by Kate (and Dan) | Jun 20, 2013 | Comics
ZOOM IN Dan is playing with his phone when Kate starts furiously flipping between the cover and inside of a graphic novel. D: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?! You’re going to crease the cover!! K: ::looks up, goes back to flipping back and forth in the comic:: D: ::grabs book::...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 19, 2013 | Home Entertainment
September 10th sees the Criterion Collection release of THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD. The acclaimed, best-selling novel by John le Carré, about a Cold War spy on one final dangerous mission in East Germany, is transmuted by director Martin Ritt into a film every...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 19, 2013 | Books
Having recently returned from a six month secret mission, Tom Schreck presents part six of his ongoing series on writing and being a working author. In addition to being the author of five books, he is has written for a wide variety of publications including The...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 19, 2013 | Author Interviews, Books
Antonio Hill took the time to answer a few questions for us. His first book is just coming out here in the US and it’s wonderful. Also one of my all time favorite book titles! THE SUMMER OF DEAD TOYS Jon: Antonio, I would like to start off by saying that the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 19, 2013 | Books, Five Things
FIVE BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY WRITING LIFE By Meg Gardiner 1. The Stand, Stephen King. When I was in college, and looking for a novel to read, a family friend said: Want something scary? Try this—an apocalyptic plague kills 99% of the people in the world… and then the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 19, 2013 | Books
After a 2 1/2 year battle with prostate cancer, best-selling author Vince Flynn has passed away. He was 47. According to CBS Minnesota, Mr. Flynn passed away, at St. Paul’s United Hospital, earlier this morning. In January of 2011, he posted the following on his...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 18, 2013 | Features, TV
Showtime is now offering online viewers a chance to watch the series premiere of RAY DONOVAN. Liev Schreiber stars as Ray Donovan, a fixer in L.A. that solves the problems of the city’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls. When the series starts, Ray’...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 18, 2013 | Features, TV
Deadline has reported that Amazon Studios has ordered a pilot of Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch series. Bosch is a homicide cop that served in Vietnam as a tunnel rat. That background plays a role in the first novel, BLACK ECHO. Bosch was orphaned at an early...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 18, 2013 | Films
Featuring the voices of Morgan Freeman! With Batman and 1980’s spaceguy!
by Crimespree Magazine | Jun 18, 2013 | Books, Lego Interviews
This is so far our longest interview in Lego. Jen picked out her minifigure on her last visit to castle Crimespree and also requested a monkey be present. Being a good editor I didn’t question the monkey. (This is good life advice, “Don’t question...