Film Review: THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

by | Jan 31, 2014 | Films, Reviews

Directed by Martin Scorsese Based on autobiography of Jordan Belfort Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Margaret Robbie, Rob Reiner Based on the autobiography of Jordan Belfort, it is hard to distinguish this from GOOD FELLOWS, WALL STREET and...

THE CORMORANT by Chuck Wendig

by | Jan 31, 2014 | Books, Reviews

Publisher Angry Robot Release Date December 31st, 2013 Miriam Black. Just saying her name makes you smile. “Miriam Black.” See? It totally works. Chuck Wendig introduced readers to Ms. Black a few years back in the explosive BLACKBIRDS and then the follow-up...

THE KILL ORDER by Robin Burcell

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Books, Reviews

THE KILL ORDER Robin Burcell December 12, 2013 Harper Collins Robin Burcell’s latest novel, THE KILL ORDER, comes right out of the NSA scandal. Although written a year ago she delves into the notion that a secret government agency will spy on friends and foes via...

All New Invaders with Kate (and Dan)

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Comics

D: We’ve been reading a lot of “small scale stories” lately. Crime comics. Spy comics. Good stuff, but when I was a kid… K: … Oh, here we go… D: Shush, you. When I was a kid… K: YAWN. D: … I’m talking here! When I was a kid, comics were all big, multi-layered space...

Nominees for the 2014 Dilys Winn Award

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Awards, Books

The Independent Booksellers Association have announced the nominees for the Dilys Award. The award is named in honor of Dilys Winn, the founder of the first specialty bookseller of mystery books in the United States. The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association is...

Nominees for the 2014 Malice Domestic Awards

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Awards, Books

The fine folks beind MALICE DOMESTIC have released the finalists for the 2014 MALICE DOMESTIC awards. The awards will be handed out during  Malice Domestic on May 3, 2014 Best Historical Novel HEIRS AND GRACES by Rhys Bowen (Berkley) DEATH IN THE TIME OF ICE by Kaye...