Women Rule!

For the last few weeks, thinking that a new edition of Richard Helms’ excellent Back Alley Webzine must surely be posted soon, I’ve checked the site frequently--without satisfaction. Then, just today, the new contents suddenly appeared.

The last issue, you may recall, was given over to work by Canadian writers. This latest one focuses solely on crime fiction by women. Among its contributors: G. Miki Hayden (“Some Call It Revenge”), Debbi Mack (“The Right to Remain Silent”), and the seemingly ubiquitous Patricia Abbott (“Raising the Dead”). In addition, you’ll find the fifth installment of a seven-part serialization of Frank Norris’ “classic noir” novel, McTeague (1899).

Check out the whole mag, when you have a chance.