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Crime Time [#24, 2001] ed. Barry Forshaw (CT Publishing, £4.99, 256pp, tp)
No fiction in this issue. Details supplied by Denny Lien.

2 · The Desk · Barry Forshaw · ed
3 · Over-Written, Over-Violent and Over Here: The Narrowing Divide in American and British Crime Fiction · Michael Carlson · ar
7 · Us or Them?: US vs UK Crime Writing · Eddie Duggan · ar
12 · The Great EC Crime Covers · Barry Forshaw · ar
15 · US vs UK · Natasha Cooper · ar
19 · US vs UK: Notes from Underground · Carol Anne Davis · ar
23 · Charles Willeford: Some Thoughts · Peter Walker · ar
29 · Donna Leon · Barry Forshaw · iv
31 · You Play the Black and the Red Comes Up, by Eric Knight (aka Richard Hallis) · Woody Haut · ar [Eric Knight]
37 · Not All Black and White: Walter Mosley · Mark Campbell · iv
43 · Greg Rucka Meets Batman · Judi Rohrig · iv
47 · The American Eye: Jay Russell · Anon. · iv
49 · Wagon Men · Charles Shafer · ar
51 · Robert Crais: An Interview in Two Parts · Michael Carlson · iv; the interview was conducted in two sessions; but both are printed here.
57 · Blood Washes Blood: A True Story of Love, Murder and Redemption Under the Sicilian Sun · Frank Viviano · ar
61 · Donald E. Westlake · Lee Server · iv
67 · Another ‘Lost’ Genius—The Mario Balzic Novels of K.C. Constantine · Peter Walker · iv
71 · Mike Ripley · Mike Ripley · ar
79 · A Day in the Life of Margaret Murphy · Margaret Murphy · ar
83 · Gerald Kersh · Paul Duncan · ar [Gerald Kersh]
89 · Charles Spencer · Charles Spencer · ar
91 · Peter Guttridge · Peter Guttridge · ar
95 · Geoffrey Archer · Geoffrey Archer · ar
97 · Michael Innes · Anon. · ar [Michael Innes]
100 · Reg Gadney · Reg Gadney · ar
102 · Denise Danks’ Crystal Ball · Anon. · ar
102 · From Vertigo to Les Diaboliques: Boileau-Narcejac · John Kennedy Melling · ar
109 · Discussion Form: The Gold Daggers · Anon. · ms
111 · Top Crime Scribes Tell Us How... · [Various] · ar
119 · Ian Rankin: It’s the Write Time to Get Out There · Anon. · ms [Ian Rankin]
120 · Better Than the Surgery: Paul Carson · Barry Forshaw · iv
123 · Empathy with the Devil: Emmanuel Carrere · Anon. · ar [Emmanuel Carrère]
128 · Authors in London · Barry Forshaw · ar
130 · Crime Time News · Anon. · cl
139 · Henry Cecil · Anon. · ar [Henry Cecil]
142 · Edgar Wallace · Anon. · ar [Edgar Wallace]
147 · Desmond Bagley · Anon. · ar [Desmond Bagley]
150 · James Hadley Chase · Anon. · ar [James Hadley Chase]
155 · Steve Aylett · Anon. · ar [Steve Aylett]
157 · Bullets · Adrian Muller · cl
163 · To the Max · Maxim Jakubowski · cl
165 · Emotional Realism · Natasha Cooper · ar
167 · What Makes the British Hardman Hard? · Michael Carlson · ar
171 · The Big Wrap-Up · Michael Carlson · mr
174 · Film on the Page · Michael Carlson · br
178 · Made Men and Tasty Geezers: The British vs. the American Crime Film · Mike Paterson · ar
186 · Reviews · Barry Forshaw & Paul McAuley · mr
189 · The USA vs the UK · Charles Waring · ar; comparing crime-oriented television series.
199 · Quincy Jones: Portrait of a Musical Legend · Charles Waring · ar
207 · Triple Threat · Paul McAuley · mr
211 · CT Recommends the Latest DVDs · Barry Forshaw · mr
213 · A Personal View · Mark Timlin · cl
216 · The Verdict · [Various] · br
254 · And Finally: The Early Celluloid Sleuths · John Kennedy Melling · cl
256 · Obituary: Hélène de Monaghan · Anon. · ob

