Vigilante Crime & Pulp

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Size Queens Ruined Fiction
Pulp fiction masters understood the importance of staying trim and fit
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Philip “Big Philly” Smith
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Banned in Boston!
James M. Cain's 'problematic' novel The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Philip “Big Philly” Smith
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Its Promotion of Pulp Crime Fiction
The mid-century American crime TV series you should still watch today
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Philip “Big Philly” Smith
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5 ‘Serious Authors’ Who Could Have Been Crime Fiction Icons
Forget Pulitzers, who wins the Paperbacks?
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Philip “Big Philly” Smith
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Cult Crime Film Recommendation: Cop Land (1997)
File this dark gem under They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To.
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Philip “Big Philly” Smith
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Vigilante Update
First off, the pulp-fiction short is making a comeback in a big way in the inaugural Vigilante Anthology.
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Matthew Louis
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Hardboiled and Noir Are Not the Same
Become the classic crime fiction snob you've always aspired to be!
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Philip “Big Philly” Smith
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James Scott Bell and His Mike Romeo Thrillers
Listen now | A spotlight on the award-winning author and his modern pulp fiction
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Philip “Big Philly” Smith
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Donald E. Westlake's Brutal Alter Ego
On Westlake's comedic capers and Richard Stark's noir heists.
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Philip “Big Philly” Smith
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Elmore Leonard's Sneaky Westerns
The earliest short stories of an eventual crime fiction master
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Philip “Big Philly” Smith
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5 Greed-Filled Heist Novels to Read Now
Five thieving romps you can read all in one week
Blockbuster Screenwriter and TV Auteur Taylor Sheridan: Episode 2 of 2 (The Yellowstone Universe--1883, 1923, and 6666 the Four Sixes)
Listen now | Taylor Sheridan Conquered TV and Streaming with Yellowstone
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Philip “Big Philly” Smith
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