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An anthology of noirWhile many of the stories take place in Florida. They show you a darker side of the Sunshine State that most tourist seldom see. The writers run the gamut of some of the best of the new writers of noir without a throwaway in this collection. I look forward to reading the whole collection.
I don't want to single any story out, but if I did, it would definitely be Bill Davidson's Erskine Caldwell-worthy "Sister," about the unlikeliest fugitives in noir history, followed by Arthur Evans' female revenge nail-biter "Dead Drop." My own "Jackass Junction" imagines a bad summer day The Who's Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey might have had back on tour in '68. With an anthology this strong, you know the hard-boiled gods are all smiling somewhere.
In this issue, Switchblade heads for Florida for another set of hardboiled and in this case at times quirky tales. I'm a sucker for a bare knuckle boxing tale, so "Dogfight" by Bryce Wilson was a winner. "Jackass Junction" by Jon Zelazny sees members of The Who drinking at a dive bar in the middle of nowhere when their tour bus breaks down. "The Last Savior" by Mark Slade never lets you rest on your laurels as a mob fixer looks to help out an actress with a dead body in her bathtub. "Kiss for Ka...
Switchblade issue seven is full of criminal mayhem. Many of the stories take place in Florida, providing a stark reminder that the Sunshine state has a dark side.Every single entry rocks. My favorites include “A Kiss For Karma” by C.W. Blackwell, “Sleep Tight Hannibal” by J.L. Boekestein, and “My Worst Morning Ever” by Nick Kolakowski. In Blackwell’s tale, a cunning female cop goes head to head with a killer and his amphibian proxy. Boekestein serves up a femme fatale who backs up her action her...
