by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 23, 2015 | Reviews
GESTAPO MARS Victor Gischler September 22, 2015 Titan Books I’m convinced that Victor Gischler could write just about anything and I would read it. No, really. I mean it. In GO-GO GIRLS OF THE APOCALYPSE (my gateway to Gischler), he writes about a divorced insurance...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 22, 2015 | Features
THE MOUSETRAP Opening Night! The Mousetrap! Milwaukee! Da Bomb! Do you have a love for classic mystery? Would you like to see the form executed in an historical fashion with a modern flair? Would you love to share this with friends or family over the holiday season?...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 22, 2015 | Awards
The Washington Post has announced their best of 2015. There are a number of categories, but our own interest is on one area, the Best Mystery Books and Thrillers. A BANQUET OF CONSEQUENCES, by Elizabeth George (Viking) BRUSH BACK, by Sara Paretsky (Putnam) DARK...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 21, 2015 | Author Interviews
THE GUILTY is a story about revenge, relationships, and regrets. It begins with Will Robie unable to pull the trigger because of a past that must be confronted. He returns to the family and town he abandoned twenty years ago to prove his father’s innocence in a murder...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 20, 2015 | Books
STEVE JOBS Directed by Danny Boyle Written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the book by Walter Isaacson Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlberg Near the end of this film, one of Steve Jobs earliest and closest associates, Steve...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 19, 2015 | Reviews
THE GUILTY David Baldacci Grand Central Pub. Nov 17th, 2015 THE GUILTY, book four in the Will Robie series, by David Baldacci sees the return of Will Robie and his partner Jessica Reel. Baldacci is able to create realistic plots, allows the reader to understand the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 19, 2015 | Reviews
THE CHILD GARDEN Catriona McPherson September 2015 Midnight Ink Have you read Catriona McPherson yet? Oh man, are you missing out if you haven’t. Her Dandy Gilver historical series is nothing short of delightful and her award-winning standalones are simply...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 18, 2015 | Author Interviews
THE OUTSIDER by Frederick Forsyth is a memoir and not an autobiography: a series of recollections instead of a chronological narration. Although this book reads more like a thriller, readers get a glimpse of those events and personalities Forsyth has come in...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 18, 2015 | Five Things
FIVE THINGS I ONLY KNOW BECAUSE MY HUSBAND FORCES ME TO LIVE HALF MY LIFE IN LOS ANGELES. 1) Someone needs to publish a euphemism dictionary, to help English people when they move here. Words that don’t exist in LA include right (appropriate); wrong (inappropriate);...
