by Andrews & Wilson | Dec 7, 2021 | Behind the Book, Features
There we were, minding our own business and working on our next book in the Tier One Universe, when this guy calls us up… Writing Legacy series on behalf of the estates of famous thriller authors is more common now than ever, with names like Ludlum, Clancy, Crichton...
by Jennifer Jordan | Dec 4, 2021 | Features, Pet Spotlight
Pickles as a puppy. My Golden Retriever, Pickles, is the inspiration for my new dog detective mystery, THE BONE RANGER, which is about a dog that solves crimes that humans can’t. Pickles came from a litter of nine puppies. He was the mischievous one: he playfully...
by Andrew Diamond | Dec 3, 2021 | Books, Reviews
THE HUNTING SEASON is the second installment in Tom Benjamin’s Daniel Leicester series. Leicester is an English expat living in Bologna, a former journalist now working as a private investigator. The story opens with the concerned parents of Korean-American Ryan...
by Jon Jordan | Dec 2, 2021 | Books, Reviews
Like many people, I enjoy true crime books. Each year hundreds are published, some good, some just sensationalist dreck. Among these books are a sub category that cover multiple stories. Most offer nothing new. SHE KILLS ME is a wonderful collection of tales of women...
by Elise Cooper | Nov 25, 2021 | CrimespreeTV, Features, Music, TV
CHRISTMAS IN TAHOE HALLMARK CHANNEL NOVEMBER 29th, 2021 6 PM EST/5 PM CST Christmas in Tahoe, premiers this Sunday, November 28, 2021, at 6 PM ET / 5 PM CT. The plot has Claire trying to save her family hotel’s Christmas show. Even though she is a talent booker,...
by Verity Bright | Nov 24, 2021 | Features, Five Things
Death on a Winter’s Day is a historical murder mystery set in Scotland in the 1920s. And, no surprise, its main influences are all things Scottish. After all, there’s little point in setting a murder mystery in such an atmospheric and surprising country without making...
by Erin Mitchell | Nov 23, 2021 | Books, Reviews
When I read that Steph Cha was taking the reins as the editor of the long running The Best American Mystery Stories annual anthology (which was also slightly retitled to The Best American Mystery and Suspense), I was ecstatic. When I learned that Alafair Burke would...
by Elise Cooper | Nov 13, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Dark Emma Haughton HBGUSA PUB Oct 19, 2021 The Dark by Emma Haughton uses the setting as a main character. This locked door mystery is a story about survival, drug abuse, hope, and the elements of Antarctica affecting how someone reacts to the environment as they...
by Erin Mayer | Nov 12, 2021 | Features, Five Things
I’m lucky to be able to write most anywhere, and under plenty of less-than-ideal conditions (i.e. the New York City subway). But I prefer to listen to music when I’m working, as it fuels my creativity and inspires me. Music was particularly important while I worked on...
by Clea Simon | Nov 12, 2021 | Books, Features
For me, the question has never been why write about crime but, rather, which crime. Before I was ten, a woman I knew had been murdered. The oldest sister of my best friend J. was living on her own. But when she stopped returning calls and then didn’t show up for the...
