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The Winter 2008 Issue was guest-edited by author Jack Getze, and he's done a superb job. This issue new short stories by Philip Beloin Jr., Todd Cameron, D.A. Davenport, Chris F. Holm, Wolf Janus, Damien Seaman and Gene Sittenfeld, and reviews of the latest works by Craig McDonald, James Sallis, Declan Burke, Tom Piccirilli and many more.

Our feature authors this month are Tess Gerritsen and Ray Banks. Sandra Ruttan offers comprehensive interviews with both, and Brian Lindenmuth and Allan Guthrie make an appearance in Ray's interview.

And Jim Napier sits down to chat with Ian Rankin in a special profile.

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The Fall 2007 Issue is our thirteenth issue since we launched in 2005, and is packed, with short stories by authors Patricia Abbott, Daniel Hatadi, Patrick Shawn Bagley, Keith Gilman, Jan Christensen, Mark Troy, Karen Pullen, Barbara Stanley, Jonathan C. Gillespie, KP Dorsey, Kaylea Hiscall Champion and Jordan McPeek.

Two special author features put Kevin Wignall and George Pelecanos in the hot seat. Rob Lord chats with George Pelecanos, and does a profile on his work. Sandra Ruttan probes the psyche of Kevin Wignall, and reviews Who Is Conrad Hirst?, Wignall's latest book.

We also have reviews of the latest works by Marshall Karp, Sheila Lowe, Ken Bruen, Tim Maleeny, Charles Kelly, Dave Zeltserman, Ann Cleeves and more.

Steven Torres, author of The Concrete Maze, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the inspiration for his short story appearing in the Bronx Noir collection.

Sandra Ruttan has a comprehensive chat with Rick Mofina, author of A Perfect Grave, about series books, standalones, and what the future has in store for his writing career.

Robert Fate, author of Baby Shark's Beaumont Blues, gets taken in for questioning by Julia Buckley and Sandra Ruttan.

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In an author interview four pack, Sandra Ruttan speaks with Rick Mofina, Steve Mosby, Julia Buckley and Jon Papernick.

Stories by George M. Burden, Nikki Dolson, Seth Hardwood, Grant McKenzie, Amra Pajalic, Stephen D. Rogers, Pam Skochinski, Robert Wangard and James R. Winter.

Author profiles by Helena Stawicki, JB Thompson, Cornelia Read and Julia Buckley

Website profiles of Heliotrope and Pulp Pusher

Bonus Features: Special Feature on Podcasting with Shannon Clute and Seth Harwood.

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