From Gum Soles to Gumshoes and Dicks to Kicks

by | Jun 1, 2016 | Features

Simple question: What does today’s sneaker culture have in common with crime fiction? They both have a similar origin in the late 19th Century. Back then the first sneakers were made with gum soles that made for a comfortable, soft step people liked. A secondary...

Pet Spotlight: Michael Jecks

by | May 30, 2016 | Features, Pet Spotlight

I have always been a dog owner. Well, dog fanatic, really. My family had at least four dogs and, as soon as I started writing, I bought a dog of my own. She was a lovely, bouncing, beautiful Bernese Mountain Dog. They are as good natured as they appear, but they have...

2016 CrimeFest Award Winners

by | May 28, 2016 | Awards

Last Weekend, at Crimefest 2016, the following awards were presented. AUDIBLE SOUNDS OF CRIME AWARD The Audible Sounds of Crime Award is for the best unabridged crime audiobook first published in the UK in 2015 in both printed and audio formats, and available for...

GREEN ROOM Reviewed

by | May 27, 2016 | Films

Green Room Written and Directed by Jeremy Saulnier Starring: Anton Yelchin, Imogene Poots, Patrick Stewart A punk rock band (The Ain’t Rights) have had no success, but when they are offered a gig in the woods of Oregon, they take it. The gig is at a dive bar and...

Greed Is God

by | May 27, 2016 | Books

Greed stalks desperation. The desire to exploit can slither down through the cracks and find people hidden from sight and in the greatest need. In an industry driven by greed, the desperate are fodder. That moment, where greed finally catches up with desperation, is...

Winners of the 2016 Arthur Ellis Awards

by | May 26, 2016 | Awards

The Crime Writers of Canada have announced the winners of the 2016 Arthur Ellis Awards tonight. Best Novel Peter Kirby, Open Season, Linda Leith Publishing Rest of the shortlist: Peggy Blair, Hungry Ghosts, Simon & Schuster John Farrow, The Storm Murders, Minotaur...