Very brutal flick which angered filthy french authorities who censored some parts, telling story of how cops deal with criminals, and how neither of them are very much unlike. Few scenes are memorable, trashing of the house, shooting in the hallway and shootout at the roof of the building. Henri Garcin role as ruthless thug is very memorable.
Decent flick about grumpy old farm owner who discovers that his grandson got into drug bussiness, when he finds out dope in the cellar. Having to keep respectable appearence of his estate, he decides to destroy dope and deal with thugs who come to his farm to track him down. They burn his barn and kill his cows but in the end he kills them all and tells nothing to the police.
Based on the autobiography of police detective Roger Borniche, this is arguably the best Alain Delon movie, full of brutal scenes, most notably police pursuit. Jean-Louis Trigninant is also brilliant as gangster who killed over thirty people and executed over hundred robberies.
Funny movie about ruthless criminals who train dobermans to rob banks. But in the end dogs are angry for their mistreatment and run away with the cash.
Very good crime thriller about insecure bank clerk and menacing bank robber and their cat and mouse game. Christopher Plummer gives one of his best performance in this movie as sadistic criminal.
Decent crime flick with extraordinary car chase, lots of action and great performance by Jean-Paul Belmondo as a burglar and Omar Shariff as corrupt cop. Film is based on novel by David Goodis and score by Ennio Morricone is pretty good.
Very enjoyable late novel about young psychopath who after his family dies kills his relative and keeps him in his car, and after some time he falls in love with traumatised girl. Her mother was killed by some junkie and his father and stepmother psychoterapist take control of her.
Once again master criminal called deaf man is making havoc to 87th precinct, threatening to kill city officials if they don't pay him, and detective Steve Carella is having bad time with hoodlums that throw fire at homeless people. Unfortunately master plan of the deaf man is destroyed by pure coincidence.
This is good adaptation of 87th precinct book by Ed McBain, directed by Claude Chabrol. Plot revolves about killing of some teenager girl. Donald Sutherland gives great performance as lead detective, and David Hammings plays short but effective role. There is also Donald Pleasence as first suspect. Movie is beautifully shot and somehow manages to evoke spirit of Ed McBain police procedurals.
Another solid entry in famous 87th precinct series of novels, this one revolves around murder of priest. First suspicion is cast by near-by Satanic church, but it soon is revealed that some nigger dealed drugs to italians and after misunderstanding he went to church and hid drug inside of it. There is also minor subplot of detective girlfriend, former prostitute from Mexico who is chased down by south american thugs.
This is by her opinion one of best novels she has written. Handsome bachelor meets young woman and she invites him to her house just at the moment when head of the estate died. It soon discovers that he was poisoned and all odd ball characters are suspicious, but as it is with these kind of novels, the most innocent one is found guilty.
This is enjoyable entry in 87th precinct novels by Ed McBain where criminal mastermind fucks with the police and creates diversions to lead them off his big plan, going so far to trap stadium with explosives. But as he goes away with the money bad luck finds him in last moment in shape of a beat cop. Luckily he escapes in the river but with no money.
This is one of roman durs, or 'hard novels' as Simenon liked to called them to distinguish them from Maigret's novels. Written in confessional tone, almost like a 140 pages of letter to judge, it tells a story of a troubled man and his affair with some woman who he ultimately killed. Everything he did and not did appear in his letters, like he is confessing all of his sins to unknown judge, and at the end of the novel he kills himself in his cell.
Many years of studying and reading crime fiction compelled me to write my own crime book. It is mostly detective stories mixed with surrealism, black humor, horror and fantasy. Thanks to Boban Knežević for making this come through.
This is great crime novel by one of the better Croatian writers, Goran Tribuson. Police inspector while having trouble with his divorced wife and their ill daughter stumbles upon dead man near the railway. Soon after misleading evidences and red herrings he finds that dead man was trying to uncover secret about mysterious multinational corporation with partnership in Croatia. Socially conscious and foreboding, novel is very well written and resemble some of Chandler's work.
Pavao Pavličić is one of the best Croatian crime writers, and he also wrote theoretical book about the genre. In this novel we follow talented painter who manages to forge all kinds of artwork, paintings, documents and so on, which soon involves him into trouble with authorities. There is underlying theme here whether falsificates can be viewed as legitimate art, and whether all things in world are falsified.
This is huge book consisting of best short stories originally appeared in famous Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Almost every possible crime is contained here from abduction, armed robbery, blackmailing, murder from passion, suicide attempts, espionage and so forth from established authors such as Ed McBain, Patricia Highsmith, Donald E. Westlake, Bill Pronzini and numerous others.
Edited by Peter Haining, this great book over 600 pages long is divided into three sections : Crime (where we follow adventures of criminals), Detection ( stories featuring police detectives ), and Punishment (where private eyes come into play). Amongst well known stories there are dozens of new ones that I haven't read before. Great collection.
Edited by famous crime scholar Julian Symons and with his introduction, this is good selection of classic crime stories, with some undiscovered gems not found elsewhere.
Edited by Stephen Schneider, this book is good selection of most memorable and often overlooked gangster movies beginning with 1920's until end of 1990's and beginning of new millennium. Fans of this typical American genre will probably recognize most of them, but not all, not to mention newcomers. Each movie is represented by two page review by renowned movie critics. Some underrated movies are overlooked, but all in all this is great book with lots of usual gangster stuff.
This is enjoyable Swedish crime thriller about serial killer with split personalities who abducts young women and keeps them in cages. It is eight novel in series featuring detective Joona Linna, and is good example of nordic school of crime fiction.
Unusual crime novel about antiquarian Ned Balfour who finds out that his friend was murdered, and in unravelling of mystery gets skin deep i...
