Winner of 2012 Hammett Prize announced

The North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers announced has announced the winner of the 2012 Hammett Prize Winner: Howard Owen, OREGON HILL (Permanent) Other nominees: William Landay, DEFENDING JACOB: A NOVEL (Delacorte) Jim Lynch, TRUTH...

Flashback: Under The Radar by Richard Katz.

Editor’s note: This flashback comes from issue four. Mystery One bookstore owner Richard Katz offered up his thoughts on some of the more recent books: In the age when the Publishers are run by giant or mid-sized conglomerates, many top authors do not receive...

Jasper Fforde and the Thursday Next series

The Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde is one of my favorites.  These are books that ingeniously flirt with several genres while shamelessly exploiting my love of books and literature.  I am always astounded by the sheer size of Fforde’s imagination and his...