by Elise Cooper | Jan 26, 2021 | CrimespreeTV, Features
CrimespreeTV is chats with bestselling authors of stories featuring cowboys Maisey Yates, Caitlin Crews, Nicole Helm, and Jackie Ashenden. Part One Part Two
by Todd Robinson | Jan 25, 2021 | Daddy & Sam's VERY IMPORTANT OPINIONS!, Features
In this episode, Sam and Daddy take on Wandavision, episode 3! There are some insights, some debates (Easter eggs) and some exasperation. Someone even refers to, “what some people have today!” Because this someone was… Born in the 50’s? Mr...
by Erin Mitchell | Jan 22, 2021 | Awards, Features
The world-famous Crime Writers’ Association has announced a new sponsor for its annual international writing competition for unpublished writers. The CWA Debut Dagger is to be sponsored by ProWritingAid, a platform that operates as a grammar checker, style editor...
by Elise Cooper | Jan 22, 2021 | CrimespreeTV, Features
CrimespreeTV is chats with authors Marc Cameron, Megan Crane, and Elizabeth Heiter.
by Erin Mitchell | Jan 21, 2021 | Home Entertainment, TV
MASTERPIECE on PBS and Eleventh Hour Films today announced that award-winning actress Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread, World on Fire), will star in their adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s acclaimed crime novel Magpie Murders. Additionally,...
by Frederick Weisel | Jan 20, 2021 | Features, Five Things
The first sentences of novels have rightly received a lot of attention for their ability to hook readers and to establish the novel’s voice. But what about last sentences? Are they important or memorable? Are they even supposed to be? Literary novels sometimes have...
by Thomas H. Carry | Jan 19, 2021 | Features, Five Things
I am a noir and humor enthusiast, so my writing tends to blend the two. But, as the adage says, “Write what you know.” My recent novel, Blood Will Have Blood, is no exception. Both a crime thriller and a satire of 1980’s NYC theater scene, it draws deeply on...
by Elise Cooper | Jan 19, 2021 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Deep Into The Dark by P. J. Tracy is the first book in a brand-new series set in Los Angeles. It explores obsession, revenge and grief. Some might know the author from the Monkeewrench series set in Minneapolis and co-written with her mother. Readers are...
by Jennifer Jordan | Jan 18, 2021 | Awards, Features
Although Left Coast Crime can’t be celebrated in person, there are some fine books nominated for the Left Award. Including our own Erica Ruth Neubauer for Murder at the Mena House! LEFTY for BEST HUMOROUS MYSTERY NOVEL: Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen...
by Carolyn Tillery | Jan 15, 2021 | Author Interviews, Features
Have months of isolation and the prospect of hibernation season left you longing for a winter escape that includes suntan lotion, frosty umbrella drinks, colorful T-shirts, flip flops and fresh seafood? Former clinical psychologist and national bestselling author...