Short Stories
Jerry Tracy, Celebrity Reporter

by Theodore A. Tinsley
Mysterious Press/Open Road, October 2013, $32.99

If you’re a fan of pulp fiction, the real thing, then you’ll be happy to learn that Mysterious Press, in conjunction with Open Road Media, is bringing back some of the classic tales from Black Mask in ebook format. As of this writing, four single stories and one collection have been released. The stories are “Red Goose” by Norbert Davis, “Pigeon Blood” by Paul Cain, “You’ll Always Remember Me” by Steve Fisher, and “Gambler’s Don’t Win” by W.T. Ballard. The collection is the real find, however. Jerry Tracy, Celebrity Reporter contains every story (25 in all) that Theodore A. Tinsley published about the title character. It’s also available in print, but it’s a bulky item at over 1000 pages. Tinsley has a fine wisecracking style, and his stories have vigor and heft and clever plotting. This Black Mask writer deserves to be brought out of the shadows of his better-known peers, and this collection should do the job.

Bill Crider

If you’re a fan of pulp fiction, the real thing, then you’ll be happy to learn that Mysterious Press, in conjunction with Open Road Media, is bringing back some of the classic tales from Black Mask in ebook format. As of this writing, four single stories and one collection have been released. The stories are “Red Goose” by Norbert Davis, “Pigeon Blood” by Paul Cain, “You’ll Always Remember Me” by Steve Fisher, and “Gambler’s Don’t Win” by W.T. Ballard. The collection is the real find, however. Jerry Tracy, Celebrity Reporter contains every story (25 in all) that Theodore A. Tinsley published about the title character. It’s also available in print, but it’s a bulky item at over 1000 pages. Tinsley has a fine wisecracking style, and his stories have vigor and heft and clever plotting. This Black Mask writer deserves to be brought out of the shadows of his better-known peers, and this collection should do the job.

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by Theodore A. Tinsley
Mysterious Press/Open Road, October 2013, $32.99

Tinsley
October 2013
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32.99
Mysterious Press/Open Road