My new book, Something More Than Night, makes extensive use of the vocabulary and tropes of the old pulp noir detective stories of the 1930s-1950s.  One character in particular embraces this persona with gusto: Bayliss speaks like no other character in the story.

It was a fun writing challenge to set for myself.  It was also a hell of a lot of work.

By the time my preparations were complete, I had assembled an 80 page slang glossary containing over 750 entries, each with its own contextual example and bibliographic reference. 

Now that the book is out (hooray!) I'm posting the glossary online.