by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 7, 2015 | Books
For Steve Hamilton and St. Martins, the divorce was a tad messy. After 12 books and 17 years. Award-winning author Steve Hamilton recently parted ways with St. Martins Press. News first came when SMP announced that it was parting ways with Steve. But that was not the...
by Elise Cooper | Aug 6, 2015 | Books, Reviews
THE REDEEMERS Ace Atkins July 21st, 2015 P. Putnam THE REDEEMERS (the fifth in the Quinn Colson series) by Ace Atkins highlights Quinn Colson, a former Army Ranger who has returned to his Mississippi hometown to become sheriff. Action seekers should...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 5, 2015 | Books
On the 11th, Little Brown will release Ian Rankin’s THE BEAT GOES ON: The Complete Rebus Stories. Recently, Orion, Ian’s U.K. publisher, released this clip of the author reading Not Just Another Saturday Night, a story from the collection. For the few...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 5, 2015 | Five Things
Editor’s Note: Generally, authors will, for Five Things, pick books, albums or films that had an impact on their lives. Today, Luke Delaney presents a list of events that literally changed his life, including illness, addiction (tobacco) and even a certain...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 3, 2015 | Author Interviews
Erica Ruth Neubauer: I think we can safely assume what you are best known for is your basketball career. How did you make the transition from professional sports to a literary career? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: I’ve been a writer longer than I’ve been a basketball player,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 3, 2015 | Author Interviews
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,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 2, 2015 | Books
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...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 2, 2015 | 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...