This year the holiday season rushed in like a blitzing linebacker, catching me flat-footed and completely unaware. Today we finished our Christmas shopping, wrapped everything up, and started the holiday baking. Our cards went out last week, but we still weren’t done. Kringle Noir follows our No-Name Detective as he hunts a gang preying on…
Read moreThe Curse – A New Short Story! One of the great things about living in the Sierra Foothills is that you can tell the difference in the seasons. That isn’t always the case in California, but up here, when summer turns to fall, you can see it, and even feel it. There’s a shift in…
Read moreI’m hooked on Person of Interest. I’m not the most faithful of television viewers. There’s been the occasional “Northern Exposure,” and I was a pretty big “X-Files” nerd. There was also “Spenser for Hire” (thus dating me back to the Stone Age, or the 80’s), but it’s been a while since I fell in love…
Read moreWelcome to The Underworld Academy! For our inaugural edition of The Underworld Academy we speak with “Inspector Todd” in Northern California. The good Inspector prefers to remain anonymous, so we at the Noir Factory will respect his wishes. The “Inspector” has a wide and varied history in law enforcement spanning over twenty five years and…
Read moreThe Underworld Academy Is Coming! Why the Underworld Academy? Lately when I’ve been watching television shows or reading police procedurals, a number of things jump out. I see DNA markers gathered at crime scenes, no matter where, and processed that same day. In another show, the police have high-tech hologram computer screen that get instant…
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