Point Blank: Hardboiled, Noir, & Detective Fiction
By Justin & Kurt
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Episodes: 87
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Point Blank is a podcast about hardboiled, noir, and detective fiction. Mixing serious analysis and humor, the co-hosts (Justin and Kurt) discuss classic or contemporary works of crime fiction in each episode. In addition to major works, they offer shorter reviews, and examine noir-ish topics such as alcoholism in detective fiction, the femme fatale, and race and labor in crime fiction. Stroll with Kurt and Justin down the rain drenched alleys and mean streets as they explore the fascinating world of crime fiction.
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E83: Writing Rat Face: A Point Blank Limited Series (Episode 9)
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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E82: Writing Rat Face: A Point Blank Limited Series (Episode 8)
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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E81: Writing Rat Face: A Point Blank Limited Series (Episode 7)
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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E80: Writing Rat Face: A Point Blank Limited Series (Episode 6)
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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E79: Writing Rat Face: A Point Blank Limited Series (Episode 5)
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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E78: Writing Rat Face: A Point Blank Limited Series (Episode 4)
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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E77: Writing Rat Face: A Point Blank Limited Series (Episode 3)
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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E76 Writing Rat Face: A Point Blank Limited Series (Episode 2)
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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E75: Writing Rat Face: A Point Blank Limited Series (Episode 1)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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E74: --The Third Man -- The Film
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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E73 -- The Third Man -- Graham Greene
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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E72 -- Drive (the film) -- Sallis, Gosling, Refn
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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E71: -- Drive -- James Sallis
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Episode 70 -- Iceberg Slim -- Pimp
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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E69 - - Swag - - Elmore Leonard
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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E68: Book Vs Film -- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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E67: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre -- B. Traven
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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E66: Adios Muchachos -- Daniel Chavarria
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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E65: Razorblade Tears -- Mildred Pierce -- The Asphalt Jungle
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Episode 64 -- Margaret Millar -- Beast in View
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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E63 -- Tartan Noir -- Laidlaw
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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E62 -- Cop Hater -- Ed McBain
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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E61 -- Ecological Noir -- The Monkey Wrench Gang -- Animals
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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E60 -- 5 Round Review: Summer Edition
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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E59 -- Miami Blues
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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E58 -- Chicago Noir
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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E57 -- Ride the Pink Horse & The Expendable Man --Dorothy Hughes
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May 22, 2021 |
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E56 -- Five Round Reviews
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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E 55 -- S.A. Cosby -- Blacktop Wasteland
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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E 54 -- Raymond Chandler -- Farewell, My Lovely
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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E53: Strap on Your Rocket Shoes, It's Time to Review Some Spy Fiction
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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E52: To Spy Fiction With Love
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Cinema Spotlight: "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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E51: Russian Roulette with Kurt & Justin -- First 50 Episodes!
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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E50 -- Pop. 1280
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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E49 -- Bluebird, Bluebird -- Deep Dive -- Cinema Spotlight -- Five Round Burst
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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E48 -- Intro to Bluebird, Bluebird -- Rural Noir -- Forgotten Classics -- Attica Locke
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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E47 -- Yakudoshi Age of Calamity -- Chris McKinney -- Scott Kikkawa
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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E46 -- For a Song by Rodney Morales -- Hawaiian Noir -- 5 Round Burst
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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E45 -- Richard Stark's The Hunter -- Deep Dive -- Cinema Spotlight -- Five Round Burst
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May 25, 2020 |
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E44 -- Intro to Richard Stark's The Hunter — Forgotten Classics? — Subject Unknown -- Donald Westlake
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May 17, 2020 |
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E43 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep — Deep Discussion -- Forgotten Classics -- Five Round Burst
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Apr 25, 2020 |
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Quarantine Edition -- Panic in the Streets -- The Killer That Stalked New York
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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E42 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep -- Neo Noir -- Titanshade -- Philip K. Dick
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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Quarantine Edition -- Riot in Cell Block 11
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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E41: An Easy Thing (Part 2) -- Cinema Spotlight "El Che" -- 5 Round Burst
