Writer/Editor

Reviews

Select Articles and Book Reviews in Periodicals by Nicholas Litchfield:

“Iliad on the Strip: PW Talks with Don Winslow.” Publishers Weekly. Feb 09, 2024.

“Norfolk writer’s latest novel an engaging dive into politics, sex scandal.” The Virginian-Pilot and The Daily Press. May 2, 2021.

“Book Review: Hsi-wei Tales by Robert Wexelblatt.” Colorado Review. October 7, 2020.

“Book Review: A Forgotten Evil by Sheldon Russell.” Colorado Review. January 30, 2020.

“Book Review: Stories in the Key of Me by Michael C. Keith.” Colorado Review. July 11, 2019.

“Madball – Fredric Brown By Nicholas Litchfield: Enjoyable Screwball Story That Is Full of Dark and Devious Humour – Book Review.” Lancashire Post, June 26, 2019.

“Book Review: To the Bones by Valerie Nieman.” Colorado Review. June 4, 2019.

“The Man Who Got Away With It and The Three Widows by Bernice Carey – Book Review.” Lancashire Post, May 20, 2019.

“Book Review: Smoke City by Keith Rosson.” Colorado Review. May 1, 2019.

“The Hoods Take Over by Ovid Demaris – Book Review: Highly Engrossing, Briskly Paced, and with Colourful and Convincing Characters.” Lancashire Post, April 29, 2019.

“Pirates by Timothy J. Lockhart – Book Review: It’s Anyone’s Guess Who Will Make It Alive out of Lockhart’s Gruesome, Exhilarating Adventure.” Lancashire Post, April 23, 2019.

“Book Review: Adiós to My Parents by Héctor Aguilar Camín, Translated by Chandler Thompson.” Colorado Review. April 19, 2019.

“No Law Against Angels, Doll for a Big House, and Chorine Makes a Killing by Carter Brown – Book Review: Heavy on Action and Playful Repartee, and Chock-full of Trigger-happy Gangsters and ‘well-stacked’ Dames.” Lancashire Post, April 16, 2019.

“The Made-Up Man by Joseph Scapellato – Book Review: Surprising and Innovative and unlike Any Other Novel You Have Seen before.” Lancashire Post, March 4, 2019.

“Lead With Your Left and The Best That Ever Did It by Ed Lacy – Book Review: A Riveting, Stimulating Novel, with a Particularly Engaging, Likeable Protagonist.” Lancashire Post, February 11, 2019.

“End of the Line by Bert and Dolores Hitchens – Book Review.” Lancashire Post, December 4, 2018.

“The Action Man and Terror Tournament by Jay Flynn – Book Review.” Lancashire Post, November 27, 2018.

“So Many Doors by Oakley Hall – Book Review: An Unforgettable Story of Spurned Love, Flawed Passion and Pride, Caustic Obsession, and Distrust and Despair.” Lancashire Post, November 22, 2018.

“The Outfit: Outlawed! by Matthew P. Mayo – Book Review: Fun and Fiercely Entertaining.” Lancashire Post, November 13, 2018.

“The Red Scarf and A Killer Is Loose by Gil Brewer – Book Review: Full of Frantic Characters, Anguished Prose, and Impending Terror.” Lancashire Post, October 31, 2018.

“The Count of 9 by Erle Stanley Gardner – Book Review: Intricately Plotted and Continually Entertaining.” Lancashire Post, October 22, 2018.

“Cape Diamond by Ron Corbett – Book Review: Dark, Gory, and Cinematic, with a Constant Ominous Tone.” Lancashire Post, October 22, 2018.

“Book Review: Let Us Now Speak of Extinction by Michael C. Keith.” Colorado Review. September 24, 2018.

“Book Review: Mademoiselle Bambù by Pierre Mac Orlan.” Colorado Review. September 20, 2018.

“Solemn Graves by James R. Benn – Book Review.” Lancashire Post, September 19, 2018.

“Poughkeepsie Shuffle by Dietrich Kalteis – Book Review.” Lancashire Post, September 10, 2018.

“French Exit by Patrick DeWitt – Book Review.” Lancashire Post, August 28, 2018.

“You’ll Get Yours by William Ard – Book Review.” Lancashire Post, August 22, 2018.

“Book Review: Sleeping Dragons: Stories by Magela Baudoin.” Colorado Review. July 30, 2018.

“Hostage for a Hood and The Merriweather File by Lionel White – Book Review.” Lancashire Post, July 24, 2018.

“Book Review: Fugitive from the Grave by Edward Marston.” Lancashire Post, June 26, 2018.

