by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 5, 2014 | Books, Reviews
Ice Shear M. P. Cooley William Morrow July 22, 2014 Ice Shear, M. P. Cooley’s debut novel, is very impressive. She moves the plot along through the dialogue. Action comes from the character’s words and not from gun shoot-outs or bloody chases. But make no mistake this...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 5, 2014 | Films
FRANK Directed by Lenny Abramson Written by Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan Starring: Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhall, Scott McNary It is wrong, wrong, wrong to put Michael Fassbender’s lovely face behind such a ludicrous blowup head, but if...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 4, 2014 | TV
Despite Liam Neeson saying he would love to reprise the role, CW’s ARROW has cast Matthew Nable as Ra’s al Ghul. Ghul first appeared in 1971 as a foil for The Batman and quickly became on of the Dark Knight detective’s iconic villians. Neeson played...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 4, 2014 | Features
X-Men go solo! Recently, there’s been an influx of solo X-Men titles. Most of whom have never had an ongoing series before. Now we’re going to see if they truly deserve their own books. Cyclops- Cyclops not getting his own series before isn’t a surprise. Frankly,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 4, 2014 | Books, Reviews
A SWOLLEN RED SON by Matthew McBride Release date: June 2014 Publisher: Mysterious Press The first sentence of a book is very important. This is what draws the reader in to the story and sets the table for everything after it. “A journey of a thousand miles begins...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 2, 2014 | Awards
The Crime Writers’ Association announced the shortlists for the final three CWA 2014 Daggers. The winners will be announced on October 24th, at the Crime Thriller Awards. CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year: THE FIRST RULE OF SURVIVAL, by Paul...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 1, 2014 | Pet Spotlight
Well, I don’t own any pets, but I am a pet aunt. Name: Ginger (nicknames Gingie and The Ginge) Breed: Shih tzu Age: about two and a half How she became part of my life? My brother’s family gave in to the nephews’ begging for a dog, and my...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 30, 2014 | Awards
Liam McIlvanney’s WHERE DEAD ME GO has been awarded for the Ngaio Marsh award for the Best New Zealand Crime Novel. After three years in the wilderness, hardboiled reporter Gerry Conway is back at his desk at the Glasgow Tribune. But three years is a long time...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 29, 2014 | Films
Directed by Anton Corbijn Written by Andrew Bovell, based on the novel by John LeCarre Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Grigory Dobrygin, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright In many ways this is the perfect film to end a career on. It is a dour, depressing, but...
by Crimespree Magazine | Aug 28, 2014 | Books
I have to say that I did not see this coming. Cable Network A&E will not be ordering a fourth season of LONGMIRE. The show, which is based on the characters of Craig Johnson, averaged 3.52 million viewers during it’s third season. Season 2 averaged...
