Does The UK Music Scene Have a Dark Underbelly?

Does The UK Music Scene Have a Dark Underbelly? by William Shaw British rock music still, hopefully, holds a place in your American hearts. And if you like both British noir AND rock music, here are a seven excellent crime fiction books set in and around the UK music scene that all give you glimpse […]

My Top Ten Psychopathic Crime & Thriller Characters 

My Top Ten Psychopathic Crime & Thriller Characters  by Max Manning Everyone loves a story with a terrifying villain, as long as in the end justice is done. Psychopathic characters fascinate readers because while they can appear just like the rest of us, underneath the surface lurks an alien and dangerous creature. You might be […]

Revisiting Paris: The Story Behind Hemingway’s Previously Unpublished “A Room on the Garden Side”

Revisiting Paris: The Story Behind Ernest Hemingway’s Previously Unpublished “A Room on the Garden Side” Fans of Ernest Hemingway books well know the importance of Paris to his work. Arriving in the “City of Light” in late 1921 along with his new bride, Hadley Richardson, the aspiring writer immersed himself in the Left Bank’s expatriate […]