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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 Some recent crime fiction publications for...
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Cuffs
Revenge is a dish best served cold. In The Gutter, it pays the bills.Cuffs by Paul HeatleySometimes, the correction officers forget to double-lock the cuffs.If you behave yourself, keep your head down,...
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It's All On You
Even in The Gutter, sometimes a guy needs a favor.It's important to be careful who you ask.It's All On You by Shane SimmonsWhat did you do?No, don’t answer that. It’s pretty obvious what you did. And...
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Good Little Hero
For some, a good night's rest doesn't come easy.In The Gutter, a couple of bullets might help.Good Little Hero by Kurt ReichenbaughHis name was Bowzer. One of those mutt hounds that doesn’t actually...
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The Caretaker of Lorne Field, by David Zeltserman
Dave Zeltserman’s awesome novel, The Caretaker of Lorne Field, defies the ability to be put into a standard genre and in many ways, defies the ability to be reviewed in a manner that does it justice....
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Heart Beats
People sometimes take care of family because they're family.And sometimes, vengeance is just an excuse for doing what you like best.Heart Beats by Chase WhaleMy knife has a lot of secrets, and I’m...
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Lucky Dragon
Tattoos can be regretful decisions.Luckily, in The Gutter, there's always someone willing to remove them.Lucky Dragon by Ray ZacekBastards could not touch him. Bobby Haskell had a lucky tattoo. A fiery...
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What I Wish I'd Known Before I Killed My Brother
In The Gutter, there are plenty of reasons to kill a man. Reasons not to kill him may find you a little too late.What I Wish I'd Known Before I Killed My Brother by Sophie Marie 1. I wish my...
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Short Timer
In memory of our good friend, William E. Wallace. Short Timer by William E. WallaceThe mark was snoozing on one of those new benches in the southeast corner of the park,lolling his head forward so he...
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Review: Piggyback, by Tom Pitts
I recently decided to reread a few books that I have previously enjoyed and see how they held up to the passage of time. While there have been a few selections that didn’t hold my attention the second...
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Eulogy
Blood relatives or not, brothers will stick together. In the Gutter, that isn't always enough.Eulogy by James HartmanLet me tell you about my goofy brother. That night, Carl and I never laughed...
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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 Some recent BRIT GRIT news for your...
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Politics
There's no honor among thieves.In The Gutter, that extends to best friends.Politics by Chris McGinleyThe Bogsiders controlled pretty much everything north of Fourteenth Street and west of Crescent...
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There's Just No Figuring
A card game. A beautiful horse. And how a gambling debt gets paid. In The Gutter.There's Just No Figuring by Oliver BrennanBefore he climbed out of the old pickup Marshal Henshaw grabbed his Colt .45,...
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Family Meeting
Never mix family and business.In The Gutter, it's a fatal mistake.Family Meeting by Beau JohnsonI repeat that I love her and that I always have. Not because she needs to be reminded but because she...
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Review: Amphetamine Psychosis , by Daniel Vlasaty
After reading his biographical work of art, Amphetamine Psychosis, I am officially placing Daniel Vlasaty on my Mount Rushmore of writing Gods. I can’t even begin to articulate how well written this...
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Al Wore Dentures
Fireworks, crowbars, meth, vipers: In The Gutter, a weapon's a weapon. Hell, damn near a contract.Al didn’t plan for Big Mike’s survival. Mike’s truck, crunching through the snow to a stop, didn’t...
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Waiting for the Man
Know your enemy.In The Gutter, it's best to forget.Waiting for the Man by Patrick Cooper“Ever seen a picture of him?” “Who? George Leslie?” “Western George Leslie, word. I imagined, while I was reading...
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Review: Deranged, by Jacob Stone (AKA Dave Zeltzerman)
Dave Zeltserman has written some great crime noir books over the past dozen years or so, and I eagerly await every single release of his. In addition to his noir books, he has dabbled in horror, super...
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Beauty & Ruin
When you're down, seems the only way you can go is up. In the Gutter there's gravity, and gravity don't work like that.Beauty & Ruin by Tom LeinsThe midday sun burns like a bullet wound. It feels...
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