MARK BILLINGHAM: CRIMESPREE ISSUE #1 COVER STORY
In June 2004 we shipped our first issue of Crimespree Magazine. The cover story featured Mark Billingham.
Flashback: An interview with Shawn Ryan
Intro by Gregg Hurwtiz My six-year-old plays AYSO soccer. Her coach, a big, bald guy with a shy smile, was surprisingly light on his feet. Patient. Great with the kids. Confident, but not cocky. The week before, I’d busted a collarbone against a fullback ten years...
Flashback: Perfection…and How To Achieve it
PERFECTION And How to Achieve It Walter Satterthwait A few years ago, I was visiting my brother in St. Petersburg, Florida. One particular evening he had a business appointment, so I decided to go out and have a beer. The nearest bar was a small, tidy, neighborhood...
Flashback: Korean Noir – The films of Chan-wook Park
Korean Noir The Films of Chan-wook Park For a couple of years now, (thanks in no small part to Quentin Tarantino) the films of Chan-wook Park are being seen by an American audience for the first time. And frankly, if I’ve seen five great films this year,...
Flashback: WHAT IS A THRILLER?
This originally appeared in issue ten (Jan/Feb 2006) WHAT IS A THRILLER? In October, 2004, at the Bouchercon suspense conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a group of writers celebrated their common interest by creating the International Thriller Writers...
Flashback: My Favorite Crime Film
This originally appeared in issue ten (Jan/Feb 2006) When Jeremy asked me to write about my all-time favorite crime movie, interestingly one of the first films I thought of was Get Shorty. It’s certainly one of the most enjoyable crime movies I’ve ever seen....