Crime Time [#25, 2001] ed. Barry Forshaw (CT Publishing, £4.99, 272pp, tp)
Subtitled “Special Issue: Sex and Crime”. Details supplied by Denny Lien.

2 · From the Desk · Barry Forshaw · ed
3 · Bestiality, Parthogenesis and Women’s Underwear: Aspects of Sex in Mayhem Parva and Pulp City · Andrew Taylor · ar
8 · An Interview with Andrew Taylor · Adrian Muller · iv
17 · Lust Murders · Carol Anne Davis · ar
19 · The Chelsea Girl, the Playboy, the Honest Cop and the Proven Lawyer · Anthony Frewin · ar; on the 1967 murder of Claudie Delbarre.
39 · Fatal Women in the Hard-Boiled Fifties · Lee Horsley · ar
45 · Sex and Savagery in Pulp Crime Paperback Cover Art · Gary Lovisi · ar
53 · Sexy Crime—Not! · Russell James · ar
55 · Maxim Jakubowski: Filth Peddler or Emperor of Erotic Noir? · Jim Driver · ar [Maxim Jakubowski]
59 · 69 Love Songs · Maxim Jakubowski · nv
75 · Henning Mankell: Sweden’s Premier Crime Writer Visits the U.K. · Barry Forshaw · ar [Henning Mankell]
77 · On Grievance · K. C. Constantine · ar
85 · Jeffrey Deaver: Let’s Twist Again Like We Did Last Summer [Jeffery Deaver] · Michael Carlson · iv
88 · Dark Secrets: Robert Edric · Barry Forshaw · ar [Robert Edric]
89 · James Ellroy in London · Woody Haut · iv
94 · Crime Time News · Anon. · cl
95 · High-Tech Writing · Peter May · ar
96 · Dark...and Other First Novels · Barry Forshaw · ar
99 · Back to Greeneland · Barry Forshaw · ar [Graham Greene]
101 · Key Crime Scribes: A Random Selection · Eve Tan Gee · ar
111 · From Simon John · Simon John · lt
113 · How I Wrote... · [Various] · cl
125 · Perishing Twice with Robert B. Parker · Robert B. Parker · ar
129 · Pick of the Publishers · Brian Ritterspak · ar
131 · Sally Emerson · Anon. · iv
135 · Tony Strong: Decoys and Deceptions · Mark Campbell · iv
139 · In a Class of Her Own · Anon. · ar [Val McDermid]
143 · James Sallis · Mark Thwaite · ar
147 · The House of Death · Paul Doherty · ex Constable & Robinson 2001; chapters 1 & 2.
171 · Crime File: Henry Cecil · Anon. · ar [Henry Cecil]
174 · Crime File: Peter May · Anon. · ar [Peter May]
175 · Crime File: John Baker · Anon. · ar [John Baker]
177 · Sex and the Hollywood Detective · Mike Ashley · ar [Robert Leslie Bellem]; on Robert Leslie Bellem and his Dan Turner stories.
187 · Bullets · Adrian Muller · cl
193 · Sex and Crime · Natasha Cooper · ar
196 · Audiocrime · Brian Ritterspak · rv
197 · The Screen Seen at Crime Scene · Michael Carlson · mr
201 · The Big Wrap-Up · Michael Carlson · mr
203 · Films on the Page · Michael Carlson · br
207 · You’ll Take It and Like It: Sex in the Crime Film · Mike Paterson · ar
213 · Crime on the Box: Sexual Temptation · Charles Waring · mr; on the series The Vice.
216 · Back to the Village: Fresh Perspectives on The Prisoner · Charles Waring · mr
227 · Video Reviews · Paul McAuley & Barry Forshaw · mr
229 · Music · Charles Waring · rv
235 · A Personal View · Mark Timlin · cl
237 · The Lawrence Block Newsletter · Lawrence Block · cl
240 · To the Max · Maxim Jakubowski · cl
243 · The Verdict · [Various] · br
271 · The Au Pair Writers · John Kennedy Melling · ar; on collaborations in crime fiction.

