Desmond Bagley (1923-1983) was one of the first high-adventure authors to join Hammond Innes and Alistair MacLean as the stars of the gen...

E.C. Tubb (Edwin Charles Tubb, 1919-2010) was a British author that specialized in westerns , science-fiction and fantasy . With more than ...

Episode 91 is a special Father's Day episode! Eric and his father, Chris discuss the life and literary works of William W. Johnstone. We...

Bodies Are Dust (aka: Hell Cop ) is a nasty little crime noir novel from 1931 that’s been out-of-print for over 60 years. A new imprint cal...

In addition to being a catchy anthem of heavy metal and a hit movie, Where Eagles Dare is perhaps also Alistair MacLean's most belove...

Douglas Reeman (1924-2017) is a British author of nautical fiction, mostly about the Second World War . Before becoming a writer, Reeman ser...

British author Ian Fleming created what is generally believed to be the most popular secret agent of all time, James Bond . The series bega...

Ronald Johnston is a British author who specializes in novels about catastrophes at sea. Books like Collision Ahead (1966), Disaster at Dun...

Mary Roberts Rinehart wrote a number of mystery novels, short stories, plays and poetry during a writing career which lasted from 1908 to 1...

From 1937, Hammond Innes launched a career as an iconic writer, which dominated him as a cornerstone of high adventure fiction. Averaging a...

Gardner F. Fox (Gardner Francis Cooper Fox, 1911-1986) was a prolific comic book writer who created, or co-created, many legendary characte...

Perhaps one of the greatest disaster movies of all time was the 1974 blockbuster The Towering Inferno . Led by an all-star cast, the film wa...

Whether it's horror or adventure, disaster fiction has a dedicated following of fans and enthusiasts. Throughout the twentieth century...

Charles Boeckman (1920-2015) learned to play clarinet and saxophone through listening to records and studying fingering boards. His musical ...

Will Oursler (1913-1985) was an American author, lecturer, radio commentator and the son of notable novelist Fulton Oursler. Over Oursler...

Eric Allen (1916-1986) was a travel writer whose work appeared in magazines and newspapers - mostly in Oklahoma and Arkansas - during the ...

Although Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) used pseudonyms like Walter Butler, David Manning, Even Evans, and George Baxter, he’s mostly ...

It's Episode 90 and we're bringing you a two-fisted 1970s WW2 paperback series called Sgt. Hawk by Patrick Clay. Also, Tom hits the ...

Summer is here, and that means short stories. With so much going on - vacations, outdoor activity, beaches, sports, etc. - I don’t always ha...

The best-known fictitious undercover agent of all time is James Bond . The character was created by British writer Ian Fleming (1908-1964) a...