by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 5, 2005 | Features
I just finished a pretty cool book, OBSESSED by Ted Dekker He’ s got a bunch of other books, but this is the first I’ve read. It’s as much thriller as mystery, but very entertaining. A quick idea of what it’s about. It takes place in 1973 with...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 3, 2005 | Books
Blame Chuck Dickens. He started the whole “great first line” thing, with “it was the best of times.” Now we all have to have to keep up. Happily, nobody does better first lines than mystery and thriller writers. “Shortly after the death...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 1, 2005 | Books, Features
From the wizards of words over at Bleak House– For anybody interested, we’re running a short story contest at www.bleakhousebooks.com. The contest is ongoing. The winner stays for a month. After a month, we’ll pick two challengers (out of those...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 1, 2005 | Home Entertainment
Warriors……. Come out to plaaaaAAAAaaaayyyyyyy Waaarriooooors……. Cooooome out to plaaaaAAAAAAAAaaaaayyyyyyy! >cue bottles clinking together< Sol Yurick wrote the book in 1965, based loosely on The Lost Patrol. In 1978 Walter Hill took it to the screen as Director...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 24, 2005 | Features
WRITE of SPRING III Saturday, March 26, 2005 Once Upon a Crime 604 W.26th St. Minneapolis, MN 55405 612-870-3785 Author Appearance Schedule 12:00 Robert Alexander, Grant Blackwood, Michael Dahl, Monica Ferris, Margaret Frazer, Ellen Hart, Dean Hovey, Lori Lake, R.D....
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 15, 2005 | Features
Posted for a friend: I am editing an anthology of short fiction by Latinos/as in which the City of Los Angeles plays an integral role. I am interested in provocative stories on virtually any subject by both established and new writers. Stories may range from social...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 14, 2005 | Features
I liked Bill Maher on Politically Incorrect, I love him on Real Time on HBO. He says what’s on his mind, and I respect that in almost anybody. But he also thinks before he says things, and that’s why I really like him. I don’t agree with everything...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 10, 2005 | Features
Saw this somewhere else and liked the idea. TEN THINGS I’VE DONE THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVEN’T 1) When in Italy in 1980, I had five Italian soldiers stop me with machine guns drawn. They spoke no English, and my Italian consists of Spagehtti-os. Ended up...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 10, 2005 | Features, Jon Thoughts
Saw this somewhere else and liked the idea. TEN THINGS I’VE DONE THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVEN’T 1) When in Italy in 1980, I had five Italian soldiers stop me with machine guns drawn. They spoke no English, and my Italian consists of Spagehtti-os. Ended up...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 4, 2005 | Home Entertainment
Aliens Vs. Predator I heard some pretty bad reviews for this. However the fanboy in me was to intrigued not to pick it up. I was a huge fan of the Dark Horse comics. I liked it. I thought the woman in the lead role was great and she kicked ass and didn’t bother...
