by Erin Mitchell | Jun 15, 2021 | Awards, Features
Here’s the longlist for the McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year! The Cut, Chris BrookmyreThe Silent Daughter, Emma ChristieBefore the Storm, Alex GrayDead Man’s Grave, Neil LancasterThe Coffinmaker’s Garden, Stuart MacBrideStill Life, Val...
by Erin Mitchell | Jun 15, 2021 | Awards, Features
The six books shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year have been announced! Now in its 17th year the award celebrates crime writing at its best, transporting readers around the world from Calcutta to California to the North Sea. This year’s...
by Verity Bright | Jun 15, 2021 | Behind the Book, Features
Murder at the Fair is the 6th book in the Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery Series. If you don’t know the books they are set in 1920s England. Lady Swift is a rather independent woman who has spent most of her upbringing abroad among rather Bohemian types. At the age of...
by Elise Cooper | Jun 9, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Warsaw Orphan Kelly Rimmer Graydon House Pub June 1st, 2021 The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer is inspired by the real-life heroine who saved thousands of Polish Jewish children during WWII. It is a story that intertwines war, family, survival, and love with themes...
by Elise Cooper | Jun 7, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Death In Bloom Jess Dylan St. Martins May 25th, 2021 Death In Bloom by Jess Dylan is the first in a three book cozy mystery series. There are a lot of quirky characters that make it a fun read. The author likes to blend fun and “magic.” “My previous series has some...
by Erin Mitchell | Jun 4, 2021 | Features, News
Fun news from our friends across the pond. Booksellers could have no better champion than Elly! The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has appointed a new Booksellers Champion as National Crime Reading Month begins across the UK. Best-selling author Elly Griffiths has...
by Elise Cooper | Jun 4, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Beneath Devil’s Bridge Loreth Anne White Montlake Pub June 1st, 2021 Beneath Devil’s Bridge by Loreth Anne White is based on a true crime podcast. It has so many twists and turns readers may get dizzy. The plot has true crime podcaster Trinity Scott looking to make a...
by Erin Mitchell | Jun 3, 2021 | Home Entertainment, TV
Unforgotten, the cold case crime show and undeniable hit on MASTERPIECE Mystery! airs its most dramatic season yet beginning Sunday, July 11 at 9/8c. Fans can look forward to six new episodes, starring Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar as DCI Cassie Stuart and DI...
by Erin Mitchell | Jun 3, 2021 | Awards, Features
CRIMEFEST, one of Europe’s leading crime writing conventions, has announced the winners of its annual awards. Now in its 14th year, the awards honour the best crime books released in 2020 in the UK. Trevor Wood receives a £1,000 prize for the CRIMEFEST Specsavers...
by L.A. Larkin | Jun 3, 2021 | Behind the Book, Features
It was Christmas 2016, and I was having a meal one evening with a friend who is a cyber-crime expert. We chatted about the usual things—life, work, and relationships—when she showed me her phone and said, “Have you seen this?” She was on Twitter. What I saw was a...
