by Crimespree Magazine | Dec 1, 2013 | Books, Reviews
Minotaur Books Pub date: November 5, 2013 Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson is three months married, five months pregnant, and in danger of losing her job. Her husband, police chief Russ Van Alstyne, bitterly resents his new wife, has absolutely no desire to be a...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 27, 2013 | Books, Reviews
PENANCE Exhibit A Books April 30th, 2013 Characters are important. Characters are tricky. For example: If your rugged hero suddenly starts singing show tunes in the middle of a gunfight, it won’t ring true and youﾒve lost your reader. Now, take that challenge...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 26, 2013 | Awards
Louise Phillips’ THE DOLL’S HOUSE has been awarded the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Book of the Year. Also on the short list: The Twelfth Department by William Ryan (Pan Macmillan/Mantle) The Convictions Of John Delahunt by Andrew Hughes (Doubleday Ireland)...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 24, 2013 | Books
THE MURDER MYSTERY FORMULA IN CLASSIC LITERARY WORKS: WHAT CONTEMPORARY WRITERS CAN LEARN Three literary classics, Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, and Crime and Punishment, employ the basic formula of the murder mystery novel: They open with a murder and an investigator who is...
by Crimespree Magazine | Nov 24, 2013 | Books, Events
For the latest Mickey Haller novel, THE GODS OF GUILT, Michael Connelly is embarking on a smaller tour. The dates consist mainly of special events, as opposed to traditional book store signings. Mickey Haller gets the text, “Call me ASAP — 187,” and the California...
