by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 21, 2005 | Features
I saw my wife toss a copy of The Rockford Files season 1 into our cart ay Best Buy. I tried to be casual and cool and not notice. The we got home and she wrapped it and wrote her Dad’s name on it. Shit. Santa? I still need the Rockford Files...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 16, 2005 | Features
and all though our house every creature is stirring of that have no doubt What happened to 2005 Where has it gone? It just started last week and now it’s out. This year has flown by in flurry of days leaving behind a blur of memories. Everytime I get a copy of...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 11, 2005 | Features
We asked for votes and we got them. It was really close this year but we have our winners. At the Crimespree party at the next Bouchercon we’ll be handing plaques to: John Galligan for BLOODKNOT and Lee Child for ONE SHOT The winners: Favorite Book Of the Year:...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 8, 2005 | Features
And to prove me right, I woke up to sounds from my wife commenting on the joys of a water heater which does not heat water. As it turns out my plans for work today were changed a bit….. It seems like issue # 9 of Crimespree finally showed up. The postoffice...
by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 4, 2005 | Events, Features
Theatre can be magical. The Invisible City Theatre Company production of CORONADO is just that. It is also the most intimate and visceral experience I’ve had at a play in years. A small stage on MacDougal. A Honky-Tonk. The waitress reads a book between customers....
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 5, 2005 | Features
No this is not about The Beatles Revolution #9, it’s about CRIMESPREE issue #9 shipping. It was all boxed up and sent off to the Mailing service on Friday, so it should start showing up in about 10 days, unless you are in Canada, then for some reason you...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 17, 2005 | Books, Features
The final issue of CrimeSpree for 2005 is coming your way. On the final page is our annual shout out for your favs of the year. So as management I’ll ask you to consider this page carefully and respond Can you narrow down your list of favorite reads to 5? That’s what...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 13, 2005 | Books, Features
Atticus Kodiak, Greg Rucka’s signature fiction hero is returning in the novel Patriot Acts to be published next year by Bantam. Rucka is offering a major role in the novel to the highest bidder in this week’s CBLDF eBay auction. The auction winner will be...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 9, 2005 | Features
We are plugging away on issue 9, but due to a number of factors, we might ship a little late. It isn’t slated to hit the mial till the first week of November, but we are already behind our deadline so I wanted to let people know. Factors involve a family health...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 3, 2005 | Features
This weekend Ruth and I will be celebrating 5 years of marriage. This is pretty cool because seven years ago I figured I would be single the rest of my life. A brief re-cap of the story: Ruth and I met at Bouchercon 1999 in Milwaukee. I’d been sober four years...