by Mark Billingham | Jul 4, 2023 | Behind the Book, Features
Changing horses in midstream is generally a course of action that’s advised against. I can certainly appreciate it’s a maneuver with a high degree of difficulty – requiring that the individual doing the changing is both a skilled equestrian and (should the procedure...
by Elise Cooper | Jun 30, 2023 | Author Interviews, Books
The 9th Man Luke Daniels Book 1 Steve Berry and Grant Blackwood Grand Central Publishing June 27th, 2023 The 9th Man by Steve Berry and Grant Blackwood is a spin-off of the Cotton Malone series. This is the first in a three-book series with the featured character Luke...
by Elise Cooper | Jun 29, 2023 | Books, Features, Reviews
Payback Anonymous Justice Book 2 Nancy Allen Grand Central Publishing May 16th, 2023 Payback by Nancy Allen is the second in her “Anonymous series.” It delves into getting justice when the legal system fails. “I write legal thrillers because I used to practice law....
by Elise Cooper | Jun 27, 2023 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Traitor Beside Her WWII Mystery Book 2 Mary Anna Evans Poisoned Pen Press June 6th, 2023 The Traitor Beside Her by Mary Anna Evans blends mystery, action, friendship, with a hint of romance. Readers get a glimpse of how women helped in the war effort, and she...
by Elise Cooper | Jun 25, 2023 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Inside Threat Matthew Quirk William Morrow Pub June 13th, 2023 Inside Threat by Matthew Quirk is a political thriller that will remind readers of Vince Flynn’s Transfer of Power and David Baldacci’s characters Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, retired Secret Service...
by Triona Walsh | Jun 23, 2023 | Author Workspaces, Features
I reckon writers’ workspaces tell you a lot about the writer who inhabits the space. Tidy room? Perhaps a plotter works here. Does a messy one belong to a writer who has trouble with deadlines? Writing at a desk or sofa – thriller or romance writer? Multiple...
by Joe Clifford | Jun 22, 2023 | Behind the Book, Features
Some of the best ideas are born from a misunderstanding. Like mishearing a song lyric, what we think is there can often be better than what actually is. If we’re lucky, we can use these misinterpretations to create original art. That was...
by Erin Mitchell | Jun 21, 2023 | Features, Home Entertainment, TV
Mark your calendars! MASTERPIECE Mystery! on PBS today announced premiere dates for: GRANTCHESTER Season 8: July 9 UNFORGOTTEN Season 5: September 3 VAN DER VALK Season 3: September 3 ANNIKA Season 2: October 15 We’re fans of each of these shows! Following...
by Elise Cooper | Jun 20, 2023 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Girls and Their Horses Eliza Jan Brazier Berkley Pub June 6th, 2023 Girls and Their Horses by Eliza Jane Brazier is more than just a book about horses. Readers should think about sports travel teams and stage mothers. Those parents who try to put their own dreams on...
by David Corbett | Jun 16, 2023 | Behind the Book, Features
I don’t write from a premise. I generally start with two or three (usually incompatible) ideas that are bugging me and then ask: How can I build a story out of this mess? In this case, the ideas were: The possibility of armed civil strife in this country not unlike...
