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The Baker Brothers
Ryan Leone has the luck of the Irish. But only if the Irish have really bad luck. The Baker Brothers by Ryan LeoneJP was a senior when I was a freshman and he had all the attributes of a cool kid. He...
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I Know What You Did
You can't choose your parents.Someday, you might have to choose them from a line-up.I Know What You Did by Earl JavorskyYeah, you’re a cute little fucker, standing there in your sky-blue onesie. That’s...
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Brit Grit Alley
Brit Grit Alley features interviews, news and updates on what's happening down British crime fiction's booze and blood soaked alleyways.By Paul D. Brazill It Must Be The Weather “Life is a tragedy when...
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Battle Scars
Family ties bind.Break them before they break you. Battle Scars by Cal MarciusMy grandfather treated his grandchildren the way he’d treated his own, quick with the back of his hand. Decades of practise...
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Hellbelly
It's all fun and games. Until somebody loses their innocence.Hellbelly by Tom LeinsIn Testament, most boys my age lost their virginity in a nameless cinderblock cat-house run by an old lady named...
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Review: Texas, Hold Your Queens, by Marie Croswell
One Eye Press Singles has done it again. They published yet another novella that has left me speechless and begging for more. Their latest offering, Texas, Hold Your Queensby Marie S. Crosswell is a...
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Leave it to Cleaver
Some of us use our skills to make a life for ourselves.But in the Gutter, we sometimes use it to take a life for ourselves.Leave it to Cleaver by Chase WhaleWhile I was choking the life out of Ronald,...
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My Mailman, My Enemy
"Just because you're paranoid. . .doesn't mean they're not after you."My Mailman, My Enemy by Patrick CooperHe put a spider in my mailbox again. Third time now. I don’t know why the mailman chose...
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Review: Face Value, by William E. Wallace
I recently wrapped up my reading of Face Value by William E Wallace and I am amazed how Wallace seems to hone his writing chops more and more with each new book he releases. After reading his novella...
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Last Night at Mesca's
Change is inevitable in this world and sometimes you have to roll with the punches.But in the Gutter, sometimes you have to throw 'em.Last Night at Mesca's by Liam SweenyDusk on the picnic tables in...
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Tax Day
The business may be on the up and up and all legit.But in The Gutter, someone else always needs to get theirs too.Tax Day by Nick KolakowskiSitting behindthe wheel of his Oldsmobile Delta 88, warm can...
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Brit Grit Alley
Brit Grit Alley features interviews, news and updates on what's happening down British crime fiction's booze and blood soaked alleyways.By Paul D. Brazill The eBook of Cold London Blues is out now from...
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Review: Goldfinches, by Ryan Sayles
I was introduced to Ryan Sayles when I read The Subtle Art of Brutality (check out my older reviews to find out how much I dug that shit) and I have devoured his short story collection and now his...
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A Full, Upright, and Locked Position
There's something about the flying experience that leaves you humble as you are vulnerable.Because when you fly over the Gutter, it's not the physics that'll fail you, it's the human component.A Full,...
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Baked Goods
Whether it's with cash that's legit or blood-stained,In The Gutter, bills still have to be paid. Baked Goods by Rob Pierce“Look,”Williams said. “This is a job a lotta guys wouldn’t want. Let me know if...
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Article 1
Rusty Barnes just flat out kicked my ass. I dove into Ridgerunner not knowing what to expect and I was ill prepared for what I found. What did I find you ask? I found a crime novel, wrapped in a...
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Return to Eden
Somewhere, out there in the darkness, is a regret trying to undo its inception.In the Gutter, regret is what feeds our dreams.Return to Eden by Ty VosslerFirst there was blackness—blackness so deep...
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Let the Girl Do It
It's all fun and games, until someone loses an eye.Then, it's just fun and games you can't see very well. Let the Girl Do It by Rusty Barnes"I just need to know what you did with Terrance's lockbox,"...
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Review: Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
Being that I am not an avid reader of science fiction, in fact I usually shy away from this genre, I was a bit unwary of tackling Blake Crouch’s new release, Dark Matter. I persisted due to how much I...
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We Got a Winner
Paying bills is a hustle. In the Gutter, it helps to be in the wrong place at the right time. We Got a Winner by Stanton McCafferyJames walked to the liquor store– not for booze, but for the...
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