Category Archives: Crime fiction

Fact and fiction in criminal case file 002

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Andrew Nette| 3 Comments

Late last week Ieng Sary aka criminal case file 002, former foreign minister for the charnel house known as the Khmer Rouge regime, died in Phnom Penh at the age of eighty seven. One of five senior members of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Asian noir, Crime fiction, Crime fiction and film from Cambodia, Ghost Money, Snubnose Press

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Ignore your reading list

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Andrew Nette| 9 Comments

Writers and readers are always bitching about the size of our to-be-read (TBR) piles. I’m not sure if it’s related to the fact that there’s more books available, if they’re easier to access electronically or via on-line bookstores like Booktopia, … Continue reading →

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Summer reading report back 2013

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Andrew Nette| 1 Comment

As the summer holiday’s draw to an end and the business part of 2013 kicks off, it’s time for a little run down of what I’ve read over the Christmas/New Year period and how I’m going to approach my reading in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime Factory, Crime fiction, James Ellroy, Lee Marvin, Noir fiction

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My top crime reads of 2012

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Andrew Nette| 5 Comments

What’s the end of a year without a best of post? Recently, I was asked by UK site Crime Fiction Lover to list my top crime reads for 2012. They would only let me pick five, but obviously I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Posted in Australian crime fiction, Crime fiction, Crime fiction and film from Mexico, Crime Fiction and film set in Vietnam, Derek Raymond, Don Winslow, Megan Abbott

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The Next Big Thing

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Andrew Nette| 11 Comments

Call me old fashioned, but I only just found out what an Internet meem is the other day when I was tagged to take part in the ‘Next Big Thing’. A meme is something that spreads via the Internet. In … Continue reading →

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Posted in Asian noir, Christopher G Moore, Crime fiction, Crime fiction and film from Cambodia, David Whish-Wilson, Ghost Money, Martin Limon, Noir fiction

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