by Elise Cooper | Feb 10, 2023 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Doug Preston and Lincoln Child Pendergast Book 21 The Cabinet of Dr. Leng Grand Central Pub Jan 17th, 2023 The Cabinet of Dr Leng by Doug Preston and Lincoln Child is part mystery and part science-fiction thriller that integrates time travel. Regarding FBI...
by Erin Mitchell | Feb 9, 2023 | Events
Harrogate International Festivals has announced the Festival Programming Chair and Special Guests as the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2023. Multi award-winning crime novelist Vaseem Khan will be acting as...
by Fliss Chester | Feb 9, 2023 | Features
It’s always hard to pinpoint one exact inspiration for a character or book, and when I was coming up with my new cosy crime series based around amateur sleuth the Hon. Cressida Fawcett there was never one ‘eureka’ moment, but perhaps a lifetime of little nudges…...
by Erin Mitchell | Feb 8, 2023 | Awards, Features
Walter Mosley is the 2023 recipient of the highest honour in crime writing, the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger. The CWA Daggers are now regarded by the publishing world as the foremost awards hosted in Britain for crime writing. Mosley...
by Erin Mitchell | Feb 7, 2023 | Features
If you’ve been reading Crimespree for more than a minute, you know how much we love Hank Phillippi Ryan’s books. Fascinating characters, brilliant plots, perfect settings…each of her novels is the whole package. Her latest, THE HOUSE GUEST, is no...
by Erin Mitchell | Feb 7, 2023 | Author Workspaces, Features
I’ve always been fascinated by writers’ work spaces, but I have to admit I’m pretty intimidated by the photos of perfectly clear desks. Does anyone really work like that? Where are the notebooks and pens and stacks of stray books that normally overflow mine? Or, I...
by Elise Cooper | Feb 3, 2023 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Secretary Catherine Hokin Grand Central Pub Jan 24th, 2023 The Secretary by Catherine Hokin is a gripping novel spanning four decades. It has a dual timeline covering Germany during WWII and East Berlin after the war. Throughout the book readers will wonder...
by Elise Cooper | Jan 27, 2023 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Mysterious Amish Nanny Patrice Lewis Love Inspired Pub Dec 27th, 2022 The Mysterious Amish Nanny by Patrice Lewis is a very uplifting book. It has readers understanding how someone needs to change their lifestyle for their emotional well-being, preferring to have...
by Elise Cooper | Jan 26, 2023 | Books, Features, Reviews
A Courage Undimmed Olive Bright Mystery Book 3 Stephanie Graves Kensington Pub Jan 24th, 2023 A Courage Undimmed by Stephanie Graves continues the adventures of British pigeoneer Olive Bright. She works as a FANY,First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, but desires to be an...
by Allison Brennan | Jan 24, 2023 | Features, Five Things
I love research. I read books to learn about things I never knew, watch documentaries to see places I’ve never been, and interview experts in fields I’ve never worked in. My research field trips are some of the most fun adventures I’ve been on because I always learn...