Crime Time [#26, 2002] ed. Barry Forshaw (CT Publishing, £4.99, 208pp, tp)
Subtitled “The Sherlock Holmes Issue”. Details supplied by Denny Lien.

2 · From the Desk · Barry Forshaw · ed
3 · Starring Sherlock Holmes · David Stuart Davies · ar
5 · Back to Baker Street: How I Wrote The Pocket Essentials Sherlock Holmes · Mark Campbell · ar
10 · Sherlock Holmes—The E-Tective · Anon. · ar
12 · A Study in Scarlet: An Introduction · David Stuart Davies · ar
15 · The Private Files of Mycroft Holmes · Kim Newman · ex; excerpt from manuscript of his The Bloody Red Baron, cut before publication.
19 · David Pirie: Before Sherlock Holmes · Barry Forshaw · ar [David Pirie]
21 · The Other Moriarty—Zenith: White Hunter, Black Heart · Steve Holland · ar; on Zenith the Albino.
25 · Holmes on DVD · Barry Forshaw · mr
26 · Sherlock Holmes and the Modern Mystery Writer · Martin Edwards · ar
31 · From Hungry Men to Thieves Like Us: The Life and Times of Edward Anderson · Woody Haut · ar
43 · The Gates of Janus · Brian Ritterspak · br
45 · “I’m Not Tempe”: Kathy Reichs Talks to Ellen Cheshire · Kathy Reichs · iv
48 · On the Take · Graham Hurley · ar
54 · Tami Hoag · Michael Carlson · iv
57 · The Stakes Are High: Ray Hammond and James Jackson · Barry Forshaw · iv
59 · Burning: John Straley Talks to Adrian Muller · Adrian Muller · iv
67 · Russell James · Anon. · ar [Russell James]
68 · Campbell Fights Back · Mark Campbell · ms
69 · John Baker · Anon. · ar [John Baker]
71 · Agatha Christie Audio, by Agatha Christie · Judith Gray · br
73 · CT News · Anon. · cl
75 · Literary Legerdemain · David Britland · ar; on magic and magicians as themes in crime fiction.
83 · The Repentant Rake · Edward Marston · ar
85 · From the Dark: Kenji Jasper · Barry Forshaw · iv
87 · Back on the Boulevard · Ken Bruen · ar
89 · Linda Davies: Something Wild · Eve Tan Gee · iv
92 · Shooting in the Dark · John Baker · ar
94 · The New Noir · Jack Boulter · ar
99 · Events at Crime in Store · Thalia Proctor · ms
101 · Keeping It Fresh: Gerald Seymour · Judith Gray · ar [Gerald Seymour]
103 · Matt Scudder Meets His Maker · Lawrence Block · iv
105 · Cool Times with Scott Phillips · Barry Forshaw & Woody Haut · ar
107 · Little Moments of Redemption: George Pelecanos Talks to Michael Carlson · Michael Carlson · iv
113 · Out of the Dark · Natasha Cooper · ex Simon & Schuster 2002
121 · Bullets · Adrian Muller · cl
127 · The Adventure of the Invested Fortune · Mike Ashley · ar; on prices of Sherlockian collectible first editions.
136 · Crime, Grime, and Punishment... · Gwendolyn Butler · br
141 · The Crimes of the London Film Festival · Michael Carlson · mr
148 · Books on Film · Michael Carlson · br
151 · Sherlock Holmes on Television · Charles Waring · mr
156 · The Sopranos · Charles Waring · mr
157 · Warner Movie Music Remasters · Charles Waring · rv
165 · Confessions of a Holmes-Hater · Natasha Cooper · ar
167 · The Block Newsletter · Lawrence Block · cl
171 · A Personal View · Mark Timlin · cl
173 · To the Max · Maxim Jakubowski · cl
177 · Videocrime · Barry Forshaw · mr
179 · The Verdict · [Various] · br
208 · And Finally: Holmes’ Rivals’ Arrival · John Kennedy Melling · cl

