William Kent Krueger, one of the nicest, and hardest working, authors in the Crime fiction genre is preparing to release MANITOU CANYON, the fifteenth book in the Cork O'Connor series. Since the violent deaths of his wife, father, and best friend all occurred in...

Traverse City Film Festival The 2016 Traverse City Film Festival began on July 25 and ended on July 30. Michael Moore and his crew did something no mainstream festival has ever done in this country —100% of the films in the Official US Section of the festival (fiction...

I asked a bunch of folks one question, Why do you love Bouchercon. Here's what they said. Because not only do I get to see many of my colleagues that I wouldn't otherwise get a chance to see, but because I love the interaction with the fans and readers. The convention...

BEING A FAN My earliest memory of being a fan of something goes back to when I was around 5, I read PEANUTS every day in the paper and watched Batman every day on TV. I was (and am) a fan. In September I turn 53 a week before Bouchercon (The World Mystery Convention...

BOUCHERCON TIPS I’ve been going to Bouchercon since 1999 and I am a huge fan. It’s my favorite time of the year. Here’s some things I’ve picked up over the years. It's such a great environment because no matter how different we all are we all love mystery and crime...

We at Crimespree would like to shout from the rooftops a huge congratulations to Paul Oliver and Juliet Grames today as they start their new life together as a married couple. You are both awesome and we love you.