MAGPIE MURDERS Casting News
MASTERPIECE on PBS and Eleventh Hour Films today announced that Lesley Manville will star in Magpie Murders.
FIVE THINGS: Last Sentences of Five Crime Novels
The first sentences of novels have rightly received a lot of attention for their ability to hook readers and to establish the novel’s voice. But what about last sentences?
Five Things with Thomas H. Carry
I am a noir and humor enthusiast, so my writing tends to blend the two. But, as the adage says, “Write what you know.” My recent novel, Blood Will Have Blood, is no exception.
INTERVIEW WITH P.J. TRACY
Readers are introduced to compelling characters. Each of the characters have private wounds. Sam Easton is a veteran returning from Afghanistan with PTSD. He is the sole survivor of a car bomb that has left him with horrible nightmares and blackouts. Medication has not seemed to help, but he has found a psychiatrist, Dr. Lynette Frolich, who has some helpful suggestions.
AWARD NEWS: Lefty Nominations
Although Left Coast Crime can't be celebrated in person, there are some fine books nominated for the Left Award. Including our own Erica Ruth...
Interview with Roberta Isleib/Lucy Burdette
Have months of isolation and the prospect of hibernation season left you longing for a winter escape that includes suntan lotion, frosty umbrella drinks, colorful T-shirts, flip flops and fresh seafood? Former clinical psychologist and national bestselling author Roberta Isleib (using the pen name Lucy Burdette) has the perfect cure









