by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 4, 2013 | Comics
In 1938 two things happened that would impact my life in huge ways. That June my Father was born, second son of German immigrants who came to this country with hope in their hearts and a strong work ethic. Also 1938 saw a man from a faraway place enter their lives,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 4, 2013 | Comics
DC COMICS November 3rd, 2013 Grant Morrison, et. Al Back in 1999 DC did a crossover event that took our heroes and shot them forward in time to the 853rd century. Written mainly by Grant Morrison with Mark Millar, Mark Waid, Ron Marz, Garth Ennis, James Robinson and...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 3, 2013 | Events
Last night the New Hope Cinema Grill hosted the second Noir at the Bar event ever held in the Twin Cities. After the wonderful reception the first event received from the crime fiction loving Minnesota crowd, a second event was less of a question of “if” and more of a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 3, 2013 | Flashback
The question I most often get asked at Q & A sessions is why I chose the early electric car industry as the backdrop for my historical mystery The Detroit Electric Scheme. I spent three months researching Detroit and the business prior to beginning the novel, and...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 2, 2013 | Home Entertainment
Warner Home Entertainment Release date: Sept 17th, 2013 5 Seasons into this show and I think it’s safe to say that this is not Masterpiece Theater. There is not a lot going on here to challenge the viewer. And I have to say Robin Tunney needs to stop making the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 1, 2013 | Comics
Image Comics October 2013 Sit back for a moment and think about this “What If” scenario: WHAT IF… Miss Moneypenny, instead of being happily deskbound, was actually out in the field, knee-deep in cloak and dagger intrigue? This simple exercise in role-reversal is the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 1, 2013 | Films
Directed by Paul Greengrass Written by Billy Ray Starring Tom Hanks Barkhad Abdi My enjoyment of CAPTAIN PHILLIPS was undermined by two unrelated issues. The first one was that I saw the Danish film, HIJACKING last spring and found it to be a more nuanced look at the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 31, 2013 | TV
As previously reported, Amazon Studios has ordered a pilot featuring Connelly’s iconic L.A. detective. The first season (if a full season is ordered) will be based on the CITY OF BONES and THE CONCRETE BLONDE novels as well as a short story (CIERO AZUL) and has...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 31, 2013 | Books
Chapter One The bright red numbers on the nightstand stood out in the darkness of Pete Fernandez’s bedroom. Some sunlight crept into the space between his hastily drawn blinds. 2:30 in the afternoon. Pete groaned and scanned the room with his bloodshot eyes. Clothes...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 31, 2013 | Comics
Archie Comics How on this planet of ours can there possibly be an “Archie” book with zombies? Kiss. Ok, that I can get. But zombies? Impossible. “Archie” has always been the family friendly romance comic. Recently, they’ve wisely taken on current events and subjects...
