by Erin Mitchell | Nov 16, 2024 | Events
CrimeFest, one of the UK’s leading crime fiction conventions, will feature an exclusive John le Carré event featuring the author’s two sons. Considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era, the ‘Ghost of Honour’ panel sees le Carré’s son, Nick Harkaway,...
by Elise Cooper | Nov 16, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Miss Morton and the Spirits of the Underworld book 2 Miss Morton and the Deadly Inheritance book 3 Catherine Lloyd Kensington Pub Miss Morton and the Spirits of the Underworld by Catherine Lloyd is a great cozy historical mystery. Set in the 1830s, it features Miss...
by Elise Cooper | Nov 4, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Billy the Kid Ryan C. Coleman Blackstone Pub. Oct 15, 2024 Billy the Kid by Ryan C. Coleman shows the notorious bad guy in a completely different light. This book takes readers on a journey with William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, from the age of fourteen when he...
by Chris Chan | Nov 1, 2024 | Home Entertainment, TV
(Oblique spoilers follow!) A little under six months ago, I wrote an article titled “Five Things to Hope for in Only Murders in the Building Season Four.” The fourth season just wrapped up, and it’s another good one. This season revolved around the...
by Stephen G. Eoannou | Nov 1, 2024 | Features, Pet Spotlight
I bought Coco, a Shih Tzu, thirteen years ago from a kid on a ten speed. She was slung over his handlebars in a Wegmans tote bag. She had no papers, no vaccination records, no city license. My family and I suspected she might be stolen. We bought her anyway. The kid...
by Elise Cooper | Nov 1, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Echoes of Us Joy Jordan-Lake Lake Union Publishing October 8th, 2024 Echoes of Us by Joy Jordan-Lake centers around Joannie DuBarry. There are dual timelines between the past of WWII and the present day. The author shows the fear and terror of locals as German...
by JT Ellison | Nov 1, 2024 | Crimespree Cooks, Features
Visit The Wine Vixen, a website dedicated to the simple pleasures of food and drink, curated by J.T. Ellison Appetizer Cream Cheese Balls This was one of my favorite treats growing up. I haven’t had it in years, and when my brother and I were going over some old...
by Elise Cooper | Oct 31, 2024 | Books, Features, Reviews
Long Time Gone Hannah Martian October 15, 2024 Crooked Lane Books Long Time Gone by Hannah Martian is her debut novel. It delves with rural American, having the setting influence the story. The idea for the story came about when “during summer 2021 I was working in...
by Elise Cooper | Oct 21, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Gathering Mist Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Book 9 Margaret Mizushima Crooked Lane Books October 8th, 2024 Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima uses the setting of the Pacific Northwest to create a suspenseful story. “The idea for the story came from the cover. This...
by Elise Cooper | Oct 18, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Cold Trail Garrett Kohl book 4 Taylor Moore September 17th, 2024 Cold Trail by Taylor Moore is the last book in the series. On leave from the DEA, Garrett Kohl is ready to settle down and build a stable foundation for his family. But that’s easier said than done. To...