Tag Archives: James Ellroy

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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City of Light

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Andrew Nette| 1 Comment

Years ago I read a book called Big Bad Blood by a Sydney crime writer called Dave Warner. I can’t remember much about it now, except it was set in Sydney’s vice centre, Kings Cross, in the mid-sixties and involved … Continue reading →

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Posted in Australian crime fiction, Crime fiction, David Whish-Wilson, James Ellroy, Neo Noir

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Crime fiction criminals

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Andrew Nette| 4 Comments

By definition, the majority of crime fiction characters are criminals or at least commit illegal and/or immoral acts. But books where the main character is a full-time professional criminal are surprisingly few and far between. Here’s a selection of some of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime fiction, Donald Westlake aka Richard Stark, Garry Disher, George V Higgins, James Ellroy, Jim Thompson, Megan Abbott, Parker, Ted Lewis

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Cop: is it the best movie ever made of a James Ellroy novel?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Andrew Nette| 1 Comment

I’m going to go way out on a limb here, and say that in my opinion the relatively unknown movie Cop may just be the best adaptation of a James Ellroy book to hit the screen. When I opened my … Continue reading →

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Posted in 80s American crime films, Charles Durning, James Ellroy, James Woods, Neo Noir

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The Song Is You by Megan Abbott

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Andrew Nette| 2 Comments

This review of Megan Abbott’s The Song Is You is my first of what I hope will be many pieces for Patti Abbott’s excellent blog, Friday’s Forgotten Books. The Song is You is only the second Megan Abbott book I’ve read, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Crime fiction, Megan Abbott, Noir fiction

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