by Crimespree Magazine | May 6, 2011 | Features, Films
Directed by Xavier BeauvoisWritten by Beauvois and Etienne ComarStarring: Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin, Philippe LaudenbachThere is a scene near the end in this movie that brought me to tears, an uncommon event. One of the eight monks living in...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 5, 2011 | Books
Before Waleran , before Aliena, before Gwenda and Godwyn and Billy Williams, there was Faber, the German spy, an assassin known as “the Needle.” I don’t remember how many years ago I first read Ken Follet’s, The Eye of the Needle, but I will never forget...
by Crimespree Magazine | May 5, 2011 | Comics
Everybody likes Batman. Seriously. He’s the character that people just enjoy. There isn’t anyone that will say “I hate Batman” because Batman is cool. He’s the epitome of cool. There might be characters that people like more, but no one hates Batman. Thanks to movies,...
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....
