by Erica Ruth Neubauer | Nov 11, 2019 | Books, Reviews
Fall is without a doubt my favorite season. I love everything about it—the turning leaves, the cozy sweaters and the pumpkins everywhere. But I also love the increase in rain we’ve had—it’s a perfect excuse for me to curl up on the couch with a good book. Here’s a...
by Jennifer Jordan | Jul 23, 2019 | Books, Cover Reveal
Due on March 31, 2020 Well-heeled travelers from around the world flock to the Mena House Hotel—an exotic gem in the heart of Cairo where cocktails flow, adventure dispels the aftershocks of World War I, and deadly dangers wait in the shadows . . . Egypt,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Jennifer Jordan | Jan 18, 2021 | Awards, Features
Although Left Coast Crime can’t be celebrated in person, there are some fine books nominated for the Left Award. Including our own Erica Ruth Neubauer for Murder at the Mena House! LEFTY for BEST HUMOROUS MYSTERY NOVEL: Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 9, 2018 | Books
WATCH THE GIRLS by Jennifer Wolfe Grand Central July 2018 Liv Hendricks had a promising television career when she was a teen actress known as Olivia Hill. She and her difficult and seldom-sober sister played on the popular TV show “The Hills Have PIs.” But when the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 22, 2018 | Reviews
CLOSER THAN YOU KNOW Brad Parks March 2018 Dutton This is one hell of a ride, and one that is impossible to get off until the very last page. Anxiety swelled in my chest from the word go, but I couldn’t put it down. Melanie Barrick grew up in the system. But she’s...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 25, 2017 | Reviews
MEDDLING KIDS Edgar Cantero July 2017 Doubleday Honestly, Cantero had me at “Meddling Kids.” As a child who grew up on Scooby Doo (I used to measure units of time in Scooby Doo episodes, according to my parents.) I was both excited and leery that this book may or may...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 1, 2017 | Books
Hi, everyone! Dan and I are finally making the announcement that our parents have been waiting forever for! No. We aren’t having kids. We are having a book. And some amazing people are joining us on this adventure. The anthology is called KILLING MALMON, and it’ll be...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 16, 2017 | Books
CITY OF ANGELS Kristi Belcamino Polis Books May 2017 “Nikki” Black, a 17-year-old runaway, escaped from a bad home situation in the Midwest, to an even worse situation in L.A. When the book opens, Nikki’s new “boyfriend” is attempting to force her into the porn...
by Erica Ruth Neubauer | Jun 7, 2016 | Author Interviews, Features
Erica Ruth Neubauer: You write for both adults and children. Do you find it is easier to do one or the other? April Henry: My books for adults and my books for teens are not that different from each other. The main characters are the ages of the primary...