Behind the Black Mask: Mystery Writers Revealed
Authors of hard-boiled, pulp, mystery, and suspense reveal secrets about their fiction, and the writing life. All interviews are conducted by Clute and Edwards, creators of the popular podcast "Out of the Past: Investigating Film Noir." More info at www.noircast.net
- Update frequency
- every 22 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2008
Episode 28: Michael Connelly Revealed
THE BRASS VERDICT, the nineteenth novel from #1 New York Times Bestselling author Michael Connelly, gives definitive proof that Connelly is the most gifted crime writer since Raymond Chandler. Those …
00:44:51 |
Tue 14 Oct 2008
Episode 27: Scott Phillips Revealed
It is hard to imagine a sequel that is any more tightly intertwined with, or distinct from, its predecessor than Scott Phillips's 2002 THE WALKAWAY. His 2000 debut novel THE ICE HARVEST was a tight t…
00:40:29 |
Mon 13 Oct 2008
Episode 26: George Pelecanos Revealed
THE TURNAROUND, George Pelecanos's fifteenth novel, is the work of a mature writer at the top of his game. It is a thoughtful examination of one event that permanently alters the lives of six young m…
00:49:52 |
Sat 16 Aug 2008
Episode 25: Mark Coggins Revealed
That Coggins is a disciple of Chandler and Hammett is abundantly clear in his most recent August Riordan novel, RUNOFF. Riordan is in many ways analogous to Chandler's iconic Philip Marlowe. He is a …
00:40:57 |
Fri 01 Aug 2008
Episode 24: Jonathan Santlofer Revealed
Jonathan Santlofer is an artist and author of exceptional talent, a master of virtually any visual or linguistic medium. His work has been displayed in fine galleries around the world,and his art-the…
00:43:09 |
Tue 01 Jul 2008
Episode 23: Christa Faust Revealed
Christa Faust's latest novel, MONEY SHOT, distills all the darkest and most addictive spirits of 1940's film noir and 1950's hard-boiled into a lethal elixir. Such a statement is necessarily contradi…
00:40:32 |
Mon 02 Jun 2008
Episode 22: Seth Harwood Revealed
Long before Seth Harwood's JACK WAKES UP went to print with Breakneck Books it came roaring into our homes as a series of expertly-produced podcasts, a serialized publication in the tradition of clas…
00:48:54 |
Fri 16 May 2008
Noircon 2008: The Official Podcast Day 3: Cybernoir Panel
Shannon Clute, Seth Harwood, and Richard Edwards presented this Cybernoir panel on April 5th, 2008, as part of the Noircon Conference in Philadelphia. Clute and Edwards kick things off with a discuss…
00:41:31 |
Mon 28 Apr 2008
Noircon 2008: The Official Podcast Day 3: Wise Guys and Femmes Fatale
Wise guys and femmes fatale form the central focus of these next panel
discussions from Noircon 2008. In the first half of the podcast, Clute
and Edwards talk with authors George Anastasia and Anthon…
00:45:03 |
Mon 14 Apr 2008
Noircon 2008: The Official Podcast Day 2: Editors and Publishers Tackle Noir
Clute and Edwards discuss the editing and publishing of noir fiction
with three members of this Day 2 Noircon panel: Charles Ardai, Stacia
Decker, and Michael Langnas. Charles Ardai is the editor and…
00:17:37 |
Sun 13 Apr 2008
Noircon 2008: The Official Podcast Day 2: George Lippard and Philly Noir
Philadelphia noir is the focus of two panels at Noircon 2008. The first
panel presents the historical moment, cultural milieu and writings of
the 19th century Philly writer George Lippard. Ed Petit a…
00:42:18 |
Sat 12 Apr 2008
Noircon 2008: The Official Podcast Day One
Day One: Opening Night. Noircon 2008 opens at the Society Hill Playhouse in Philadelphia, PA. Clute and Edwards kick off this special podcast mini-series coverage with short interviews from the openi…
00:21:30 |
Fri 04 Apr 2008
Episode 21: Ken Bruen Revealed
Ken Bruen's PRIEST, the fifth entry in the award-winning Jack Taylor series, has been nominated for the 2008 Edgar for Best Novel, and that still may not be high enough praise. PRIEST is the story of…
00:50:04 |
Fri 21 Mar 2008
Episode 20: Laurie King Revealed
Laurie King's TOUCHSTONE is set in England, 1926, in the tense atmosphere of impending labor strikes that threaten to tear the nation apart. It is the story of a remarkable WWI-scarred veteran whose …
00:36:35 |
Sat 16 Feb 2008
Eddie Muller Interview: Noir City 6, and More!
The Czar of Noir joins Clute and Edwards to discuss the upcoming Noir
City film festival, and the various fiction and film projects he has in
the works.
00:16:45 |
Wed 23 Jan 2008
Episode 19: David Fulmer Revealed
David Fulmer's January 2008 Harcourt release, THE BLUE DOOR, will restore your faith in storytelling. In a digital world of slick production, inanely catchy and endlessly repeated refrains, and singl…
00:38:37 |
Thu 17 Jan 2008
Episode 18: Max Allan Collins Revealed
DEADLY BELOVED, released in December 2007 by Hard Case Crime, is the culmination of Max Allan Collins's eclectic and prolific career. Its tight pacing and razor-sharp scene cuts recall Max's talent a…
01:03:30 |
Thu 20 Dec 2007
Episode 17: Tim Maleeny Revealed
Tim Maleeny's second Cape Weathers mystery, BEATING THE BABUSHKA, is nearly impossible to pigeonhole. Its literary predecessors run the gamut form Walter Gibson and Dashiell Hammett to Robert Crais a…
00:35:54 |
Fri 16 Nov 2007
Episode 16: Harry Hunsicker Revealed
Harry Hunsicker's strong third installment to his Lee Henry Oswald series, CROSSHAIRS, is a hard book to categorize. Though set in the sprawling suburbs of modern Dallas, it often reads like throwbac…
00:31:52 |
Tue 30 Oct 2007
Episode 15: Chelsea Cain Revealed
Chelsea Cain's HEARTSICK is at once a recognizable and very original addition to the serial killer genre. While the principal plot twist (a detective working to stop a serial killer must consult with…
00:34:20 |
Mon 17 Sep 2007
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