by Crimespree Magazine | May 21, 2019 | Awards
THEAKSTON FESTIVAL ROUNDS UP SIX SUSPECTS ON CRIME NOVEL AWARD SHORTLIST The shortlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, has been announced. As usual, it’s spectacular! Belinda Bauer – Snap Steve Cavanagh – Thirteen (will be...
by Crimespree Magazine | Feb 18, 2019 | Events
The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival has unveiled its 2019 Special Guests. This year’s Programming Chair is the award-winning author Mari Hannah, bringing icons of the genre to the Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate. One of the biggest-selling authors of all time,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 12, 2018 | Features
The mystery community is infested with drummers. I thought I had a unique angle. I thought that being a rock drummer who published crime fiction would set me apart from the crowd. I was very wrong. You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 3, 2018 | Features
Who were the very first authors you signed for Poisoned Pen Press? Do any of them still remain with you, nineteen years later? The first original mystery we published was ONE FOR SORROW by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer. We have since published ten more John, the Lord...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 30, 2017 | TV
Ten Best Cop Shows EVER Honorable Mention: THE SHIELD DRAGNET SOUTHLAND CRACKER CRIME STORY Number Ten: MIAMI VICE Original Run: 1984-1990 Creator: Anthony Yerkovich, Andres Carranza Sure aspects of the show feel dated but it’s a time capsule look at the eighties and...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 20, 2017 | Awards
You can see a video from the awards presentation on our Facebook page. Chris Brookmyre has tonight scooped the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for Black Widow. Celebrating its thirteenth year, the Award is considered one of the most coveted crime...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 14, 2017 | Features
It’s one of the biggest celebrations of the crime genre in the world. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival begins on Thursday 20 July featuring a veritable Who’s Who of crime authors. The Festival runs until Sunday at the Old Swan Hotel. Special Guests...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 20, 2016 | Features
Tasha Alexander: The end of 2016. Jedediah Ayres: All the “the Mayans were just a couple years off” op-eds… I mean, America being great again. Laura Benedict: I’m very much looking forward to my son getting his driver’s license. No more...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 16, 2016 | Awards
Tonight, at Bouchercon New Orleans, the 2016 Anthony Awards were handed out. There was an extremely strong batch of contenders, with Chris Holm (The Killing Kind) taking home the Best Novel Award. BEST NOVEL The Killing Kind – Chris Holm [Mulholland] Other...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 22, 2016 | Awards
Tonight, it was announced that Clare Mackintosh has been awarded the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for I LET YOU GO. Clare Mackintosh said: “I first came to Harrogate as an unpublished author so to win this award tonight is a dream come...
