Crime Time: 2.1 (CT Publishing, £4.99 in UK)

A new look and format for the Birmingham-based crime magazine. Some short stories, some interviews and a lot of reviews. Done in a serious-jokey style, but indispensable for those crime buffs who like chat, gossip and insider tittle-tattle. Contributors include Maxim Jakubowski, a short story as a homage to Cornell Woolrich; David Chute, a dissertation on modern LA private dicks, as opposed to the public ones; Eddie Duggan on old-time thriller writer David Goodis; and Joe Quirk, the opening paragraph from his novel The Ultimate Rush. Great for dipping into, plenty for the merely curious as well as for the aficionado, and a snip at the price. Go out and buy one before they are all gone.