Category Archives: Stark House Press

NOTHING IN HER WAY (1953) by Charles Williams

Posted on 14 March 2014 by

“Charles Williams remains the best kept secret in noir fiction” – Max Allan Collins Charles Williams (1909-1975), one of the masters of the 1950s paperback original, has gone through a long period of neglect, probably more read in translation on … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 Book to Movie Challenge, 2014 Vintage Mystery Challenge Bingo, Charles Williams, Friday's Forgotten Book, Noir, Stark House Press | Tagged , | 29 Comments

THE GIRL WHO HAD TO DIE (1940) by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding

Posted on 1 February 2013 by

A belated Fedora welcome to 2013, which this year opens with a review of this fine book by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (1889-1955), who after a brief dalliance with romance novels became a specialist in psychological suspense and thrillers. The Girl … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Vintage Mystery Challenge, Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, Noir, Raymond Chandler, Stark House Press | 37 Comments

ROUGH RIDERS by Charlie Stella

Posted on 28 July 2012 by

Courtesy of those very nice people at Stark House Press, I have in my hands an advance copy of the new novel by Charlie Stella, purveyor of humour, violence, complex plots and double crosses aplenty. Although this zesty thriller is told … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlie Stella, Noir, North Dakota, Stark House Press | 4 Comments