by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 9, 2013 | Books, Events
When I was first asked to write about my experience with Bouchercon 2013, my first thought was: “Oh, this could get complicated.” Instead of a review or a critique of the convention, I decided to give a personal glimpse into it. As I thought about it, there were five...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 6, 2013 | Books, Events
Like Conway Sax, my series protagonist, there’s no place I’d rather be than behind the wheel of my truck, chewing up Interstate miles. So when Shotgun Lullaby, my latest book, came out, I fueled up and set out on a 12-day, 4000-mile trip that took me from Boston to...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 5, 2013 | Books, Events
On a recent Thursday at six-thirty in the morning I hopped in my Prius in northeastern Massachusetts. With me was author-friend Jessie Crockett, two suitcases, a bag full of snacks, and bunches of bookmarks. We were bound for Albany, New York, the site of the 2013...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 5, 2013 | Books, Events
In less than two weeks (October 17th), SPIRIT OF STEAMBOAT, the tenth book in Craig Johnson’s bestselling Walt Longmire series. In addition to the ten books, Walt and company also appear, on A&E, on the hit series LONGMIRE. LONGMIRE recently completed...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 4, 2013 | Features
X is not for xylophone: a debut author reports on Bouchercon The best thing about the Bouchercon mystery conference is the dazzling array of authors who are friendly and make themselves accessible—it’s a who’s who of the genre, and there’s a famous author for...