by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 23, 2013 | Books, Reviews
New Pulp Press Pub date: November 7, 2012 Gotta love a title like that. It hooks you and lures you in with a promise of a lurid tale. Frank Sinatra is the Yorkshire terrier pup of St. Louis ex-cop and current P.I. Nick Valentine. Nick is a hard drinking,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 23, 2013 | Books, Five Things
This week, we have something slightly different. John Connolly has opted to present five albums, from the 80s, that he considers lost gems. 1) CALENTURE by THE TRIFFIDS They should have been huge, but somehow it never quite happened. This is their crowning moment, I...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 23, 2013 | Films, News
Tuesday, MTV posted an interview with actor James Franco in which he announced plans to tackle James Ellroy’s AMERICAN TABLOID. Franco would not only star, but direct. “We are behind, and below, the scenes of JFK’s presidential election, the Bay of Pigs, the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 22, 2013 | Books, Lego Interviews
Sean Chercover is the author of BIG CITY BAD BLOOD, TRIGGER CITY and THE TRINITY GAME. He’s a great author a great guy and also a fan of Lego.
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 21, 2013 | Books, Pet Spotlight
Names: Cleo and Knish Breed: Cleo: Siamese chocolate point Knish: Part Siamese blue point, part alien Ages: Cleo: 11 Knish: 3 How did they come to be a part of the Coleman household? We bought Cleo as a gift for our then 12 year-old daughter, Kaitlin, who has since...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 20, 2013 | Books, News
Anthony and Crimespree Award-winner author (and Crimespree fav) Hilary Davidson is preparing for the release of EVIL IN ALL ITS DISGUISES, her third crime novel, on March 5th. When travel writer Lily Moore joins a group of journalists for an all-expenses-paid press...
by Kate (and Dan) | Jan 17, 2013 | Comics
Dan: So listen, I picked up… Kate: SHUSH! D: Wha? K: SPOILERS! D: Huh? I just wanted to tell you I… K: I said NO SPOILERS! D: ::holds up SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1:: Ok, we need to discuss what the term “spoilers” means. Coming home from the local comic shop and telling...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 16, 2013 | Awards, Books
The Mystery Writers of America have announced the nominees for the 2013 Edgar Allan Poe awards. Awards will be presented to the winners at a Banquet, May 2, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. BEST NOVEL The Lost Ones by Ace Atkins (Penguin Group USA –...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 16, 2013 | Books, Five Things
Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back — I got this album when I about 15 years old, at a time where most hip-hop available to me was radio-friendly dance fare along the lines of Fresh Prince or Rob Base. The first thing that struck me about the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 15, 2013 | Features, TV
What was thought to be a sure thing is now official: The tentatively titled KING AND MAXWELL has been greenlit for a ten episode season. The series, which is based on the novels of David Baldacci, stars Jon Tenney (The Closer) and Rebecca Romijn (X-Men) as former...
