2016 Shamus Award Winners

by | Sep 17, 2016 | Events

Last night, in New Orleans, the Private Eye Writers of America handed out the 2016 Shamus Awards. Best Original Private Eye Paperback CIRCLING THE RUNWAY by J.L. Abramo. Down & Out Books Other finalists THE LONG COLD by O’Neil De Noux. Big Kiss Productions SPLIT...

2016 Anthony Award Winners

by | Sep 16, 2016 | Awards

Tonight, at Bouchercon New Orleans, the 2016 Anthony Awards were handed out. There was an extremely strong batch of contenders, with Chris Holm (The Killing Kind) taking home the Best Novel Award. BEST NOVEL The Killing Kind – Chris Holm [Mulholland] Other...

SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU Reviewed

by | Sep 16, 2016 | Films

SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU Directed and Written by Richard Tanne Starring: Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers If Barack Obama were running for his second term this year, this would fall into the category of a campaign film. It offers little in the way of a critique of either...

Review of THE EMERALD LIE

by | Sep 14, 2016 | Reviews

THE EMERALD LIE Ken Bruen September 6, 2016 Mysterious Press Jack Taylor is typically a disaster of a man, teetering between always-tenuous sobriety and dedicated addiction to alcohol and…well, whatever’s handy. Jack drank himself off of Ireland’s police force, the...