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Mar 07, 2020 |
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E40: An Easy Thing (Part 1) -- Mexican Noir -- Forgotten Classics
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Feb 16, 2020 |
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E39: Brazilian Noir -- Blood of the Wicked (Part 2) -- Cinema Spotlight -- Five Round Burst
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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E38: Brazilian Noir - - Books of the Decade - - Blood of the Wicked (Part 1)
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Dec 28, 2019 |
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E37 -- Out -- Natsuo Kirino -- Stray Dog -- Manhunt Magazine
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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E36: Out (Part 1) -- Natsuo Kirino -- Japanese Noir -- Dog Eared Classics
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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E35: My Sister, The Serial Killer (Part 2)--Deep Dive--Forgotten Classics?--5 Round Burst
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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E34: My Sister, The Serial Killer (Part 1)--Blood Sugar Review--Nigerian Noir
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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E33: Total Chaos (Part 2) -- Deep Dive -- Cinema Spotlight -- 5 Round Burst
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Aug 31, 2019 |
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E32: Total Chaos (Part 1) -- Jean-Claude Izzo -- Mediterranean Noir -- Well Thumbed Classics
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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E31: No Country For Old Men (Part 2) -- Dog-Earred Classics-- Gabino Iglesias --Five Round Burst
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Jul 15, 2019 |
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E30: No Country For Old Men (Part 1)-Cormac McCarthy-Western/Border Noir---Mystery Tribune
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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Summer Announcement
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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E29: To Have And Have Not (pt. 2) -- Deep Discussion -- Dog Eared Classics -- 5 Round Burst
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May 16, 2019 |
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E28: To Have And Have Not (pt. 1) -- Ernest Hemingway -- Milwaukee Noir
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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E27: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (pt. 2) -- Deep Discussion -- 5 Round Burst
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Apr 14, 2019 |
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E26: They Shoot Horses, Do They? (pt. 1) -- Horace McCoy -- Existentialism in Noir -- Dog Eared Classics
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Mar 23, 2019 |
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E25: In a Lonely Place (pt. 2) -- Deep Discussion -- 5 Round Burst
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Feb 28, 2019 |
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E24: In A Lonely Place (pt. 1) -- Dorothy Hughes -- Alcoholism in Detective Fiction
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Feb 05, 2019 |
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E23: Devil In a Blue Dress -- Deep Discussion -- 5 Round Burst
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Jan 21, 2019 |
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E22: Devil in a Blue Dress (pt. 1) -- Walter Mosley -- Featured Reviews -- Podcast Update
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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E21: A Flash of Green -- Deep Discussion -- 5 Round Burst -- Really Stupid Mysteries
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Nov 26, 2018 |
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E20: A Flash of Green (pt. 1) -- John D MacDonald -- Florida Crime Fiction -- Junkie Love
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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E19: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (pt. 2) -- Deep Discussion -- 5 Round Burst
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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E18: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (pt. 1) -- Stieg Larsson -- Nordic Noir--
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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E17: In the footsteps of Spade and Hammett. A Summer Vacation Special!
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Aug 28, 2018 |
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E16: Queenpin (pt. 2) -- Deep Discussion -- Megan Abbott
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Aug 08, 2018 |
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E15: Queenpin (pt. 1) -- Megan Abbott -- Antiheroes -- 5 Round Burst
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Jul 15, 2018 |
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E14: The Maltese Falcon (pt. 2) -- Deep Discussion
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Jun 30, 2018 |
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E13: The Maltese Falcon (Pt 1) -- 5 Round Burst -- North & Central
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Jun 16, 2018 |
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E12: The Doomsters (pt. 2) -- Ross MacDonald
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May 27, 2018 |
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E11-The Doomsters Part 1
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May 15, 2018 |
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E10-The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Apr 20, 2018 |
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E9: Night Has A Thousand Eyes -- Cornell Woolrich -- Investigative Gaming -- 5 Round Burst
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Mar 23, 2018 |
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E8: The Real Cool Killers -- Chester Himes -- 5 Round Burst
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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E7: Shoot the Piano Player -- David Goodis -- East vs. West Noir -- 5 Round Burst
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Jan 24, 2018 |
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E6: The Black Mask Boys --William F Nolan -- Subject Unknown -- 5 Round Burst
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Dec 31, 2017 |
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E5: Strangers on a Train -- Patricia Highsmith -- 5 Round Burst -- Really Stupid Mystery
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Nov 21, 2017 |
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E4: Scorpion Reef -- Charles Williams -- Seattle Noir -- 5 Round Burst
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Oct 23, 2017 |
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E3: The Big Sleep -- Raymond Chandler -- Albuquerque Noir -- 5 Round Burst
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Sep 25, 2017 |
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E2: Red Harvest -- Dashiell Hammett -- Subject Unknown
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Sep 09, 2017 |
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E1: The Killer Inside Me -- Jim Thompson -- 5 Round Burst
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Aug 27, 2017 |