Category Archives: Hard-Boiled Detectives

NoirCon is for Fans of Noir Arts: Noir Books, Noir Films, Noir Comics, and More

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Very few of the many crime fiction conferences are totally for the fans. Usually, such events give 50%-100% of the conference time to helping writers (and lots of wannabe writers) learn to write and get published. NoirCon is a huge exception. It’s all for the fans and followers of the genre. It takes place every 2 years in Philadelphia, but like all conferences, it has been shut down during the … Continue reading →

Sue Grafton’s Millhone Series

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V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton

There is an old saying, “Always finish what you start.” And Sue Grafton seems to be on target with the release of V is for Vengeance in 2011 and the paperback version due out this October 30. Perhaps she will indeed finish; she only needs to write novels for W, X, Y, and Z. Unless… Unless in Vengeance, Millhone is confronted with an evil programmer, intent on destroying the remains of … Continue reading →