by Crimespree Magazine | May 4, 2011 | Features
Due to a production error, the short story in the latest issue got cut off. We are posting it here so you can read the WHOLE story.JonThe Boxer By Sean Monaghan Tony bounced on his toes, grazed knuckles still in front of his bruised eyes. Rodriguez lay on...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 4, 2011 | Films, Guilty Pleasures
Guilt and Guts When Jeremy asked me to contribute an essay about a guilty pleasure, I was happy to do it, but afterwards, as I began to think about it, I realized I don’t really have any. Guilt, like shame and fear and envy and hate, is a negative, mostly useless...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 3, 2011 | Books
New York, NY – May 3, 2011 – Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), in conjunction with Mulholland Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company, has partnered with notable authors of the thriller genre to...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 1, 2011 | Books
I love New York. Sharing it with friends and family makes it even better. And that’s what I got to do this past week. I feel a little like Cinderella today. You know, if Cinderella was closer to 50 than 40 still had to do her workout, pay the bills and unpack...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 1, 2011 | Books
The 2010 Agatha Awards was announced at Malice Domestic 23 in Bethesda, MA.Best Novel:Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny (Minotaur)Best First Novel:The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames (Berkley)Best Non-fiction:Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks: 50 Years of...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 30, 2011 | Features
Everyone who knows Crimespree, knows that we spent this past week in New York City. What a week it was. I came to the party late. Trailing two days behind Jon, Paul, Jen and Judy. Here are the bullet points. Great meetings with many of New York’s top publishers....
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 29, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed and Written by Abbas KiarostamiStars:Juliet Binoche, James MillerIn French, Italian and English with English subtitlesNote the three languages mentioned above. I felt like I was listening to or reading this movie in at least three languages. Every time I...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 28, 2011 | Books
Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce the winners of the 2011 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2010. The Edgar® Awards were presented to the winners at our 65th Gala Banquet,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 28, 2011 | Home Entertainment
Acorn MediaRelease date: April 19th, 2011MSRP: $69.99Stars: Philip Madoc, Steve Thomas, Ffion Wilkins, Sharon Morgan, Gillian Elisa Folks that like their murders off screen and the folk genteel had best look pass on A Mind To Kill. But if you have a strong stomach, if...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 27, 2011 | Films, Guilty Pleasures
I’ve written twice on my blog about one of my favorite Guilty Pleasures, and I’m happy to be able to write about it again here. It’s a movie called The Good Humor Man, and it stars Jack Carson and Lola Albright. I saw it first when I was eight or nine years old, which...
