by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 21, 2013 | Features
On Friday night, the Los Angeles Times announced the winners for their 2012 Book Prizes. In the Mystery/Thriller category, Tara French took home the prize for Broken Harbor (Viking). The other finalists: Nick Harkaway / Angelmaker (Knopf) Fuminori Nakamura / The Thief...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 21, 2013 | Books, Serials
Five Amigo Motel / 6:15 A.M. Celeste followed him into his room at the Amigo Motel, still not knowing what exactly what to expect from him. They hadn’t talked much in the jeep. Calhoun could tell she was disappointed by the place but tried not to show it. He...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 20, 2013 | Books, Serials
Four Sunrise / Day of the Dead Day of the Dead, Calhoun told himself. So what. Calhoun unwrapped the traditional holiday candy he’d bought the night before at the race track. A black licorice figure with its skeleton superimposed in white. He threw the candy...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 19, 2013 | Books
The Crime Writers of Canada announced, yesterday, the finalists for the 2013 Arthur Ellis Awards. For those that are wondering who Ellis was, he was the last official hangman in Canada. Best First Novel Peggy Blair, The Beggar’s Opera, Penguin Canada Deryn...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 19, 2013 | Books, Reviews
Bantam Pub date: April 30, 2013 The discovery of teenager Karen Hansen’s mutilated corpse in the belfry of the All Faith Chapel shakes the tiny town of Eastport, Maine to its core. Could one of their own have done such a thing? The consensus is no, so the police turn...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 19, 2013 | Films
Room 237 Directed by Rodney Ascher Starring various commentators/ conspiracy theorists Room 237 is more about conspiracy theory than it’s about the movie, THE SHINING. Five of them turn up in voiceovers to give us their take on the film and how they were able to...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 19, 2013 | Books
This week , in conjunction with Friday Reads Facebook page, we are giving away copies of Duane Swierczynski’s POINT & SHOOT and Denise Mina’s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO graphic novel POINT & SHOOT by Duane Swierczynski The series of fast-paced...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 18, 2013 | TV
The folks at Showtime have finally admitted what CBS Corp. President and CEO Les Moonves announced last month: The 8th season is indeed the final one for DEXTER. They have also released this scene from the upcoming season. In it, Dexter confronts Deb and quickly...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 18, 2013 | Comics
Relaunches of titles are a great way to boost sales for no reason. Most of the time it’s just a change of creative force or a “Bold New Era” that is strikingly similar to the first verse. “Avengers” is a prime example of how that is not true. Launched with the Marvel...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 17, 2013 | Films
Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for R.I.P.D. The film is based on the Dark Horse comic and stars Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds as two cops dispatched by the otherworldly Rest In Peace Department to protect and serve the living from an increasingly...
