Día de los Muertos: Chapter 14

Fourteen Amigo Motel / 1:30 P.M. Calhoun hung onto the telephone. He’d placedsome bets with his bookie the day before and had forgotten to check in until now. He turned the TV on with the remote control: MTV cut to throbbing pulchritude around a pool, butts and...

DEATH'S LAST RUN by Robin Spano

ECW Press Pub Date: May 1, 2013 When 23-year-old Alexandra “Sacha” Westlake is found dead on a glacier in Whistler, British Columbia, her wrists slit and her snowboard still attached to her feet, it’s generally assumed she committed suicide. Sacha’s mother Martha,...

Día de los Muertos: Chapter 13

Thirteen Palmdale / 12:30 P.M. Calhoun drove the jeep up to the last gate. Castro slid out of the jeep. They’d crossed the border at the Hittleman’s cattle ranch. Hittleman got five hundred dollars a week to keep his mouth shut. Castro walked across the...

TNT cancels SOUTHLAND

After turning a second chance into four additional seasons, SOUTHLAND is done. TNT has decided not to order a sixth season. The police drama ran for four seasons on TNT, with the initial airing on NBC. Despite low ratings, Southland drew rave reviews from critics and...

BURN NOTICE: Season Seven to be the final

All good things must come to an end: USA announced today that  BURN NOTICE will air its seventh and final season beginning Thursday, June 6 at 9/8c. The hit series, from Fox Television Studios and creator Matt Nix, stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce...

Film Review: Upstream Color

Written and Directed by Shane Carruth Starring Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig This is Shane Carruth’s second film in a decade. The first PRIMER is enigmatic but perhaps less so than UPSTEAM COLOR. Both are enjoyable if you can let go of your need to...

Fairest #15 with Kate (and Dan)

::fade in:: Kate is in the backyard with Franklin, The Dog. She is staring at him intently while he gnaws on a stick. K: ::muttering:: Why won’t you talk? C’mon. Say something, Dog. D: ::walking into backyard:: S’up, guys? K: ::muttering:: Talk to me, Franklin. Talk...

TNT orders LEGENDS.

Just one day after picking up THE LAST SHIP, TNT announced the order of another drama: LEGENDS. The series, which features the characters of author Robert Littell, stars Sean Bean (HBO’s Game Of Thrones, Lord Of The Rings) as Martin Odum, an undercover agent working...

Anthony Awards Announced

Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, is pleased to announce the Anthony Award Nominees for 2013. The winners will be chosen by the full time members of the 44th Bouchercon September 19-22, in Albany, New York. BEST NOVEL Dare Me – Megan Abbott [Reagan...