by Stephen Bentley | May 29, 2020 | Book Reviews
This review follows hot on the heels of a recent post of mine about detectives, pulp fiction and authenticity. The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler My rating: 3 of 5 stars Overall, I liked it. It was worth reading if only for Chandler’s essay of the same... 
by Stephen Bentley | May 27, 2020 | Short Story Submissions, Uncategorized
The legendary crime fiction writer, Raymond Chandler. wrote in his 1950 essay, The Simple Art of Murder: “Fiction in any form has always intended to be realistic.” For me, pulp fiction, detectives and authenticity go hand in hand. You may now breathe a... 
by Stephen Bentley | May 25, 2020 | Awards, Book Reviews, Detective Matt Deal Thriller
I woke up to a nice surprise this morning after checking my emails. The Readfreely May 2020 Book of the Month review was one of them. It was my book Mercy: Book One in the Detective Matt Deal Thriller series, so as I read their review and keeping my fingers crossed it... 
by Stephen Bentley | May 18, 2020 | Book Reviews
My review below and look out soon for an author interview with Andrew Allan right here. Walt’s Fault: A Walt Asher Short Thriller by Andrew Allan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Enjoyable read in a genre I love. I particularly liked the author’s writing style... 
by Stephen Bentley | May 7, 2020 | Podcasts
Many people are fascinated by true crime and a great number of podcasts in this area have been launched over the past few years. True Crime Investigators UK has just launched and it’s a podcast with a difference. How so? John and Sally who present the podcast... 
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