"Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: Stories and Essays is undeniably thrilling. Here is all the toughness and ambiguity that made characters like Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op classics."
—Gumshoe Review
"Whether writing fact or fiction, McLoughlin does so with an ear to the street. His Irish cops are as good as anything by Richard Price, and his essays about New York City life are incomparable. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is to be devoured in bite-sized bits but savored like a four-course meal. Get this book!"
—T.J. English, author of The Westies: Inside New York’s Irish Mob
"Reading Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is like being a fly on the bathroom wall of my favorite shitty cop bar in south Brooklyn where the horrible and the hilarious are beating the crap out of each other over a game of eight ball. I loved it."
—Lydia Lunch, author of So Real It Hurts
"In Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Tim McLoughlin's slice-of-life observations about the gritty despair and raw humanity of New York City capture the pain and promise of our beloved concrete jungle."
—Nelson George, author of The Death of Rhythm & Blues
"Whether in fiction or nonfiction, Tim McLoughlin is an armed and dangerous judge of his own crimes and misdemeanors within the New York underworld. His stories are both tactile and ethereal, offering the square world a scuba dive into the depths of what we do."
—Kenji Jasper, author of The House on Childress Street
"With a wry, knowing voice of ruthless authenticity, McLoughlin delivers the goods."
—Gary Phillips, author of Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple of Harlem
"The six stories and seven essays in this collection draw on the author’s 30 years working in the criminal justice system. In one story, an opioid-addicted cat-sitter learns devastating things when he eavesdrops on his neighbors."
—Publishers Weekly, Spring 2022 Announcements (Mysteries & Thrillers)
Critical praise for Heart of the Old Country, the debut novel by Tim McLoughlin:
• Selected by the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program
"[P]art coming-of-age story, part thriller . . . [it's] got all the ingredients for what may be a whole new genre."
—Entertainment Weekly
"McLoughlin in his first novel easily ranks with [Richard] Price . . ." —Penthouse
"[S]tolid suspense from the land of the wiseguys." —Kirkus Reviews
"Sweet, sardonic, and by turns hilarious and tragic . . ."—Publishers Weekly
Critical praise for Brooklyn Noir, edited by Tim McLoughlin
• The Inaugural Title in the Award-Winning Akashic Noir Series
• Winner of Shamus, Anthony, and Robert L. Fish Memorial awards
• Finalist for an Edgar Award and a Pushcart Prize
• Two Stories Selected for Inclusion in The Best American Mystery Stories
"[A] collection of crime stories set in different Brooklyn neighborhoods, edited by Mr. McLoughlin . . . The stories are set far and wide in the borough, from Red Hook to Bushwick to Canarsie . . . Brooklyn has always occupied a special place in the imagination of America writers who have been captivated by its raffishness."
—New York Times
"[An] anthology of 19 brand-new hard-boiled and twisted tales, each set in a different Brooklyn neighborhood . . . the best stories concern people in the present coming to terms with the past."
—Publishers Weekly
"New York's punchiest borough asserts its criminal legacy with brand-new stories from a magnificent set of today's best writers. Brooklyn Noir moves from Coney Island to Bedford-Stuyvesant to Bay Ridge to Red Hook to Bushwick to Sheepshead Bay to Park Slope and far deeper, into the heart of Brooklyn's historical and criminal largesse, with all of its dark splendor."
—Brooklyn Daily Eagle
"Brooklyn Noir's contributors are aware of their surroundings, literal and literary . . . Be cool: This pulp's got enough juice to keep the margaritas flowing." —Village Voice
"It's all Brooklyn—Bensonhurst and Brighton Beach, Red Hook and Crown Heights—in this atmospheric collection of noir tales." —Booklist
"This Brooklyn is cagey and unpredictable. This is about the shadowy corners, the musty old bars and the sidewalks littered with broken glass. In Brooklyn Noir, you can't take anything for granted."
—Brooklyn Paper
