by Elise Cooper | Dec 24, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Good Son Jacquelyn Mitchard Mira Pub January 18th, 2022 The Good Son by Jacquelyn Mitchard explores grief, regret, and rage through a family and community wrecked by the murder of a teenage girl. It delves into how a family can accept the worst thing someone had...
by Erin Mitchell | Dec 21, 2021 | Events
CRIMEFEST, one of Europe’s leading crime writing conventions, is offering a bursary (ed. note: “scholarship” in American English) for a crime fiction writer of colour to attend its festival next May. The bursary will cover the cost of a full Weekend Pass...
by Elise Cooper | Dec 21, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Dead Cry Justice A Gilded Age Mystery Book 6 Rosemary Simpson Kensington Pub November 30th, 2021 The Dead Cry Justice by Rosemary Simpson always involves a mystery, returning characters, and a social issue during the Gilded Age. This historical novel delves...
by Flora Collins | Dec 17, 2021 | Behind the Book, Features
I began to write Nanny Dearest in the spring of 2019, yearning to create a story that was simple in its premise, but tense in its emotional volatility. I had previously written a manuscript that was action-packed, with a large cast of characters and excess plot...
by Elise Cooper | Dec 16, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Under Pressure FBI K-9 Novel BOOK 6 Sara Driscoll Kensington Pub Nov 30th, 2021 Under Pressure by Sara Driscoll, the author pseudonym of the writing team of Jen J. Danna and Ann Vanderlaan brings back their FBI dog handling teams. It features Meg Jennings and...
by Elise Cooper | Dec 15, 2021 | Author Interviews, CrimespreeTV, Features
In 2020 a collection of authors who write Amish stories decided to write short stories relating the Amish and Christmas, Amish Christmas Miracles. They followed it up in 2021 with More Amish Christmas Miracles. The stories will lift people’s spirits, brighten their...
by Elise Cooper | Dec 15, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
A Blizzard of Polar Bears Alex Carter Book 2 Alice Henderson William Morrow Pub November 9th, 2021 A Blizzard of Polar Bears by Alice Henderson delves into conservation efforts and animals on the brink of extinction. This plot combines nature, environmental...
by Elise Cooper | Dec 14, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Rodeo Christmas at Evergreen Ranch The True Cowboy of Sunset Ridge Nov/Dec 2021 Harlequin Pub Rodeo Christmas at Evergreen Ranch, “Gold Valley” book 13, and The True Cowboy of Sunset Ridge “Gold Valley” book 14, by Maisey Yates both have an underlying theme of...
by Erin Mitchell | Dec 13, 2021 | Features
Award-winning crime writer and popular workshop leader Martin Edwards has partnered with editorial consultancy Fiction Feedback to offer a different kind of crime-writing course. Crafting Crime is aimed at serious writers who wish to study independently yet...
by Elise Cooper | Dec 10, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Marriage Can Be Mischief Amish Matchmaker Series Book 3 Amanda Flower Kensington Pub. Nov 30, 2021 Marriage Can Be Mischief is a cozy mystery in the small town of Harvest Ohio. It features Amish quilting matchmaker crime solver Millie Fisher and her English...