Crime fiction
I’m enjoying a guilty pleasure this week: reading a classic detective mystery, the kind Raymond Chandler tore strips off in his defining essay The Simple Art of Murder in 1944 … Continue reading
Thursday, 27 February, 2014 · 1 Comment
Crime story
Here are some thoughts on the crime story and its function and traditions. I have tried to suggest possibilities, as I lack the skills to expound in detail. 1 Will … Continue reading
Saturday, 29 October, 2011 · Leave a comment
Crime, Punishment and Compassion
A lone man walks down a dark and seedy LA street at three am, and pushes open the scarred and dingy door of a dilapidated rooming house. The night clerk … Continue reading
Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 · Leave a comment
