Pulp

False Flag Review & John Altman Interview

September 13, 2021 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

A false flag is defined as an “operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party.” There are many such incidents throughout history — the Mukden Incident of 1931 and the Gleiwitz radio attack in 1939 are two of the best-known examples. Couched in conspiracy and intrigue, false flags are prime fodder for thriller fiction, such as False Flag by John Altman.

Yellow Peril By Richard Jaccoma Novel Review

October 18, 2020 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Opium dens, seedy bars, and exotic jungles – all tropes associated with pulp fiction, specifically the yellow peril subgenre, which writer Richard Jaccoma uses in his appropriately named 1978 novel, Yellow Peril – The Adventures of Sir John Weymouth-Smythe.

City of Shadows Review & MJ Lee Interview

August 14, 2020 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

In 1928 Shanghai, a Chinese family named the Lees is brutally murdered while a disabled girl watches in horror, before falling victim herself. It’s up to Inspector Danilov and his sidekick Strachan to unravel this bizarre mystery. [Read more…] about City of Shadows Review & MJ Lee Interview

The Siberian Dilemma Book Review

February 15, 2020 by Matthew Legare Leave a Comment

Moscow Investigator Arkady Renko is back for his ninth and possibly last book, The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz Smith. As with all Arkady Renko books, it’s filled with murder, intrigue, and wry Russian humor.

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?