2015 Edgar Award Winners

by | Apr 29, 2015 | Awards

Tonight, at a Banquet in NYC, the Mystery Writers of America presented the 2015 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2014. BEST NOVEL Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (Simon & Schuster –...

Cain, Shaw snag Spotted Owl Award

by | Apr 28, 2015 | Awards

A couple of Crimespree favs are sharing an award! Chelsea Cain and Johnny Shaw  are the recipients of the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl Award. ONE KICK, for Cain, and PLASTER CITY, for Shaw.   If you have not yet read these two books, let me take this moment to...

WHERE THEY FOUND HER by Kimberly McCreight

by | Apr 27, 2015 | Reviews

WHERE THEY FOUND HER Kimberly McCreight Harper Collins April 14th, 2015 Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight follows in the footsteps of her first novel, RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA. Both novels deal with motherhood and issues affecting women today centered around a...

The Shortlist for 2015 Bony Blithe Award

by | Apr 25, 2015 | Awards

The shortlist has been announced for the 2015 Bony Blithe Award The Bloody Words Light Mystery Award is an annual juried literary prize, presented at the Bloody Words Mystery Conference for a “book that makes us smile.” The book can be a print or an e-book, submitted...