by Admin | May 20, 2014 | Books, Borderline, News + Events, Non-Series Novels, Reviews
This book has aged exceedingly well. The innuendo for a more conservative time now reads like a sly, welcome relief from the bluntness of a less-censored industry. Block’s stylish, stripped-down prose does not detract from the power of his erotic moments but instead...
by Admin | May 19, 2014 | Books, Borderline, News + Events, Non-Series Novels, Reviews
Holliday [BORDERLINE was originally published under the pseudonym Don Holliday] didn’t hold back. Even people who like their noir fiction raw might be challenged to handle some of the content in Borderline. When the narrator follows the thoughts and actions of Weaver,...
by Admin | Apr 25, 2014 | Books, Borderline, Non-Series Novels, Reviews
A long time ago I said that Lawrence Block writes the best sentences in the business. I don’t see any reason to change my mind. Click here to read the full review
by Admin | Apr 25, 2014 | Books, Borderline, Non-Series Novels, Reviews
Hard Case Crime has done it again. Borderline, an obscure title from Lawrence Block’s enormous and ever-growing body of work, is more than just a rare curio—it’s a shocking novel from a then twenty-three year old writer. Shocking not only for its risqué...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2014 | Borderline, Non-Series Novels, Reviews
Hard Case Crime continues to resurrect Block’s early work, often written pseudonymously, from the 1950s and early ’60s. Gleefully mixing soft-core pornography with a thriller plot, Block churned out numerous of these bound-for-the-drugstore-paperback-rack quickies as...
by Admin | Oct 18, 2013 | Borderline, Cover Galleries, Jill Emerson, Midcentury Erotica, Non-Series Novels
Click here for details on these books Click anywhere on the image to see the full-sized covers Hard Case Crime...
