Pet Spotlight: Sue Owens Wright

by | Mar 4, 2013 | Books, Pet Spotlight

NOSES FOR CRIME by Sue Owens Wright When a writer and lifelong dog lover has been owned by a total of thirteen basset hounds, it’s reasonable to assume that they might end up being written about. If that person is also a mystery novelist, her dogs can inspire...

Mystery finalists for L.A. Times Book Prize

by | Mar 3, 2013 | Books, News

On Thursday, The L.A. Times announced the finalists for the 33rd annual L.A. Times Book Prizes. There are ten categories, but here is the one that applies to us: Mystery/Thriller Tana French / Broken Harbor (Viking) Nick Harkaway / Angelmaker (Knopf) Fuminori Nakamura...

A KILLER IN THE WIND by Andrew Klaven

by | Mar 3, 2013 | Books, Reviews

January 2013 Mysterious Press Having read Klaven’s books before, I knew to expect something that would grab me and keep me flipping the pages. What I wasn’t expecting was a book that would keep me up all night and haunt me the way the character in the book is haunted....

Nominees for the 2012 Hammett Prize

by | Mar 2, 2013 | Books, News

Earlier this week, The North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers announced the nominees for their annual HAMMETT PRIZE. Jim Lynch, Truth Like the Sun: A Novel (Knopf) Howard Owen, Oregon Hill (Permanent) Kurt Palka, Patient Number 7...