STRESS FRACTURES by J E Seymour

by | Mar 5, 2015 | Reviews

STRESS FRACTURES J E Seymour 2014 Barking Rain Press In this second book in the series, Seymour continues with her protagonist Kevin Markinson, although it might be more accurate to say that she backs up a step to relate the circumstances which brought him to where we...

J.A. Jance: Trailer for COLD BETRAYAL

by | Mar 4, 2015 | Book Trailers

Next Tuesday sees the release of COLD BETRAYAL, the tenth book in J.A. Jance’s Ali Reynolds series. Today, we have a book trailer to whet your appetite for Ali and co. Ali Reynolds’s longtime friend and Taser-carrying nun, Sister Anselm, rushes to the bedside of...

In Praise of James Ellroy, 2015 Grand Master

by | Mar 4, 2015 | Books

From the latest issue of Crimespree on James Ellroy’s Birthday we give to you: In Praise of James Ellroy, 2015 Grand Master By Craig McDonald A few days back, the reminder came from Mr. Jon Jordan that the time had arrived for another CrimeSpree column. I was...

5 Things I loved in 2014

by | Mar 4, 2015 | Comics

ORDINARY GRACE by William Kent Krueger Simply put, this is a novel that saw Kent take his game to the next level. Kent’s Cork O’Connor series is, in my opinion, one of the best ongoing series today. The characters age, love, suffer loss and grow. OG is the...

Finalists for 2015 Derringer Awards

by | Mar 2, 2015 | Awards

Occasional Crimespree contributor Gerald So and the folks at The Short Mystery Fiction Society have announced the finalists for our 2015 Derringer Awards: For Best Flash (Up to 1,000 words) Joseph D’Agnese, “How Lil’ Jimmie Beat the Big C”...

PAST CRIMES by Glen Erik Hamilton

by | Feb 28, 2015 | Reviews

Harper Collins March 3rd, 2015 Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton is his debut novel starring Army Ranger Van Shaw. It is a book about family and forgiveness, and how circumstances can affect the interaction between people as they embrace and reject their past. Within...

Film Review: BLACK SEA

by | Feb 27, 2015 | Films

BLACK SEA Directed by Kevin Macdonald Written by Dennis Kelly Starring: Jude Law This is a tidy little suspense film that might be missed by people who may like it. We were pleasantly surprised at how nicely it filled a February afternoon. Jude Law (in a very good...