Tom Schreck’s Albany

by | Aug 22, 2013 | Features

I’m a Bouchercon regular and my books take place in and around a fictional Albany, New York. I thought it might be helpful to give the Crimespree family an insider’s look at this year’s host city. First of all, a disclaimer: I’m not on any committee, nor am I...

Crimespree on Comics: Sweet Tooth

by | Aug 22, 2013 | Comics

Vertigo Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Jeff Lemire Post-apocalyptic stories are a dime a dozen. They’re showing up in all forms of media and they’re starting to get repetitive. So, when one comes along that showcases an original idea by a voice that deserves to be heard...

DEAD LIONS by Mick Herron

by | Aug 21, 2013 | Books, Reviews

Soho Crime May 7th, 2013 The Slough House in London is where the MI5 screw-ups—or the “slow horses”—of the spy world are sent to ride out the rest of their careers. The agency hopes that by sending them into obscurity to push around papers they will soon quit from the...

KILL CITY BLUES by Richard Kadrey

by | Aug 21, 2013 | Books, Reviews

HarperCollins Publishers Pub date: July 30th, 2013 It’s nice when you get to a point while reading a series of books that you get to consider the characters friends. You get the new book in the series and you can’t wait to see what your friends have been up to since...

Elmore Leonard: 1925-2013

by | Aug 20, 2013 | Books

Icon, legend, a master of the genre. None of these descriptions would be an exaggeration if applied to Elmore Leonard. Leonard has won every award in the genre (and many from beyond it), influenced generations of authors, had his characters adapted (with great...