Bad news this evening. Charles Grant, author of dozens of novels in the horror and fantasy genres, died of a heart attack on September 15--n...

Hmmm. Hard Case just announced another title, and released the cover art. The title: Blackmailer. The author: George Axelrod (screen write...

I discovered an amazing novel in the winter of 1991. One evening, probably a Saturday evening, I stumbled across the novel, Truman's Spy...

There is a terrific interview of Richard Matheson at Mystery File conducted by Ed Gorman. Gorman starts the thing with a brief overview of M...

Bill Pronzini is best known for his spectacular Nameless Detective series, but his stand alone work more than holds its own. In fact, I look...

Okay, I have been meaning to write this post for nearly two weeks, but alas it just hasn't happened. Well, it is happening now, I promis...

Good news. Robert Randisi has a new novel coming to a bookstore near you this Halloween--Oct. 31 for the mentally stunted out there. It is t...

New today! I just received an email from the fine people at Hard Case--Charles Ardai to be exact, or maybe his secretary. Who knows? They ha...

Bill Crider, paperback collector and mystery / western writer, has put together a slideshow of his Harry Whittington collection. The covers ...

Oh boy. It's Monday evening, and I'm still smiling. This weekend I made an absolute haul at a thrift shop and a used bookstore. I f...

I wish I could tell you that I have been a lifelong Stephen King fan, but I can't. Now don't get me wrong, I have never read a Step...

Ed Gorman writes a different kind of western--the characters are softer, lonelier and much more recognizable (they feel and act like people ...

I just ran across the cover art for the next Brian Keene novel coming out from Leisure Books--the most progressive mainstream horror publish...

It's no secret I am a fan of the old crime thrillers of the 1940s, 50s and 60s--not to mention the westerns, the science fiction and jus...

We all have a favorite writer, or two, or three, or ten--but every once in a while, if we are lucky, we find a writer that speaks to us. Not...

The last several weeks have seen few, to say the least, posts here at Grav etapping. My instinct is to blame blogspot--their blog posting pr...

Good news, and bad too. Amazing Journeys Magazine recently published my short story "The Electric Man," and it is currently avail...

I just got my dirty paws on the latest artwork to appear on a future Hard Case Crime novel. It is deliciously lurid and boldly vibrant. The ...

The 2006 Shamus Award Nominees are Announced The Private Eye Writer's of America have announced the 2006 nominees for their annual Shamu...

Through Wyoming Eyes, by Ken Rand My review of Ken Rand's most recent chapbook, Through Wyoming Eyes, has been posted on SFReader.com ....