Interviews

A Trace of Smoke Review & Rebecca Cantrell Interview

November 14, 2019 by Matthew Legare 2 Comments

A Trace of Smoke by Rebecca Cantrell is a noir mystery set in the seedy streets of 1931 Berlin, full of vice, intrigue, and murder.

The Jade Dragon Review & Garrett Hutson Interview

September 14, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

The Jade Dragon by Garrett Hutson is a murder mystery set against the backdrop of 1930s Shanghai. Full of gangsters, intrigue, spies, and politics, we follow the journey of one American determined to solve the murder of his friend.

Death in Shanghai Review & MJ Lee Interview

August 22, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Shanghai 1928 – the body of blonde woman is found dead, washed up on the “Beach of Dead Babies.” The mutilated corpse is marked with the Chinese character for “justice.” It’s with this gruesome and foreboding atmosphere that Death in Shanghai by MJ Lee, and the Inspector Danilov series begins.

Shanghai Story Review & Alexa Kang Interview

July 19, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Shanghai Story by the great Alexa Kang is a historical epic in the vein of such classics as The Winds of War and War and Remembrance. Whereas those books concentrated on the well-represented European Theater of World War II, Kang’s trilogy will focus on the lesser-known Sino-Japanese War.

The Last Train Review & Michael Pronko Interview

June 12, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

In modern-day Tokyo, an American businessman meets a grisly end underneath an oncoming subway train. But it was no accident. He was pushed, and furthermore, we know who did it. Michiko Suzuki, a seriously damaged young woman, is the murderer, but why did she do it? So begins The Last Train by Michael Pronko.

A Rising Man Review & Abir Mukherjee Interview

May 11, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Calcutta, 1919 – In the sweltering Indian heat, a British civil servant is found brutally murdered with a note shoved in his mouth. The note is a warning to the British – quit India or else. Thus begins A Rising Man, a historical murder mystery and the first in the Sam Wyndham series by Abir Mukherjee.

Tokyo Kill Review & Barry Lancet Interview

April 23, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Full of international intrigue, long-buried historical secrets, and criminal conspiracies, Tokyo Kill is a worthy follow up to Barry Lancet’s Japantown and Book 2 in the Jim Brodie series.

Sex Slaves of the Dragon Tong Review & F. Paul Wilson Interview

February 28, 2019 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Sex Slaves of the Dragon Tong by F Paul Wilson Cover

Sex Slaves of the Dragon Tong. With a title as lurid as that, how can you not be interested?

Tokyo Black Review & Andrew Warren Interview

January 31, 2019 by 2 Comments

Tokyo Black by Andrew Warren has everything that thriller readers like. A burned ex-CIA operative hiding out in exile. High-stakes geopolitical tension. A gang of villains ready to kill anyone to bring out their plans. And most importantly, lots of action.

The Tommy Gun Dolls Review & Dan Cooney Interview

November 30, 2018 by 1 Comment

As previously mentioned, I love San Francisco, noir, and the 1920s. Speakeasies, gangsters, and flappers – these might be clichés of the era but they’re what I love best about it. Wherever they appear, I’ll spend my money. Artist and writer Dan Cooney must have read my mind and created the Tommy Gun Dolls, a new graphic novel trilogy.