by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 4, 2013 | Awards
The 2013 Derringer Award winners, determined by a poll of eligible Short Mystery Fiction Society members March 1–30, 2013 from the previously announced finalists: BEST FLASH STORY (Up to 1,000 words): “The Cable Job” by Randy DeWitt (Alfred...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 3, 2013 | Awards, Books
The Friends of Mystery organization announced the winner of the 2013 Spotted Owl Award. FoM is a non-profit literary/educational organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Its purpose is to promote educational study in all realms related to mystery. Members are...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 1, 2013 | Awards, Books
The folks at The International Thriller Writers have announced the nominees for the 2013 Thriller Awards. The winners will be announced at ThrillerFest VIII, July 13, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt in New York. BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL Sean Chercover – THE TRINITY GAME (Thomas...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 29, 2013 | Books, Reviews
Hard Case Crime Pub date: April 2nd, 2013 Harlan Ellison is best known for his science fiction and fantasy stories. But way back in 1957 before he was a blip on anyone’s radar, he wrote Web of the City. He wrote it under some interesting circumstances as well. He was...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 27, 2013 | Features
The summer of 2000 found this Italian-Russian Brooklyn boy working in an office in Columbia, South Carolina. A fish out of water. In the evenings I would write, working on my first full length novel. And then one day it was complete. Now what? It was literally...