by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 11, 2014 | Books
Elizabeth Kiem’s DANCER, DAUGHTER, TRAITOR, SPY (Soho Teen) is a young adult (YA) set during the 1980’s. The main character Marina, is studying at the Bolshoi ballet company in Moscow. Her mother Sveta is a famous prima ballerina, but she has a problem:...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 8, 2014 | Books, Reviews
Tor Books June 2012 There are times when books are just what they seem. When laughs come fast and easy. The quips are quick. The jokes are set up and knocked down with lighting speed. But sometimes, things are not always what they seem, and if you look a bit closer,...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 7, 2014 | Books, Reviews
Pub date: Jan 9th 2014 Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam Let me start this review by saying that this is going to be one of my favorite books of 2014, it’s that good. It’s a prequel to BAD THINGS HAPPEN and VERY BAD MEN which feature David Loogan. THE LAST DEAD GIRL is set in...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 3, 2014 | Author Interviews, Books
How long have you been a writer? I first began writing creatively in the fifth grade—I’m 52 now—with short stories and later became the school newspaper editor when I was only in the 8th Grade. I continued running the paper through high school graduation. During my...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jan 2, 2014 | Author Interviews
Dan (& Kate): PENANCE is your debut novel, but many people know you for your short story work. For example, Dan is a big fan of your story “Thin Mints” in the first Noir at the Bar collection. With this novel, did you set out to write a full-length story for your...