“Book Review: No Harp for My Angel, Booty for a Babe, and Eve, It’s Extortion by Carter Brown.” Lancashire Post, May 30, 2018.

“Book Review: Timberline by Matthew P. Mayo.” Lancashire Post, May 2, 2018.

“Book Review: Petites Suites by Robert Wexelblatt.” Colorado Review. April 12, 2018.

“Book Review: The Broken Angel and Backfire and Other Stories by Floyd Mahannah.” Lancashire Post, March 27, 2018.

“Book Review: Flight to Darkness and 77 Rue Paradis by Gil Brewer.” Lancashire Post, March 21, 2018.

“Book Review: The Men from the Boys by Ed Lacy.” Lancashire Post, February 27, 2018.

“Book Review: The Body Looks Familiar and The Late Mrs. Five by Richard Wormser.” Lancashire Post, February 6, 2018.

“Book Review – Island of Point Nemo by Jean-Marie Blas de Robles, translated by Hannah Chute.” Colorado Review, 19 Dec. 2017.

“Book Review: The Bridge Troll Murders by Sheldon Russell.” Lancashire Post, December 18, 2017.

“Book Review: Never Say No to a Killer by Clifton Adams.” Lancashire Post, November 28, 2017.

“Book Review: The Desperado and A Noose for the Desperado by Clifton Adams.” Lancashire Post, November 20, 2017.

“Book Review: Day In, Day Out by Héctor Aguilar Camín.” Lancashire Post, November 6, 2017.

“Book Review: Zero Avenue by Dietrich Kalteis.” Lancashire Post, October 2, 2017.

“Book Review: The Devouring by James R. Benn.” Lancashire Post, September 27, 2017.

“Book Review: Eve and More Deadly Than the Male by James Hadley Chase.” Lancashire Post, September 4, 2017.

“Book Review: The Pyx by John Buell.” Lancashire Post, September 1, 2017.

“Book Review: The Last Notch by Arnold Hano.” Lancashire Post, August 21, 2017.

“Book review: Virgin cay and a night out by basil Heatter.” Lancashire Post, 26 July 2017.

“Behind the mask: An anthology of heroic proportions.” Colorado Review, 17 July 2017.

“Book review: Smith by Timothy J. Lockhart.” Lancashire Post, 20 June 2017.

“Book review: The affair of lady Westcott’s lost ruby and the case of the unseen assassin by Gary Lovisi.” Lancashire Post, 23 May 2017.

“Book review: Stranded by Matthew P. Mayo.” Lancashire Post, 16 May 2017.

“Book review: Mrs. Jeffries rights a wrong by Emily Brightwell.” Lancashire Post, 4 May 2017.

“Book review: The delight of being ordinary by Roland Merullo.” Lancashire Post, 24 Apr. 2017.

“Book review: My Italian bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith.” Lancashire Post, 4 Apr. 2017.

“Book Review – The Phantom of Thomas Hardy by Floyd Skloot.” Colorado Review, 3 Apr. 2017.

“Book review: Saratoga payback by Stephen Dobyns.” Lancashire Post, 28 Mar. 2017.

“Book review: Celine by Peter Heller.” Lancashire Post, 14 Mar. 2017.

“Book review: Date with the executioner by Edward Marston.” Lancashire Post, 3 Mar. 2017.

“Book review: Big lonesome by Joseph Scapellato.” Lancashire Post, 1 Mar. 2017.

“Fragments of a mirror: Selected essays by Knud Sønderby, translated by Michael Goldman.” Colorado Review, 27 Feb. 2017.

“Book review: Angel’s flight by Lou Cameron.” Lancashire Post, 27 Feb. 2017.

“Book Review – A Garden Fed by Lightning by Marshall Moore.” Colorado Review, 20 Feb. 2017.

“Book review: North of forsaken by Matthew P. Mayo.” Lancashire Post, 15 Feb. 2017.

“Book review: The Bertie project by Alexander McCall Smith.” Lancashire Post, 9 Feb. 2017.

“Book review: World, chase me down by Andrew Hilleman.” Lancashire Post, 6 Feb. 2017.

“Book Review – Massive, Cleansing Fire by Dave Housley.” Colorado Review, 9 Jan. 2017.

“Book review: Death and the naked lady and the lady and the cheetah by John Flagg.” Lancashire Post, 4 Jan. 2017.

“Book review: The knife slipped by Erle Stanley Gardner.” Lancashire Post, 9 Dec. 2016.

“Book Review: Sinner Man by Lawrence Block.” Lancashire Post, December 1, 2016.

“Book Review – Children of the Country by Abigail R. Shaffer.” Colorado Review, 2 Nov. 2016.