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Daughn Gibson: Lake Mary not mysterious

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Post date June 10, 2026
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Daughn Gibson

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Tags Carl Hiassen, Dashiell Hammett, Daughn Gibson, David Berman, Dum Dum Girls, El Ed Eb, Elmore Leonard, Jim Thompson, Josh Martin, Kristin Kontrol, Marissa Nadler, Randall Dunn, Silver Jews, Sub Pop

The Don of Destruction: James Ellroy’s ‘Widespread Panic’

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Post date January 6, 2023
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James Ellroy (photo credit: Marion Ellinger)

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Tags Al Copone, Black Sabbath, Dashiell Hammett, David Klein, Dudley Smith, Freddy Otash, James Ellroy, Lloyd Hopkins, Raymond Chandler

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Philip Kerr’s Bernie Gunther series – an afterword

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Post date January 10, 2022
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Philip Kerr (photo credit: Stephane Grangier)

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Tags Bernie Gunther, Dashiell Hammett, Ian Rankin, James Ellroy, John Iriving, Karin Slaughter, Kurt Vonnegut, Lee Child, Philip Kerr, Quercus, Raymond Chandler

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The Underground Youth interview: “I had the idea to create this more orchestral sound”

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Post date March 17, 2021
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The Underground Youth (Miriam Marlene Waldner)

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Tags Craig Dyer, Dashiell Hammett, Fuzz Club Records, hey colossus, The Underground Youth