Crime Time [#27, 2002] ed. Barry Forshaw (CT Publishing, £4.99, 208pp, tp)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

2 · From the Desk · Barry Forshaw · ed
3 · The Dirty Dozen: Twelve Key Crime Movies (Plus One) · Michael Carlson · ar
7 · Fatal Attraction · Carol Anne Davis · ar
9 · Cockfighter: From Page to Screen · Woody Haut · ar
15 · The Taking of Pelham One Two Three · Mike Paterson · ar
19 · Twenty Unforgettable Crime Movies · Woody Haut · ar
27 · Dr Mabuse: The Gambler · Kim Newman · ar
33 · The Third Man · Paul McAuley · ar
35 · Heartbreak & Vine: Crime Writers, Screenplays and Studios · Woody Haut · ar
41 · From Night in the City to a Long Cool Day in Hell · Paul Duncan · ar [Gerald Kersh]
49 · David Peace · David Peace · ar
55 · Making the Switch · Joan Lock · ar
61 · Crime & Passion: an Interview with Peter Darvill-Evans · Mark Campbell · iv
65 · Ben Elton: Reality Bites · Mark Campbell · iv
69 · Paul Kilduff Hunts Heads · Paul Kilduff · ar
73 · Parallel Lies: Ridley Pearson Talks to Barry Forshaw · Barry Forshaw · iv
75 · Sin City, by Frank Miller · Mark Thwaite · br
79 · Dying in Discord · Judith Cutler · ar
81 · The Urban Landscape of Marxist Noir [Alan Wald] · Graham Barnfield · iv
91 · Lisa Appignanesi · Anon. · ar [Lisa Appignanesi]
94 · Simon Brett · Anon. · ar [Simon Brett]
96 · Mel Stein · Anon. · ar [Mel Stein]
96 · Margaret Murphy · Anon. · ar [Margaret Murphy]
97 · How I Wrote Darkness Falls · Margaret Murphy · ar
98 · Martin Edwards · Anon. · ar [Martin Edwards]
100 · Michael Marshall Smith · Anon. · ar [Michael Marshall Smith]
102 · Pashazade [Arabesk] · Jon Courtenay Grimwood · ex Earthlight UK 2001
131 · Just the Facts, Ma’am · Mike Ashley · ar; on Jack Webb and Dragnet.
139 · Bullets · Adrian Muller · cl
145 · The Block Report · Lawrence Block · cl
147 · Natasha Cooper on... · Natasha Cooper · cl
149 · The Big Round-Up: Natural Born Rippers · Michael Carlson · br
153 · Touch of Evil Redux: Walter Murch and the Restoration of Orson Welles’ Masterpiece · Michael Carlson · ar [Orson Welles]
158 · TV Crime · Charles Waring · mr; in spite of title, this issue he reviews four crime movies from 1958 to 1974.
167 · Music · Charles Waring · rv
171 · A Question of Pace · Gwendolyn Butler · br
173 · To the Max · Maxim Jakubowski · cl
175 · A Personal View · Mark Timlin · cl
178 · DVD Crime · Paul McAuley · mr
180 · DVD Crime II · Barry Forshaw · mr
181 · The Verdict · [Various] · br
207 · And Finally: Hitchcock, Crime and I · John Kennedy Melling · cl

Crime Time [#28, 2002] ed. Barry Forshaw (CT Publishing, £4.99, 96pp, tp)
No fiction in this issue. Details supplied by Denny Lien.

