by Sarah Reida | Mar 6, 2024 | Books, Reviews
Everyone is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf[1] is reading cotton candy, the kind of book you bring to the beach because you want to be entertained but don’t want to think too hard. We all need a book like this every once in a while. This book is a locked room thriller....
by Elise Cooper | Mar 6, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Rumor Game Thomas Mullen Minotaur Pub Feb 27th, 2024 The Rumor Game by Thomas Mullen details the US home front political climate during World War II. Set in Boston, it discusses how the unions were involved with Communism and there was Antisemitism that...
by Christina Dodd | Mar 5, 2024 | Crimespree Cooks, Features
The party started when circus music blared from Joe and Rowan’s room speaker. Rowan sat straight up in bed. A high, scary laugh pierced the air, and a clown voice screeched, “The parade starts at ten! Be early for the best viewing for Gregory Torval’s...
by Elise Cooper | Mar 3, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Deepest Kill Locard Institute Book 3 Lisa Black Kensington Pub Feb 20th, 2024 The Deepest Kill by Lisa Black brings back forensic investigators Dr Ellie Carr and Dr Rachael Davies of the Locard Institute. Once again readers get a glimpse into the forensic...
by Erin Mitchell | Mar 1, 2024 | Awards, Features
Publishers are invited to submit eligible titles to the new and expanded 2025 CWA Dagger awards, which are now open for entries. The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Daggers are considered a marker of excellence in the industry and have been synonymous with quality...
by Erin Mitchell | Feb 29, 2024 | Home Entertainment, TV
MASTERPIECE on PBS has announced that Kate Phillips (Wolf Hall, The Crown) will return asMiss Eliza Scarlet for a fifth season of investigations, and the series will be retitled, “MissScarlet.” Stuart Martin, who played William “The Duke” Wellington in the previous...
by Sarah Reida | Feb 27, 2024 | Books, Reviews
Mary Kubica’s novel, She’s Not Sorry, is her ninth contribution to the thriller genre since The Good Girl was critically and commercially acclaimed ten years ago. (Apparently, this is one woman without writer’s block). For those familiar with her other books, Kubica’s...
by Elise Cooper | Feb 23, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Chaos Agent Gray Man Book 13 Mark Greaney Berkley Pub Feb 20, 2024 The Chaos Agent by Mark Greaney brings to life artificial intelligence, which takes center stage in this plot. Just as with other issues like biological weapons and cloning, Greaney talks about how...
by Erin Mitchell | Feb 20, 2024 | Events
Harrogate International Festivals has announced the Special Guests for the 2024 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Curated by Ruth Ware, with the programming committee, the Special Guests on this year’s programme include Chris Carter, Jane Casey, Elly...
by Elise Cooper | Feb 20, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Murder of An Amish Bridegroom A Boy’s Amish Christmas Patricia Johns Murder of an Amish Bridegroom has author Patricia Johns venturing into a new genre, a cozy mystery. Her heroine is not the typical Amish woman. Petunia Yoder is Blueberry, Pennsylvania’s...