Cyberpunk - a mix of hard science fiction, noir plotting, punk attitude and the cutting edge of culture .Are these just toys for the boys or revolutionary manifestos?...

The latest DI Geraldine Steel thriller from bestselling author Leigh Russell.

The Paradise Men's Softball League has wrapped up another game, and Jesse Stone is lingering in the parking lot with his teammates, drinking beer, swapping stories of double plays and beautiful women in the late-summer twilight. But then a frightened voice calls out to him from the edge of a nearby lake. There, two men squat at the...

One of the greatest literary crime novels you will read in your lifetime' - Donald Ray Pollock

Euro Noir by Britain's leading crime fiction expert Barry Forshaw (author of Nordic Noir) examines the astonishing success of European fiction and drama. This is often edgier, grittier and more compelling than some of its British or American equivalents, and provides a highly readable guide for those...

Part of the acclaimed Rocliffe Notes series, this step-by-step, common sense guide will help filmmakers to make short or low budget films.

Hal Hartley - the Long Island born, blue-collar director and a touchstone figure in terms of contemporary American Independent cinema, burst onto the scene with The Unbelievable Truth in 1989. Funded by his benevolent bosses at the TV production company where he worked answering the phone, the dialogue driven comic-drama...

Henk van der Pol is a 30 year term policeman, a few months off retirement. When he finds a woman's body in Amsterdam Harbour, his detective instincts take over, even though it's not his jurisdiction. Warned off investigating the case, Henk soon realises he can trust nobody, as his search for the killer leads to the involvement of senior...