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Archive for March, 2011

2011 Spinetingler Award Best Novel: New Voice – NOMINEES

2011 Spinetingler Award Best Novel: New Voice – NOMINEES
March 31, 2011
Books

The mystery & crime field is large and varied and we think that this diverse selection of books represent some …Read the Rest

2011 Spinetingler Award Best Novel: Rising Star – NOMINEES

2011 Spinetingler Award Best Novel: Rising Star – NOMINEES
March 31, 2011
Books

The mystery & crime field is large and varied and we think that this diverse selection of books represent some …Read the Rest

2011 Spinetingler Award Best Novel: Legend – NOMINEES

2011 Spinetingler Award Best Novel: Legend – NOMINEES
March 31, 2011
Books

The mystery & crime field is large and varied and we think that this diverse selection of books represent some …Read the Rest

2011 Spinetingler Award: Best Short Story Collection – NOMINEES

2011 Spinetingler Award: Best Short Story Collection – NOMINEES
March 31, 2011
Books

The mystery & crime field is large and varied and we think that this diverse selection of books represent some …Read the Rest

2011 Spinetingler Award: Best Anthology – NOMINEES

2011 Spinetingler Award: Best Anthology – NOMINEES
March 31, 2011
Books

The mystery & crime field is large and varied and we think that this diverse selection of books represent some …Read the Rest

2011 Spinetingler Award: Best Crime Comic/Graphic Novel – NOMINEES

2011 Spinetingler Award: Best Crime Comic/Graphic Novel – NOMINEES
March 31, 2011
Books

The mystery & crime field is large and varied and we think that this diverse selection of books represent some …Read the Rest

2011 Spinetingler Award: Best Mystery/Crime Fiction Press, Publisher or Imprint – NOMINEES

2011 Spinetingler Award: Best Mystery/Crime Fiction Press, Publisher or Imprint – NOMINEES
March 31, 2011
Books

Spinetingler would like to congratulate all of the nominees. The polls will open tomorrow at 6am EST. Go here to …Read the Rest

2011 Spinetingler Award Best Cover – NOMINEES

2011 Spinetingler Award Best Cover – NOMINEES
March 31, 2011
Books

Spinetingler would like to congratulate all of the nominees. The polls will open tomorrow at 6am EST. Go here to …Read the Rest

2011 Spinetingler Award David Thompson Community Leader Award – NOMINEES

2011 Spinetingler Award  David Thompson Community Leader Award – NOMINEES
March 30, 2011
News

[Note: I hit "publish" instead of " schedule" the rest of the nominees will be announced tomorrow as originally planned.] …Read the Rest

Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carre – review

Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carre – review
March 29, 2011
Book Reviews

This novel could easily have been entitled “The Money Launderer Who Tried to Come in Out of the Cold.” It …Read the Rest

On the Line by S. J. Rozan – review

On the Line by S. J. Rozan – review
March 29, 2011
Book Reviews

What, exactly is “on the line” in this newest novel from S. J. Rozan is nothing more than the life …Read the Rest

Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indridason, Victoria Cribb (tr) – review

Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indridason, Victoria Cribb (tr) – review
March 29, 2011
Book Reviews

Long before there were Erlender and Sigurdur Oll, Arnaldur Indridason wrote this imaginative novel. In fact, it was copyrighted a …Read the Rest

Innocent Monsters by Reed Farrel Coleman – review

Innocent Monsters by Reed Farrel Coleman – review
March 29, 2011
Book Reviews

A predominant theme of this wonderful new novel by Reed Farrel Coleman is guilt, something of which there is more …Read the Rest

2011 Spinetingler Award: Short Story on the Web – NOMINEES

2011 Spinetingler Award: Short Story on the Web – NOMINEES
March 24, 2011
Awards

UPDATE: Go here to vote, polls are open until April 30th. As has become our practice we like to announce …Read the Rest

Justified – “Save My Love” – review

Justified – “Save My Love” – review
March 24, 2011
Reviews

Apparently the Nerd was wrong as hell with his prediction that we wouldn’t see the aftereffects of Winona and Raylan’s …Read the Rest

Portobello by Ruth Rendell – review

Portobello by Ruth Rendell – review
March 23, 2011
Book Reviews

This is not an easy book to read. Nor is it a mystery. It is a somewhat disjointed story of …Read the Rest

Freeze Frame by Peter May – review

Freeze Frame by Peter May – review
March 23, 2011
Book Reviews

Enzo MacLeod has solved three cold cases and undertakes to clear up another in this series which began when he …Read the Rest

The Little Death by P. J. Parrish – review

The Little Death by P. J. Parrish – review
March 23, 2011
Book Reviews

When a man’s body is found in a place called Devil’s Garden on the westernmost fringe of Palm Beach County …Read the Rest

Fun and Games by Duane Swierczynski – review

Fun and Games by Duane Swierczynski – review
March 23, 2011
Book Reviews

Picking up a new book by Duane Swierczynski is a lot like setting out on a road trip with a …Read the Rest

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin – review

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin – review
March 22, 2011
Book Reviews

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is a book I would happily recommend to any reader, no questions asked.  Tom Franklin’s third …Read the Rest