C.J. Box: The BADLANDS Interview

BADLANDS by C. J. Box is the follow up to last summer’s thriller, THE HIGHWAY. It brings back the character Cassie Dewell who has moved from Montana to Grimland, North Dakota, a shale oil boomtown.  Not only is she still tracking the serial killer, the Lizard King,...

Interview With Rob RIley

Rob Riley has a collection of stories based on his years on the police force, TALES FROM THE BLUE LINE, it’s out now from Down and Out Books. Jon caught up with Rob and asked some questions…. Jon: 32 years with force. How did things change while you were...

Shortlists for 2015 DAVITT Awards

The shortlists have been announced for the 2015 Davitt Awards. The Davitt Awards highlight female crime writers and are presented by  Sisters In Crime Australia. The Short List for the 2015 awards: Adult Novels · Honey Brown, Through the Cracks (Penguin Books...

LONGMIRE: Season four to debut on September 10th

Netflix has announced that season four of LONGMIRE will debut on September 10th. The ten episode season is the first for Netflix, with the previous three airing on A&E. For those not familiar with it, LONGMIRE is based on the fantastic novels of Craig Johnson and...

Terrence McCauley: A Lesson from Hopeless

My first cat was named Hopeless. My father gave her that name because of the long, lamenting meow she had when we brought her home from the pet store. Even as a three month old kitten, she had a hell of a pair of lungs on her. Hopeless was a small gray and white...