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"The Earth may be some other planet's hell."

—Detective Inspector Bill Slider, Death Watch, 1992, by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles


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Articles

The Magnificent Brain of Alvin Fernald, Clifford B. Hicks' Charming Kid Crime-Solver

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“What my mind can conceive, I can achieve."
—Alvin Fernald’s motto

Film & TV

Eyewitness: Beautiful Losers

Written by Kevin Burton Smith

A slap in the face to notions of what film noir is supposed to be.

Profile

Across the Great Divide: K.C. Constantine Takes the Detective Novel Into Uncharted Territory

Written by Jeff Siegel

The Mario Balzic mysteries of K.C. Constantine, the pseudonym of Carl Kosak, have won a legion of fans.

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