Monthly Archives: September 2021

In the event that anyone is interested, this was the last book I read in 2020, eked out over a few days of the post-Xmas holiday week and probably, though I can’t recall for certain nine months later, finished on … Continue reading →

I love The Addams Family and seeing this trailer come up in my feed reminds me that I still need to see the first of these.

A former investigative journalist, William Shaw is a crime writer I hadn’t encountered before this year, despite the fact that he’s been bigged up by, among others, no lesser personages than Val McDermid and Peter May. The Birdwatcher from 2016 … Continue reading →

I first encountered the work of Christopher Brookmyre when I got sent a copy of his sixth book, A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away (2001), to review for The Third Alternative (and you can find that review here), … Continue reading →

My favourite song from Rod’s oeuvre.

Some back story, before we begin. Created by writer Peter O’Donnell (1920 – 2010), Modesty Blaise began life as a strip cartoon in The Evening Standard newspaper in May 1963, the start of a career that was to last over … Continue reading →

It’s Bruce Frederick Springsteen’s birthday and so we interrupt our normal programming to bring you this little gem.

The latest Bond outing. I’ve posted a trailer for this before; maybe this time it’ll finally happen. According to the Odeon website and imdb.com the release date is 30 September, but my local fleapit is showing 8 October. I wonder … Continue reading →

A review that originally appeared in The Fix #4:- ALBEDO ONE #24 The latest issue of ‘Ireland’s Magazine of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror’ comes with an appealing black and white cover by Mark Lupo, Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ … Continue reading →

Another golden oldie from Rodney’s back catalogue.