2 · From the Desk · Anon. (by Barry Forshaw) · ed
3 · Ed McBain: Two for the Price of One—Ed McBain and Evan Hunter Interviewed · Mike Carlson · iv
8 · Ed McBain: An Appreciation · Peter Walker · ar [Ed McBain]
11 · Ed McBain: Still Writing for Pleasure · Mark Campbell · iv
14 · Ian Rankin · Ian Rankin · ar [Ian Rankin]
16 · Ian Rankin: A Bibliography · Gill Plain · ar [Ian Rankin]; mostly a survey of his work; the bibliograpy proper is only a half-page of the article.
21 · Sparkle Hayter: Using Evil for Good · Mark Campbell · iv
27 · Sherlock Holmes: A Classic of the Crime Fiction Era [from The Classic Era of Crime Fiction] · Peter Haining · ex Prion Books 2002
43 · Modern Crime · Mike Ashley · ar
47 · Crime Film · Michael Carlson · mr
51 · Crime on TV · Charles Waring · mr; on the TV show 24.
53 · A Round-Up of Recent Crime Movie Soundtracks · Charles Waring · rv
55 · DVD Choice · Paul McAuley & Barry Forshaw · mr
59 · To the Max · Maxim Jakubowski · cl
61 · A Year in the Life... · Russell James · ar
69 · Dancing with the Uninvited Guest · Julia Wallis-Martin · ar
73 · Sex Dolls · Reggie Nadelson · iv
75 · Roy Huggins, 18 July 1914—3 April 2001 · Mike Ashley · ob
77 · The Medieval Murderers: Michael Jecks & Co. · Anon. · ar
80 · More, Please · Eve Tan Gee · br
82 · The Verdict · [Various] · br

Crime Time [#29, 2002] ed. Barry Forshaw (CT Publishing, £4.99, 96pp, tp)
No fiction in this issue. Details supplied by Denny Lien.

2 · From the Desk · Anon. (by Barry Forshaw) · ed
3 · Elmore Leonard: We Talk to the Man · Charles Waring · iv
15 · Elmore Leonard: The Crime Novels · Charles Waring · ar [Elmore Leonard]
21 · Val McDermid: A Mini Mission · Mark Campbell · iv
27 · Val McDermid on Crime · Val McDermid · ar
29 · McDermid: The Books · Mark Campbell · ar [Val McDermid]
31 · Death in the Ancient World · Steven Saylor · ar
34 · Steven Saylor: Books in Print, by Steven Saylor · Anon. · br
38 · Karin Fossum: Q & A · Eve Tan Gee · iv
41 · Within These Walls: Authors and Capital Offenses at Bellmarsh Prison · Mark Campbell · ar; report of crime writer panel discussion program held at the prison.
43 · Writing Heartbreak and Vine: The Fate of Hardboiled Writers in Hollywood · Woody Haut · ar
46 · Every Family Has a Skeleton in the Cupboard · Fiona Mountain · ar; on writing her book Pale as the Dead.
47 · Vic Bruckner Looks at Pale as the Dead, by Fiona Mountain · Vic Buckner · br
48 · Rhetorical Murder: Writing Aristotle Detective · Margaret Doody · ar
49 · Aristotle Detective, by Margaret Doody · Vic Buckner · br
50 · The Big Round-Up: Books on Film · Michael Carlson · br
53 · The Inspector Lynley Mysteries · Charles Waring · mr
57 · To the Max · Max Jakubowski · cl
61 · Natasha Cooper on...: Violence · Natasha Cooper · cl
63 · Collecting Crime · Mike Ashley · cl [Michael Gilbert]
66 · DVD Crime · Kim Newman, Paul McAuley & Barry Forshaw · mr
71 · The Block Newsletter · Lawrence Block · cl
73 · The Verdict · [Various] · br

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