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  • REVIEW AND INTERVIEW: Dietrich Kalteis and Crooked

    Dietrich Kalteis is one of those writers you can’t get enough of. Every new addition adds another to jewel to his crime writing crown. His latest historical crime offering, CROOKED, is absolutely no exception. Like an expert fisherman, Kalteis hooks readers from the outset thanks to a cast of dastardly charmers. Crooked, a fictional account,

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  • Read an excerpt from Call Down the Thunder: A crime novel by Dietrich Kalteis

    Dietrich Kalteis has produced another gem with his latest historical crime novel, “Call Down the Thunder,” out this month from ECW Press. Read the description below followed by an excerpt of the novel courtesy of ECW. Find your copy here! Amazon.com description: Sonny and Clara Myers struggle on their Kansas farm in the late 1930s,

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  • Dietrich Kalteis on Poughkeepsie Shuffle

    “Poughkeepsie Shuffle weaves a violent tale about banged up people with hearts full of rust. Crossing the border between bleak and bleaker, Kalteis effortlessly shifts gears from broken dreams to petty schemes with a rhythmic voice that’s all his own. If you read one book about gun smuggling, used car sales and hair restoration this

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  • Interview with Clean Sweep author Michael J. Clark

    Not every day is peaches and cream. Some days are just terrible. But when you find a good read, it’s always peaches and cream. This was the case when I read Michael J. Clark’s debut crime novel Clean Sweep, out this month from the fine folks over at ECW Press. It’s all warm and fuzzy,

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  • Deitrich Kalteis interview on punk and words

    It’s always a delight to sit down with authors and talk shop. It’s especially cool when you get to sit down with one you admire. I got lucky with Dietrich Kalteis. His new book, Zero Avenue, is out Tuesday. The book features a gritty punk tale of crime and survival and takes no prisoners in its

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