2013 Shamus Award Nominees

by | Jun 24, 2013 | Awards, Books

PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA SHAMUS AWARD FINALISTS 2013 for works published in 2012 The winner will be announced at the PWA Banquet at Bouchercon in Albany, New York, on Friday, September 20. (The lists below are in alphabetical order by author) BEST HARDCOVER P.I....

Pet Spotlight: Chevy Stevens

by | Jun 24, 2013 | Features, Pet Spotlight

My mother raised me to believe that animals were more than pets and working animals, they were family. On our ranch in Shawnigan Lake, BC, we had horses, chickens, cats, dogs, a pig named Patty, and even, at one point, a seagull and a crow. My mom was always rescuing...

Dates for Richard Kadrey's KILL CITY BLUES tour.

by | Jun 22, 2013 | Books

With another book in the very cool Sandman Slim series about to be released,  it is time for Richard Kadrey to pack his suitcase and hit the road. On July 30th, KILL CITY BLUES hits the shelves. Another day, another apocalypse James Stark, aka Sandman Slim, has...

Steve Berry – THE KING'S DECEPTION

by | Jun 21, 2013 | Books, Profiles

I read an arc of THE AMBER ROOM back in 2003 and was thoroughly captivated by the book. Over the last ten years I have continued to read Steve Berry’s books, both the Cotton Malone series and the stand alone books. People go on and on about THE DA VINCI CODE by Brown...

Film Review: STORIES WE TELL

by | Jun 21, 2013 | Films

Written and Directed by Sarah Polley Starring: the Polley family and friends After her films, AWAY FROM HER and TAKE THIS WALTZ, Sarah Polley shows up with a third film, a documentary where she turns the camera on her own family. Polley’s mother, an actress, died when...

Bargain Bin: AMERICAN CENTURY: SCARS AND STRIPES

by | Jun 20, 2013 | Comics

Here’s the thing about the term “Bargain Bin.” On one hand, it makes you think that what you get out of it is a leftover, all the good stuff is gone. But here, we use the term as “look what I found! Everyone else missed this! Buried treasure!” That was exactly my...