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...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 2, 2013 | Awards, Books
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...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 29, 2013 | Flashback
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...
by Crimespree Magazine | Sep 26, 2013 | Books
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...