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Fatboy, by Paul Heatley
There are few things I love more than reading a noir book that has all the necessary components to be a kick-ass book. Books that have plots driven by action, characters that come to life with...
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High Crimes and Misdemeanors
There's shit in the Gutter, and it can't all be stepped around. Some of it has to be scooped up.High Crimes and Misdemeanors by Gary CliftonHomicide Detective Sheena Rucker hung up the phone and strode...
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Bethumped
They say teachers change lives.In The Gutter, it's more of a mutation.Bethumped by JM TaylorMark Rossi’s arms and ankles were bound to the chrome uprights of the chair with rope cut from the window...
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So Amazing, So Crazy
When you fall in love in the Gutter, there's no limit to how far you can fall.So Amazing, So Crazy by Allen GriffinCameron turned off the radio but kept the car’s engine running. He watched little...
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Fool's Trigger
Revenge is a long, winding road.But sometimes, The Gutter shows compassion.Fool's Trigger by Gabriel LandThe ambush occurred just outside of Santa Fe. What I was doing heading towards Santa Fe instead...
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Two Shots
Imitation as flattery is bound to lack conviction. For conviction, you have to get the accused into court.Two Shots by Chris McGinleyRotgut rye. It was the Swede's saloon and the Swede didn't comp...
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Sour Sixteen
A sixteenth birthday is a time for a lot of fun and a little mischief.In The Gutter, moderation is non-existent.Sour Sixteen by Morgan BoydThe day I turned sixteen, I wanted to get hammered. My mom was...
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Review: A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps, by Nick Kolakowski
I just turned the final page of Nick Kolakowski’s, A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps from Shotgun Honey and I am left with the feeling that I will watching out for his next book every day until news...
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A Red Headed Woman
This story originally posted here in 2012. Here we are in 2017, which feels like nothing but trouble. As we're not a political site, this story is about something else that's nothing but trouble: a...
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Book Review: Into the Ocean by Stanton McCaffrey
Something different in The Gutter this Monday:Wherein I review Stanton's McCaffrey's new noir story.BOOK REVIEW: Into the Ocean by Stanton McCaffreyI’m intrigued by stories where the setting is treated...
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Review: The Blade This Time, by Jon Bassoff
“The truth is that we all need to create a narrative, a narrative stuffed full of lies, because otherwise the suffering would be too much, otherwise we would recognize the futility of life and the...
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Desert Heat
For today's blast from the past, a little heat from the one, the only (you'd best hope) Bill Baber. And a little drive that you may not want to take, but in The Gutter, it goes to a place some folks...
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Check-Out
You give your heart to the one you love. In return, The Gutter delivers a gut-punch.Check-out by Sean TuohyHobbs barely heard the pounding footsteps over the ringing in his ear. He shook it off as he...
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Review: American Static, by Tom Pitts
It is always a pleasure to bear witness to an author grow with each book they publish. Novellas become novels, characters become more fleshed out, plots become more multidimensional, and their books...
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Baby
A classic Gutter story, originally posted in 2012. Including what the editors said up here:*Warning: Explicit Content* (Meaning read it and tell us what you think!)Days as dark as thunderheads, blows...
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Snowmen
When you're destined to be the best, The Gutter guarantees the hardest of falls.Snowmen by Jay ButkowskiVasily popped two little white pills in his mouth and swallowed them with a swig of Moskovskaya...
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It's Just A Matter Of How Much
Love in the Gutter, where bad guys always win and good guys are just another kind of loser.It's Just A Matter Of How Much by Gregory RodriguesKanda ran a small café-bar in one of the red light zones....
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Second Chances
If you're on a good run, watch out. The Gutter doesn't grant lucky streaks.Second Chances by Liam SweenyGorman’s crew didn’t rob gas joints. He sent Mark out here to prove a point. The wind threw snow...
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Hero Worship
People make borders, and laws about illegally crossing them. In the Gutter, those who enforce the laws may be worse than those who break them.Hero Worship by Hector Acosta“Fuck Superman.”“Why?”Ray took...
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Final Testimony
Sometimes, the bad guy gets away. Sometimes, the bad guy's holding the scales of justice.Final Testimony by Travis RichardsonHatcher flashed his badge when the metal detector squealed. A sheriff’s...
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