by Erin Mitchell | Nov 14, 2023 | Events
Laura Lippman and Denise Mina have been announced as the Featured Guests at one of Europe’s biggest crime fiction conventions in the spring. CrimeFest, sponsored by Specsavers, is hosted from 9 to 12 May 2024 at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel. The biggest event of...
by Tim Maleeny | Nov 14, 2023 | Features, Five Things
The only way to solve a mystery, as a writer, is to become a criminal. A master thief, a safe cracker, or maybe a trained assassin. Suspension of disbelief depends on realism, so an author must become an expert in all sorts of illicit professions and sordid pastimes...
by Sheryl Browne | Nov 6, 2023 | Features
I know you will be desperate for an update on the reprobates, little Brie and Pablo: how they fit into my working day and how I accommodate them in my working space. Basically, they occupy it. Gazing out of the window while sitting at my desk waiting for inspiration...
by Elise Cooper | Nov 4, 2023 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Dating Can Be Deadly Amish Matchmaker Mystery Book 5 Amanda Flower Kensington Pub Oct 24th Dating Can Be Deadly by Amanda Flower is a great cozy mystery. Readers never get disappointed with any book Amanda Flower writes. As with all her cozy mysteries there are...
by Elise Cooper | Nov 1, 2023 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
American Girl Wendy Walker Blackstone Pub Oct 17th American Girl by Wendy Walker is a character study that begins as a murder mystery that then turns into a psychological thriller with elements of danger and twists. It is a story of good versus evil and life versus...
by Erin Mitchell | Oct 31, 2023 | Awards, Features
The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers has announced two new award categories. Entries are open in early 2024 for the CWA Twisted Dagger and the CWA Whodunnit Dagger. The Twisted Dagger is aimed at psychological and suspense thrillers and the Whodunnit Dagger...
by Elise Cooper | Oct 30, 2023 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Blood Sister Syd Walker Book 1 Vanessa Lillie Berkley Pub Oct 31st, 2023 Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie combines a riveting mystery within a thrilling plot. This is a story of the main character’s personal journey as she attempts to overcome her past demons and...
by Elise Cooper | Oct 26, 2023 | Books, Features, Reviews
The House Beyond the Dunes Mary Burton Montlake Pub Sept 5th, 2023 The House Beyond the Dunes by Mary Burton is a psychological thriller. It delves into how two women disappeared, with another woman having buried memories. “In the book the setting plays an important...
by Elise Cooper | Oct 23, 2023 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
His Texas Runaway Bride Stop the Wedding Book 6 Amy Vastine Harlequin Pub July 25th, 2023 His Texas Runaway Bride by Amy Vastine is the last in the “Stop the Wedding Series.” It seems the author saved the best for the last. This story opens with the heroine, Willow...
by Elise Cooper | Oct 20, 2023 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Deadly Vegas Escapade Honor Bound Series Book 7 Anna Stewart Harlequin Pub Sept 2023 Deadly Vegas Escapade by Anna Stewart is a great suspenseful whodunit tinged with romance. What makes the story interesting is how Stewart shows the good side and the bad side to...
