelywords.com

Books And Authors I Like:: The Passage, Salem's Lot, Caretaker of Lorne Field, Small Crimes, The Dead Letters, House of Leaves, Dermaphoria, Fight Club, Heartsick, Apathy: And Other Small Victories, April and Oliver, Await Your Reply, The Grove, World of Hurt, The Rising, Terminal, The Cold Spot, The Fever Kill, Caught Stealing, Already Dead, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Lady in The Lake, and so on and so forth...

Movies And TV Shows I Like:: Lost, The Walking Dead, Dexter, Fringe, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Sopranos, The Shield.

I'm mostly anti- TV. Most of it is garbage and copies of garbage.

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Hello Everyone! Glad to be a new member of Crimespace.

I enjoy all types of lit, really, but noir and crime works really speak to me. The darker the better. I love exploring the human condition and the decisions we make under duress or in desperation. It's the most interesting thing in the world to me. If you guys know any other good stuff to check out, let me know.

Some of my recent favorites include Small Crimes by David Zeltserman (check this out if you haven't already) and The Cold Spot by Tom Piccirilli.

And hey, I have a…

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At 4:10am on December 25, 2010, Kate the Book Buff said…: Welcome! I just wanted to introduce myself and my blog, The Book Buff: Book Reviews for Regular People. Check it out at http://www.thebookbuff.blogspot.com

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