FREIGHT novella to launch in Melbourne | The Crime Factory

04/10/2014 By Cameron Ashley On October 13th 2014, Crime Factory Publications will launch the third book in its Single Shot line of novellas, Freight by Ed Kurtz, at Loop Bar, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne. Kurtz’s body of work has won wide acclaim and been selected for such prestigious collections as The Best American Mystery Stories … Read more

Crime Factory Issue 15 | The Crime Factory

11/01/2014 By Liam José And so, as the dark prophecies foretold, that when the white crow flies atop the tower of Babel, and the blood of the ancients’ boils in the Salton Sea, that there will be no room left in hell, and it will spit forth the fifteenth issue of the award-winning noir journal, … Read more

Book Table | The Crime Factory

Writing Fiction for Dummies The Most Wished For book in the Fiction Writing Reference category on Amazon is Writing Fiction for Dummies, the complete guide for writing and selling your novel. More info → Designing Web & Mobile Graphics Designing Web & Mobile Graphics provides foundational methodology for optimal use of graphics that begins with … Read more

BLOG: Fuck (Some Of) Tha Police | The Crime Factory

Fuck (Some of) Tha Police When it comes to crime fiction, especially in the UK, the police procedural is king, and it’s no secret I’m not much of a fan. My issues with the sub-genre boil down to my distaste for cheap characterisation and sociological Manichaeism, and my fundamental belief that the circumstances of crime … Read more

Issue 3.5 | The Crime Factory

31/10/2011 By Liam José An all-fiction supplement featuring original stories by Sophie Littlefield (A Bad Day For Pretty; The Unforsaken); Jonathan Woods (Bad Juju & Other Tales of Madness and Mayhem); Julia Madeleine (No One To Hear You Scream; The Truth About Scarlet Rose);Eric Beetner (Dig Two Graves; One Too Many Blows To The Head); … Read more

News | 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

About | The Crime Factory

A QUICK TOUR OF THE FACTORY: CRIME FACTORY was first launched in 2000 by Melbourne-based editor David Honeybone. Over the course of nine issues, the print-only hardboiled/noir magazine was sold by subscription all over the world and could be also found in select indie bookshops. Honeybone pulled the plug in 2003 and the Factory gathered … Read more

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Crime Factory Publications has eight books currently available for purchase. *RETAILERS: CONTACT US about wholesale rates for multiple copy purchases. Our margins are slim, but we want our books in your store, so we will do what we can.* *ORDERING MULTIPLE COPIES?: Please contact us if ordering multiple copies prior to purchase and we will adjust postage … Read more

News | 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