by Crimespree Magazine | May 7, 2015 | Comics
DC Comics May, 2015 Anyone who knows me, or who has spent any time at all interacting with me on the interwebs, knows I love Captain Marvel. No, not Marvel Comics’ alien soldier. Nope, not even Marvel’s African American Avenger. Although, she had one of the...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Crimespree Magazine | May 7, 2015 | Films
THE THIRD MAN, Carol Reed’s 1949 classic is not only returning to theaters, but getting some serious tender love and care before doing so. Rialto Pictures have announced they are giving THE THIRD MAN a 4k restoration before it comes to a theater near you. TTM...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Crimespree Magazine | May 5, 2015 | Awards
The powers that be have announced the nominees for the Anthony Awards. Best Novel LAMENTATION – Joe Clifford [Oceanview] THE SECRET PLACE – Tana French [Hodder & Stoughton/Viking] AFTER I’M GONE – Laura Lippman [William Morrow] THE LONG...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 4, 2015 | Awards
Last August, mystery mainstay Jeremiah Healy passed away. Healy wrote 18 novels, including the Shamus Award winning Cuddy series. Now, the Mystery Writers Key West Fest are honoring his memory with the inaugural Jeremiah Healy Mystery Writing Award – “The Jerry”...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 4, 2015 | Author Interviews
LEAVING BERLIN by Joseph Kanon is a gripping historical thriller. The book’s plot takes place in Berlin four years after the end of World War II. What makes this novel special is that through an action-packed plot readers gain a glimpse of what it was like at the...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 4, 2015 | Awards
Giants of the genre are pitted against a clutch of new voices in one of the most prestigious crime writing prizes in the U.K. The longlist for the 2015 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award sees stalwarts Ian Rankin, Lee Child and John Harvey in the...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 3, 2015 | Reviews
LEAVING BERLIN Joseph Kanon March 3rd, 2015 Atria Publisher LEAVING BERLIN by Joseph Kanon is a gripping historical thriller. The book’s plot takes place in Berlin four years after the end of World War II. What makes this novel special is that through an action-packed...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 2, 2015 | Awards
This evening, at Malice Domestic, the winners for the 2014 Agatha Awards were announced. Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees. Best Contemporary Novel Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge Books) Other nominees The Good, The Bad and The Emus by...
