Detective Fiction

[close] Looking for great books to option for possible consideration. We prefer screenplays already done and some elements on board like: Director & actor. We are a production & distribution company in Los Angeles next to Sony Studios. We have a office in New York as well. We just got back from Berlin Film Festival and will be heading to Cannes Film Festival next. We are always looking for a few gems to add to our production slate.

[close] The official book club for readers of mystery author Laurie R. King

[close] Started somewhat as a reaction to the British cozy mystery of the Agatha Christie style (think Murder She Wrote), there came a demand for something more real, action where the stakes were higher, the participants (good and bad) sleazier, the police on the take, the ladies fatal for any would-be patsy. Thus was born, largely in the 1920s, and often in the pulps (foremost among them Black Mask), the American answer to Sherlock Holmes, the genre that in turn became the basis for the film noir revolution of the 1940s. Our original big three writers in this genre are Dashiel Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and James M. Cain. This modest beginning spawned an international phenomenon with writers in other countries picking up the tropes, some adhering to original themes, others blending in other genres such as science fiction dystopia or urban fantasy, to craft a new literature known simply as noir. These writers and settings come from communities as diverse and complex as can be found throughout the modern world. Half our focus is on original hardboiled crime fiction, its formation in the middle third of twentieth century United States. The other half is on modern noir throughout the world as it has developed since. Join in on the fun as the outsider champion of justice tries to bring its criminal elements to account, won't you?

[close] science fiction, mystery, detective fiction, historical fiction, ancient history, police procedural, Amish fiction: for fans and would-be fans of Dr. Phil D'Amato, the fictional NYPD forensic detective who has appeared in my science fiction mystery novels and short fiction, and in audiobooks, a podiobook, and a short film . bibliography of D'Amato's appearances 1995: "The Chronology Protection Case," Analog Magazine, nominated for Nebula and Sturgeon Awards, reprinted five times 1996: "The Copyright Notice Case," Analog Magazine, nominated for Nebula Award 1997: "The Mendelian Lamp Case," Analog Magazine 1999: The Silk Code, Tor Books, winner of Locus Award for Best First Science Fiction Novel of 1999 2002: The Consciousness Plague, Tor Books 2002: Jay Kensinger's short film of "The Chronology Protection Case" 2002: Mark Shanahan's full-cast radio play of "The Chronology Protection Case" performed at the Museum of Television and Radio, NYC, nominated for the Edgar Award 2003: The Pixel Eye, Tor Books, nominated for Prometheus Award 2004: Audio adaptation of The Consciousness Plague, by Mark Shanahan, published by Listen and Live 2005: Audio adaptation of The Chronology Protection Case, by Mark Shanahan with Paul Levinson and Jay Kensinger, published by Listen and Live 2007: The Silk Code podiobook, performed and produced by Shaun Farrell, in Top 20 Podiobooks of 2007 2012: "author's cut" Kindle ebook edition of The Silk Code published by JoSara Media 2013: Jay Kensinger and Paul Levinson revise and release new extended version of "The Chronology Protection Case" short film, and make it available on Amazon Prime Video 2013: "author's cut" Kindle ebook edition of The Consciousness Plague published by JoSara Media 2014: "author's cut" Kindle ebook edition of The Pixel Eye published by JoSara Media 2015: audio reading of "The Chronology Protection Case" on Starship Sofa