Jon Thoughts: The Panic Days

Every two months, I sit down to do the layout on Crimespree and usually it takes a solid two days. Issue 6 and 7 involved longer than usual periods with out sleep. As I get better with the software, I think the issues look better and better. Well, number 8 is coming...

More Great Books

Well, TILT-A -WHIRL was great. I wasn’t sure what to expect going in, but it turned out to be a great read. It’s the first in the series from this ad executive with a background that goes to comedy. He also did the ad campaign for TROJAN MAN, a wonderful...

Lethargic in Milwaukee

Blaahhhh It’s really humid, it’s too hot. I’m working in a shop that feels like an oven set on broil. I come home from work and I’m drenched, sweaty, gross and a bit rank. Work on the magazine a bit, do some chores (laundry) and head to the...

Harry Potter

Let me get this straight from the begining. I had the new Harry Potter in my hands at 14 minutes after midnight. There was no long hours of waiting in a bookstore, I reserved a copy at a store which was beyond organized. Quarter to twelve I walked in, went to the...

Bouchercon 2008

Baltimore Maryland. Ruth Jordan and Judy Bobalik co-chairs. Bouchercon 2008 Official Bouchercon 2008 blog site is up and running. Links to Guest of Honor’s Websites, Links to Baltimore tourist information. It’s still three years out, but things are already...

Ruth's Reading – A Snapshot in Words

I’m inspired by recent events to share a taste of my reading so far this year. The books I’m going to talk about may or may not be the best in any academic senseof the crop I’ve read so far this year. What these books were and will always be are a reading experience....

IDW Publishing

IDW Publishing is a publishing house based in California. Among other things, they publish some great comics. One of the titles they do is the CSI line of comics licensed from CBS. Max Allan Collins is writing some of these and they are outstanding.The Show makes me a...

Simon Kernick

Simon Kernick. He was born in 1966 in the outskirt of London. After a number of odd jobs he eventually started writing THE BUSINESS OF DYING. This lead to writing further novels which to date include THE MURDER EXCHANGE, THE CRIME TRADE and his latest A GOOD DAY TO...