LEGENDS: First promo for upcoming TNT series

Legends. Forget the past. Forget the rules. Forget yourself. In 2014, TNT brings to life the characters of author Robert Littell. Legends, starring Sean Bean (HBO’s Game Of Thrones, Lord Of The Rings) as Martin Odum, an undercover agent working for the FBI’s Deep...

Once Upon a Lie by Maggie Barbieri

Minotaur Books Pub date: December 10, 2013 Bakery owner Maeve Conlon is the divorced mother of two teenaged girls. She’s also the daughter of an Alzheimer’s-stricken ex-cop who’s a prime suspect in the death of her cousin Sean. Sean was a despicable human...

ONE MORE BODY by Josh Stallings

Heist publishing Release date: October 6th, 2013 Ever since I discovered Josh Stallings I have constantly wondered why he isn’t more known. Stallings is like an indie punk band whose records are only known to the hippest few who are in the know. That is a cool thing...

Jon's gift guide

In no particular order here are some ideas for your gift buying needs this year. These are all things that should appeal to any fan of crime fiction. Comics: FAIREST IN ALL THE LAND by Bill Willingham and various artists (Vertigo) Someone is killing the fairest...

SEVERN HOUSE releases for new year

Below is a list of crime fiction release, for the first quarter of 2014, from the folks at Severn House. Author Title Series Title Number in Series US Pub Date  Subject Chris Nickson Fair and Tender Ladies A Richard Nottingham Mystery 6 1-Jan-14 Historical mysteries|c...

Pet Spotlight: David Wishart and Annie

This is Annie, named after the orphan. We found her nine years ago, in a French layby near the Swiss border, very thirsty and hungry and in a terrible condition: you could literally see her ribs and her skin was patchy with scabs. It turned out later that she had five...