Robert Swartwood is the USA Today bestselling author of The Serial Killer’s Wife, The Calling, Man of Wax, and several other novels. His work has appeared in The Los Angeles Review, The Daily Beast, ChiZine, Space and Time, Postscripts, and PANK. He created the term “hint fiction” and is the editor of Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer. He lives with his wife in Pennsylvania.
Swartwood's new novel is The Killing Room
[Q&A with Robert Swartwood; The Page 69 Test: The Killing Room]
At CrimeReads he tagged seven crime novels set in Sin City, including:
Read about the other entries on the list.Skim Deep by Max Allan Collins
Retired world-class thief Nolan is living the straight life, running a restaurant and night club, and when he proposes to his longtime girlfriend, they head to Vegas for a quick wedding and honeymoon. But the honeymoon is short-lived when Nolan is grabbed by men at a casino because they think he’s casing the joint—and that’s just the start of the couple’s troubles.
--Marshal Zeringue
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