Wise guys and femmes fatale form the central focus of these next paneldiscussions from Noircon 2008. In the first half of the podcast, Cluteand Edwards talk with authors George Anastasia and Anthony Bruno.Anastasia and Bruno are two seasoned mob-watchers who uncover life onthe mean streets-Philly style. Based on their Noircon panel, Wise GuyNoir, they give us an inside look into the Godfathers and Goodfellas ofPhiladelphia. In the second half, Clute and Edwards lead a livelyroundtable discussion on the femme fatale with four authors who havestrong female characters at the center of their novels: Megan Abbott,Christa Faust, Vicki Hendricks, and Jonathan Santlofer. The discussiontouches on many different aspects of the femme fatale and the hommefatale (fatal man). For more information about Noircon, visit theofficial conferencewebsite at www.noircon.com. For more information about the hard-boiledpodcasts of Clute and Edwards, visit www.noircast.net