BACK TO BLACK

Gus Dury is a changed man. He is off the Edinburgh streets and back with estranged wife, Debs. He has promised her that he won't get involved in any more dodgy cases which the police can't or won't solve. Above all, he's off the drink. In his pocket at all times is a half bottle of scotch, but although the label is worn to shreds, he has never so much as loosened the cap. But when his brother Michael is found dead with a bullet in his heart and Gus' life begins to unravel all over again. How can he keep the promises he has made and still avenge his brother's murder? Read the first chapter ... here

SWEATY NOIR

Out of print for over ten years, innovative US publisher, Seven Stories Press, has released another previously unavailable Barry Gifford masterpiece in Port Tropique, following on from The Sinaloa Story in the summer of 2008. ANDREW JAMIESON takes a look ... here

GOOD DAY FOR CRIME

Sophie Littlefield knows you’re weak. She knows just where you’re not looking and how to take you down for good. You think, sure. Right. Her. She’s going to level me. Buddy, trust me on this. You’ll be knocked flat so fast it will scarcely seem real. And no one will hear you scream because you’ll be choking on your own teeth and blood. A veteran of online crime writing shorts, Littlefield breaks out this month with her debut novel A BAD DAY FOR SORRY. Kieran Shea caught up with Sophie during a breather from her many projects. ... here

SHORT SELLING

The short novel is back with a bang in the form of Five Leaves' new Crime Express series. PULP PUSHER put two of the publisher's latest recruits, Allan Guthrie and Ray Banks, under the spotlight ... well, more like let them yak away about any old guff, some of it loosely related to the books in question, GUN and KILLING MUM. Enjoy their hilarious exchange ... here

KILLING TIME IN USA

It’s South Beach, Florida, summertime, and the living’s uneasy for laconic Brit private eye Joe Milo. The local Yardies have a contract on him, he’s rattled a few urns at a mobster’s crematory and funeral home, and he’s managed to irritate an Irish Republican group who are running arms to terrorists. They all have one wish in common - for Joe to get out of town pronto. DANNY HOGAN talks to author WARREN ROBERTS ... here

Pulp Pusher contributor SOPHIE LITTLEFIELD -- author of the soon to be released/soon to be bestseller A BAD DAY FOR SORRY -- takes time out from her busy writing schedule to interview fellow author SEAN DOOLITTLE about his latest release SAFER. Read their full exchange ... here

Victor Gischler and Anthony Neil Smith shoot the breeze for Pulp Pusher about rural noir, tacos, and their literary heroes. Check it out ... here 

Beast of Burden is the final instalment in Ray Banks' gripping Cal Innes series. Bringing the dark Manchester underworld to life like no other, Banks' latest tale is full of twists, tantrums and a healthy helping of violence, winding its way to a thrilling denouement. Pulp Pusher sent DAVID LEWIS to get the low down from Banks on the series and what his hardcore fans can expect next ... here

A DATE WITH DESTINY

It was the heist to end all heists. Four twentysomethings, two cars and the most unusual booty of all time. Backed with only their burning passion, a ramshackle group of idealists ventured into the heart of the British Empire to reclaim Scotland's Stone of Destiny, and settle a seven-hundred year old row. Pulp Pusher sent TONY BLACK to talk to ringleader Ian Hamilton about the 'crime' that rocked the world ... here

CLINGING TO REALITY

A dead international superstar, a tricky terrapin and a German with a predilection for wrapping his victims in Clingfilm ... welcome to the surreal world of Ulrich Haarburste. We make few predictions on Pusher, but this we guarantee, you will never read anything like this. It's a one-off. And it is as gut-rippingly hilarious as they come. Go out. Buy it. Tell your friends about it. But most of all, savour the wonder that is Ulrich Haarburste's Novel of Roy Orbison in Clingfilm... here