A KILLER IN THE WIND by Andrew Klaven

January 2013 Mysterious Press Having read Klaven’s books before, I knew to expect something that would grab me and keep me flipping the pages. What I wasn’t expecting was a book that would keep me up all night and haunt me the way the character in the book is haunted....

Nominees for the 2012 Hammett Prize

Earlier this week, The North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers announced the nominees for their annual HAMMETT PRIZE. Jim Lynch, Truth Like the Sun: A Novel (Knopf) Howard Owen, Oregon Hill (Permanent) Kurt Palka, Patient Number 7...

Tour dates for CJ Box

As CJ Box prepares for the release of BREAKING POINT on March 12, he has announced the dates for his upcoming signing tour. It was always good to see Butch Roberson, Joe thought – a hard-working, upright local business-owner whose daughter was friends with his own....

2013 Derringer Finalists announced

The Short Mystery Fiction Society have announced the finalists for the 2013 Derringer Awards. Awards are given in 4 categories based on word count. BEST FLASH STORY (Up to 1,000 words): “An Old-Fashioned Villain” by Nick Andreychuk (Sherlock Holmes Mystery...