by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 29, 2014 | Books
Last Friday, Ian Rankin appeared on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. If you have not already done so, be sure to pick up a copy of Rankin’s SAINTS OF THE SHADOW BIBLE…John Rebus at his best.
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 29, 2014 | Five Things
Today we have a specific genre we call Crime Fiction, but crime in fiction existed long before that label existed. The early stories in Classical Greek drama are tales of incest, murder, rape and mutilation. The Bible offers equally terrible atrocities. Think of any...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 28, 2014 | TV
Harry Bosch’s “everybody counts or nobody counts” philosophy has endeared him to millions of readers. It’s understandable, therefore, that excitement is running high around the premiere of the TV series Bosch, based on Michael Connelly’s series. Many folks are...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 28, 2014 | Author Interviews
Elise Cooper: We at Crimespree Magazine want to offer our condolences for the loss of your husband and father. Can you tell us a little about John? Caroline and Charles Todd: He was a quiet and unassuming person. He worked with us behind the scenes. He died surrounded...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 28, 2014 | Author Interviews, Features
Elise Cooper: We at Crimespree Magazine want to offer our condolences for the loss of your husband and father. Can you tell us a little about John? Caroline and Charles Todd: He was a quiet and unassuming person. He worked with us behind the scenes. He died surrounded...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 27, 2014 | Awards, Books
The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library announced the nominees for the 2012 Minnesota Book Awards. Below are the nominees for Genre fiction: THE BOOK OF KILLOWEEN by Erin Hart (Scribner/Simon & Schuster) THE COLD NOWHERE by Brian Freeman (Quercus) TAMARACK...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 27, 2014 | Books, Reviews
CITY OF MIRRORS Melodie Johnson Howe Pegasus August 1st, 2013 Melodie Johnson Howe’s new serial novel, CITY OF MIRRORS, introduces the character Diana Poole. She is one of those actresses where you recognize the face but cannot place the name. The mystery is not...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 27, 2014 | Awards, Books
The fine folks at Left Coast Crime have announced the nominees for the 2014 Left Coast Crime Awards. The awards will be voted on at the convention and presented at a banquet on Saturday, March 22, at the Portola Hotel & Spa. The Lefty has been awarded for the best...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 27, 2014 | Features, Pet Spotlight
Our dog Pepi the Pooch was a rescue dog. We decided to get a puppy for my eight-year-old son Owen one Christmas, and went down to the dog pound to find one. There was a group of puppies in one cage, all siblings who had been left there after the mother had been taken...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 27, 2014 | Books, Reviews
Exhibit A books December 31st, 2013 Coming quick on the heels of his debut novel PENANCE (May, 2013) comes the griping follow-up GREED. More of a “the next adventure” than a direct sequel, O’Shea proves that the success of PENANCE was no mere beginners luck. After the...
