scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026At @dosomedamage.bsky.social, I wrote a short piece about the occult detective genre and the story I wrote (with an occult detective) for the upcoming Speculative Detective Agency anthology. dosomedamage.substack.com/p/the-specul... 042
Reposted by @scottadlerberg.bsky.socialScout Tafoya @honorszombie.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Cool thing: I asked crime writers, including my dad, to write a few words about Joseph H. Lewis and The Big Combo @wmboyle4.bsky.social @maybejed.bsky.social @dennistafoya.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social www.ignite-films.com/blogs/the-ma...ignite-films.comCrime Writers on The Big Combo: Why Joseph H. Lewis Still MattersTo celebrate the release of our new 4K edition of The Big Combo, we asked several acclaimed crime writers from New York and New Jersey to reflect on director Joseph H. Lewis and the enduring legacy of... 02413
Reposted by @scottadlerberg.bsky.socialAlex Segura @alexsegura.com · 15/06/2026Great read by @scottadlerberg.bsky.social - 50 Years Later, Reconsidering Norman Mailer's Wild, Bloody Provincetown Noir crimereads.com/norman-maile... @crimereads.bsky.socialcrimereads.com50 Years Later, Reconsidering Norman Mailer’s Wild, Bloody Provincetown NoirIf I remember correctly, I first read a review of Norman Mailer’s Tough Guys Don’t Dance in the New York Times Sunday Book Review section when the novel was published in 1984. Internet research rev… 184
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I'm at @dosomedamage.bsky.social today, talking about the excellent 1971 French film WITHOUT APPARENT MOTIVE, adapted from an Ed McBain 87th Precinct novel. It's got a tense story, a great cast, and an Ennio Morricone soundtrack. dosomedamage.substack.com/p/without-ap... 022
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I’m at @dosomedamage.bsky.social today, talking about that most curious and enjoyable movie and the book it's based on -- part fairy tale, part horror film, part surrealist journey -- VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS. dosomedamage.substack.com/p/valerie-an... 021
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Before Nordic Noir was a big thing, there was Andre Bjerke's THE LAKE OF THE DEAD, from Norway, a very atmospheric fusion of mystery and horror novel. I take a look at it at @dosomedamage.bsky.social dosomedamage.substack.com/p/the-lake-o... 012
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 24/12/2025For my latest piece at Do Some Damage, I look at the complicated locked-room mystery enjoyments of the great Soji Shimada. Fair play detection and extremely eccentric killers abound. @dosomedamage.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-... 010
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Anton Chekhov, a writer of mysteries? He wrote one mystery novel anyway. A few thoughts on the somewhat neglected THE SHOOTING PARTY at @dosomedamage.bsky.social. dosomedamage.substack.com/p/anton-chek... 011
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Some thoughts at @dosomedamage.bsky.social on reading a Michael Connelly book and a Thomas Pynchon book back to back. dosomedamage.substack.com/p/pynchon-an... 021
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 24/06/2025At @dosomedamage.bsky.social, I take a look at the new novel from Dwyer Murphy, THE HOUSE ON BUZZARD'S BAY.dosomedamage.comThe House on Buzzard's BayFor his third book, The House on Buzzard’s Bay , Dwyer Murphy taps into a vibe of uneasiness not quite like the moods he established in his... 011
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 27/05/2025At @dosomedamage.bsky.social, I take a look at a very enjoyable story collection, Sara Gran's LITTLE MYSTERIES. www.dosomedamage.com/2025/05/litt...dosomedamage.comLittle MysteriesI love the three books that make up Sara Gran's Claire DeWitt series. Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead , Claire DeWitt and the Bohemia... 163
Reposted by @scottadlerberg.bsky.socialCrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Scott Adlerberg (@scottadlerberg.bsky.social) has exciting news: Dennis Tafoya's debut novel was adapted by Peter Craig and is now a series starring Brian Tyree Henry and Walter Moura! crimereads.com/dope-thief-d...crimereads.comDennis Tafoya on ‘Dope Thief’ and the Long Journey from Book to ScreenThe miniseries Dope Thief premiered on Apple TV+ recently, something exciting for crime fiction fans. It’s adapted from the novel by Dennis Tafoya and created by Peter Craig, with Ridley Scott serv… 032
