by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 22, 2012 | Books, Pet Spotlight
This comes from Pat and Gary of Once Upon A Crime bookstore in Minneapolis. Name: Shamus Breed: Anybody’s guess, likely has some Border Collie, Lab, and Dalmatian in his history. Age: Somewhere around 4 years. We adopted him 2 years ago last May. How he/she...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 18, 2012 | Books, Events
Tonight Jess Lourey played hostess at Minneapolis’s Raven Award winning bookstore Once Upon A Crime. The party she hosted was to promote the latest installment of her fan-favorite Murder By Month series, DECEMBER DREAD. Arriving just after the event starting...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 17, 2012 | Books, Five Things
Books: PRESUMED INNOCENT: Inspired me to write. Turrow’s use of first-person grabbed me from Page 1. Could not put the book down. THE FIRM: Also inspired me to write. I had just gone through UVA’s business school at that point, and Mitchel McDeere’s experience in the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 15, 2012 | Books, Pet Spotlight
Six months ago, we featured the critter that actually inspired the Pet Spotlight, Crusty Boogers. Crusty is the feline companion of Bill Fitzhugh. Today, we take a quick look at the canines of the Fitzhugh household. PINKY We found Pinky running west on Victory...
by Crimespree Magazine | Oct 14, 2012 | Books
The mystery community is an inspiration. From the monthly book clubs, to the mystery bookshops, to the myriad of periodicals and blogs supporting it, to the weekend getaway feasts of the different mystery conventions. You approach these with a positive expectation,...