by Elise Cooper | Jul 14, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Burning Kate Burkholder Book 16 Linda Castillo Minotaur Books The Burning by Linda Castillo once again is a wonderful read. She seems to have outdone herself with a horrific crime and putting her main character through the wringer. Unfortunately, this year...
by Elise Cooper | Jul 12, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Confidence Games Tess Amy Berkley Pub July 9th, 2024 The Confidence Games by Tess Amy is a thoroughly entertaining read. Readers will fall in love with the characters and even though they are con artists, will root for them. There are hidden truths,...
by J. Luke Bennecke | Jul 5, 2024 | Behind the Book, Features
Any great thriller novel starts with the premise “what if” and asks a question that balances realism with a touch of “holy shit!” Ideally, the author blends these elements into a tale that’s both believable and extraordinary. According to the 4+ star ratings on...
by Meg Gardiner | Jul 5, 2024 | Author Workspaces, Features
I’ve always told people that I could write anywhere. And, because a lot of writing takes place behind closed eyes, or while daydreaming, anywhere means everywhere. But when I needed to put words in print, I wrote at the kitchen table, or at a desk in the corner of the...
by Erin Mitchell | Jul 5, 2024 | Awards, Features
The 2024 winners of the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger Awards, which honour the very best in the crime-writing genre, have been announced. Created in 1955, the world-famous CWA Daggers are the oldest and most respected awards in the genre and have...
by Elise Cooper | Jul 5, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Shanghai Joseph Kanon Scribner Pub June 25th, 2024 Shanghai by Joseph Kanon blends a historical novel within a thriller crime story. The setting is pre-WWII, 1939, in Shanghai. Kanon delves into the geo-political world between the Japanese, Chinese, Communists,...
by Michael Robotham | Jul 2, 2024 | Behind the Book, Features
There is one question that writers get asked more than any other – where do your ideas come from? Neil Gaiman makes fun of people who ask this question because he says that writers don’t know the answer and we’re terrified that the ideas will go away if we analyse how...
by Elise Cooper | Jun 30, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The River Queen River Romance book 1 Stephanie McGee The Vine Press October 10th, 2023 The River Queen by Stephanie McGee has readers experience the glitz and glamour of a showboat, along with an immigrant family and their flare for showmanship. There are River...
by Sarah Reida | Jun 30, 2024 | Books, Reviews
In Hannah Mary McKinnon’s cleverly titled Only One Survives, the center spotlight is on Vienna Taylor, an aspiring drummer whose band, The Bittersweet, was involved in fatal car accident outside the Catskills one snowy night. Told in shifting time frames from Vienna’s...
by Elise Cooper | Jun 28, 2024 | Books, Features
The Unwedding Ally Condie Grand Central Publishing June 4th, 2024 The Unwedding by Ally Condie is her first attempt at adult fiction after being a successful young adult novelist. There are themes of grief, loss, family, trust, and healing. The plot is a locked...
