by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 16, 2013 | Awards, Books
The Mystery Writers of America have announced the nominees for the 2013 Edgar Allan Poe awards. Awards will be presented to the winners at a Banquet, May 2, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. BEST NOVEL The Lost Ones by Ace Atkins (Penguin Group USA –...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 16, 2013 | Books, Five Things
Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back — I got this album when I about 15 years old, at a time where most hip-hop available to me was radio-friendly dance fare along the lines of Fresh Prince or Rob Base. The first thing that struck me about the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 15, 2013 | Features, TV
What was thought to be a sure thing is now official: The tentatively titled KING AND MAXWELL has been greenlit for a ten episode season. The series, which is based on the novels of David Baldacci, stars Jon Tenney (The Closer) and Rebecca Romijn (X-Men) as former...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 15, 2013 | Lego Interviews
Number two in our new feature this time with Lego Princess Leia interviewing Lego Chelsea Cain. Click on photos to see them larger. You can follow Chelsea on Twitter: @ChelseaCain or on FACEBOOK
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 14, 2013 | Books, Pet Spotlight
Name: Boomerang AKA Boomer AKA Mr. Cat Breed or species: Black domestic short hair cat How long has Boomer been hanging out with you? Boomer appeared on our doorstop 12 years ago. One day when I opened the front door, he ran into the house and hid under our bed. He...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 11, 2013 | Books, Five Things
I’m thinking of the books, music and movies that shaped the young me, and were, at least in part, responsible for me becoming the kind of writer I am. THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE (1976): I first watched this on television when I was nine or ten and it...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 10, 2013 | Comics
New Avengers #1 MarvelNOW is in high gear and the a new status quo is exactly what this book needed. Time to revamp an already great book and make it better. One of the best things about Bendis’ “Avengers” run was the introduction of the Illuminati. A group of the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 9, 2013 | Lego Interviews
you can click on photos to make them bigger We’d like to thank Robert Crais for indulging our demented behavior and remind you that his new book SUSPECT is amazing and you should go see him while he’s on tour – CHECK DATES HERE
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 9, 2013 | Films
After years of nothingness, things are coming together nicely for SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR. This week, word came that the Robert Rodreguiz/Frank Miller flick has added Joseph Gordon-Levitt (LOOPER, DARK KNIGHT RISES) , Josh Brolin (NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN) and...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 9, 2013 | Books, Five Things
Five things that changed my life. Are they connected? What do they mean? What do they say about me? Paging Dr. Freud… NOTES TO MYSELF By Hugh Prather: It’s looked down upon now as a prototypical touchy-feely ‘70s self-help book (and parodied on Saturday Night...
