Category Archives: Crime fiction

Post traumatic noir – a note on the passing of Robert Stone

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Andrew Nette| 5 Comments

The death of US writer Robert Stone on the weekend has drawn me out of the break I planned on posting on this site over January. Stone was the author of two tremendous works of neo-noir fiction, both of which … Continue reading →

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Posted in 60s American crime films, 70s American crime films, Crime fiction, Crime Fiction and film set in Vietnam, James Crumley, Newton Thornburg, Noir fiction, Robert Stone, Stuart Rosenberg

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My top fiction and non-fiction reads of 2014

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Andrew Nette| 7 Comments

Time for me to present Pulp Curry readers with the list of my best reads for 2014. As is customary, I will start off by admitting, yet again, I feel I have not read nearly as much as I should have. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Fawcett Gold Medal Books, Megan Abbott, Neo Noir, Noir fiction, Rural noir, True crime, Wallace Stroby

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Crime Factory Publications launches new novella, Freight

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Andrew Nette| Leave a comment

A quick heads up that Crime Factory Publications, Melbourne’s only dedicated crime fiction publisher, will launch its latest ‘Single Shot’ novella, Freight, by Ed Kurtz, at Loop Bar, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne, Monday October 13, from 8pm Freight a hardboiled heist story set … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime Factory, Crime Factory Publications, Crime fiction

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Mid-year reading report: The Thief, St Kilda Blues, Hanging Devils, In the Morning I’ll Be Gone

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Andrew Nette| 4 Comments

My reading has been dominated of late by the need to get through a lot of pulp books and material I need to be across for several upcoming literary festival appearances (all of which I’ll also be discussing here in the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Adrian McKinty, Australian crime fiction, Crime fiction, Crime fiction and film from China, Crime fiction and film from Japan

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Pulp Friday: Newton Thornburg’s heist novel, Knockover

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Andrew Nette| 5 Comments

“The scheme was so perfect, the take was so big, you couldn’t ask for anything more-but one of them did. I’ve got a little gem of a Pulp Friday today, the very rare Australian release of Newton Thornburg’s little known … Continue reading →

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Posted in Australian pulp fiction, Crime fiction, Neo Noir, Newton Thornburg, Pulp fiction, Pulp fiction in the 70s and 80s, Pulp Friday, Pulp paperback cover art

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