BLOG: The French Word for Bleak? | The Crime Factory

I have something of a soft spot for noir fiction. It was the sub-genre that first turned me on to the potential of crime fiction to deal with something beyond the solution of a mystery. This was the crime fiction of the dispossessed, the dubious and the dying on their feet. Its voices were forgotten … Read more

BLOG: Hands Across the Ocean | The Crime Factory

16/05/2012 By Ray Banks Hands Across the Ocean Ask me what my favourite British crime movie is, and you’re likely to get a rather guilty pause before I answer. You see, anyone with connections to the North East of England is supposed to say Get Carter. It’s kind of hardwired into the northern cultural consciousness. … Read more

Blog | The Crime Factory – Part 2

04/12/2013 By Liam José EBook now available below.   “The other inmates call him Saint Homicide, the murderous man of God who heeded the voice of wrath when it told him to do the unthinkable. Many consider him a fanatic. Others see him as a prophet. And some simply think he’s insane. Here, he tells … Read more

Issues | The Crime Factory

13/10/2014 By Liam José The sixteenth issue of the award-winning magazine, CRIME FACTORY, available in PDF or Kindle. We really recommend going for PRINT [CLICK HERE] with this issue, though, as it looks GORGEOUS!   (After purchasing, you will be redirected to the site with the download link.)   In this issue, Crime Factory chats … Read more

Crime Factory | The Crime Factory

10/10/2015 By Crime Factory LUPO DANISH NEVER HAS NIGHTMARES is the debut novel from San Diego-based writer and stand-up comedian, Jimmy Callaway, and the first full-length novel from Crime Factory Publications. Available in both print and eBook.   With great power comes great dysfunction. Lupo Danish is the most feared man in organized crime. Tales … Read more

Issues | The Crime Factory

13/10/2014 By Liam José The sixteenth issue of the award-winning magazine, CRIME FACTORY, available in PDF or Kindle. We really recommend going for PRINT [CLICK HERE] with this issue, though, as it looks GORGEOUS!   (After purchasing, you will be redirected to the site with the download link.)   In this issue, Crime Factory chats … Read more

Liam José | The Crime Factory

28/02/2015 By Liam José Issue #17 of the noir journal CRIME FACTORY is available now. This is our biggest issue yet, and as with last issue, with our redesign, we recommend you get this bad boy in print (which you can get RIGHT HERE – if you purchase in print, you can get a free … Read more