Reposted by @scottadlerberg.bsky.socialAlex Segura @alexsegura.com · 23/04/2025Fun read by @scottadlerberg.bsky.social - @dennistafoya.bsky.social on 'Dope Thief' and the Long Journey from Book to Screen crimereads.com/dope-thief-d... @crimereads.bsky.socialcrimereads.comDennis Tafoya on ‘Dope Thief’ and the Long Journey from Book to ScreenThe miniseries Dope Thief premiered on Apple TV+ recently, something exciting for crime fiction fans. It’s adapted from the novel by Dennis Tafoya and created by Peter Craig, with Ridley Scott serv… 1134
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 11/03/2025At @dosomedamage.bsky.social, a few words from me about Nick Kolakowski's new book. A West Coast PI novel that takes you on a trip with many dangerous turns. @nkolakowski.bsky.social www.dosomedamage.com/2025/03/wher...dosomedamage.comWhere the Bones LieIt's pub day today for an author I've enjoyed reading for years. He's a writer who's both prolific and versatile, and for his newest book, h... 031
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Radha Vatsal has a new novel out today, and it's a look at a very interesting period early in the 20th Century in New York's Chinatown. I really enjoyed the book and I got a chance to talk to her about it at @crimereads.bsky.social. crimereads.com/radha-vatsal...crimereads.comRadha Vatsal on Writing Historical Fiction From a New PerspectiveNo. 10 Doyers Street is the new historical mystery novel from Radha Vatsal. Radha lives in New York City, and like her previous two books, this one is set in New York. But it is a New York City we … 010
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 11/02/2025American Primeval -- it's a kind of tradition in this country. At @dosomedamage.bsky.social, I take a look at the new western series and other bloody stories from the country's past. www.dosomedamage.com/2025/02/mass...dosomedamage.comMassacre TimeIt's annoying to me, though I shouldn't be surprised by it anymore. And yet, I do still experience surprise when it happens. What am I talk... 022
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 21/01/2025There interrogations and then there are interrogations. The one in What Did Jack Do? is one of my favorites. At Do Some Damage @dosomedamage.bsky.socialdosomedamage.comWhat Did Jack Do?Over the past weekend, like many many people, I'm sure, I thought a lot about David Lynch. I had a busy weekend so really didn't have time t... 011
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Can you solve it? I look at an old mystery book favorite of mine at @dosomedamage.bsky.social.dosomedamage.comAn Old Old FavoriteA gift I bought myself for Christmas this year is a book I used to own when I was a kid. If I remember correctly, it's a book my mother boug... 011
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Christmas and crime. It makes for a good combination in CASH ON DEMAND, a holiday noir I look at for @dosomedamage.bsky.social. www.dosomedamage.com/2024/12/a-ch...dosomedamage.comA Christmas RobberyIt's Christmas movie time of year again, and if a movie ties Christmas to crime, so much the better. One in this vein I like that I first sa... 031
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 26/11/2024A new biography of the writer (and great crime reporter) Jimmy Breslin is out, and I take a look at it at Do Some Damage. @dosomedamage.bsky.social www.dosomedamage.com/2024/11/jimm...dosomedamage.comJimmy Breslin: The Man Who Told the TruthIf you were alive and read newspapers anytime between 1960 and 2011, then you probably read, and should have read, Jimmy Breslin. Newspaperm... 121
scottadlerberg.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social · 12/11/2024International theft, but what happens when the stolen objects are returned to where they came from? I take at a look at the film DAHOMEY at @dosomedamage.bsky.social www.dosomedamage.com/2024/11/inte...dosomedamage.comInternational TheftTheft takes many forms. In the international area, this includes the taking of artefacts from countries, African countries for example, by t... 011
