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Looking for new hardboiled/noir fiction (short & novels)
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Started this discussion. Last reply by John McFetridge Oct 16, 2008.

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Want to write for Crooked?

A new outlet for short stories (the good kind, the criminally good kind) is on the way. CROOKED will be devoted strictly to crime fiction short stories that would make Hammett, Chandler and Macdonald proud. This will be web-only .PDF format. It will be non-paying but authors will be able to promote their novels, websites, etc. with relative ease.

Story Requirements:

• hardboiled, noir or something along those lines
• 2,000 words or more
• never published anywhere else

If interested, contact me: geoffeighinger@yahoo.com and/or head on over to CrookedWebZine.com.

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Hometown:: Ashland, OH

About Me:: I'm a big fan of the hardboiled/noir genre but read all types of mysteries.

I Am A:: Reader, Writer, Critic

Website:: http://www.easternstandardcrime.com

Books And Authors I Like:: Dashiell Hammett
Joseph Finder
Gregory McDonald
Tony Spinosa (Reed Farrel Coleman)
Sean Chercover

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At 8:18pm on July 3, 2009, Preetham Grandhi said…: Hi Geoff, I want to introduce you to my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a paranormal, murder, mystery thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. Thanks for your time in advance.

Best regards

Preetham Grandhi

Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”

Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."

Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"

Book Synopsis:

The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.

Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.

The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.

At 4:53am on November 19, 2008, Christa Faust said…: Yeah, I'm a big ol rasslin' mark. Mostly Lucha Libre. If you haven't checked out my previous novel Hoodtown yet, you might like it. It's about a lady masked wrestler.

Good luck with Crooked.

At 1:49am on November 15, 2008, Cormac Brown said…: Thanks for the invite and for the compliment for "Swerved."

At 12:56am on October 13, 2008, L. A. Starks said…: I like Joe Finder, too. For more good hard-boiled, try Harry Hunsicker.