Just a few days after I wrote about PRIME SUSPECT and the growing potential of a show that looked like …Read the Rest
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Opinion: PRIME SUSPECT – next casualty of bad marketing?
I’ll never watch the American version of PRIME SUSPECT. I uttered that months ago, when the ads started, and would …Read the Rest
Soundtrack Sunday – “The Late Greats” by Nick Quantrill
“The Late Greats” is the second Joe Geraghty novel. Set in my home city of Hull, Geraghty, a small time …Read the Rest
Soundtrack Sunday: BUFFALO GALS by Amy J Strychasz
Music has always been an integral part of my life, from the top 40 radio of my childhood to the …Read the Rest
Soundtrack Sundays: COUNTY LINE by Bill Cameron
I don’t know where I fall on the Listen While Writing spectrum. Somewhere on the downslope toward Full On Rock …Read the Rest
Soundtrack Sunday: HARVEST OF RUINS by Sandra Ruttan
When I first started working on HARVEST OF RUINS, I needed chapter titles. You see, because the book had intersecting …Read the Rest
Countdown To Breaking Bad
This weekend, there’s a reason to stay up late and make a date with your TV. Breaking Bad returns. To …Read the Rest
Fiction: THE RACCOON by Al Onia
The rat closed on the raccoon kittens, intent on a tender meal. The mother raccoon struck before the rat had …Read the Rest
THE PERFECT DETECTIVE: Guest article by Thomas Kaufman
When I write about Willis Gidney, the private eye in STEAL THE SHOW, I have to acknowledge a debt to …Read the Rest
Snubnose Press Seeks Reader Input & Launches Contest
** Update! Vote by emailing Snubnose Press (snubnosepress at gmail dot com), tweeting with #snubnosecover in your message, or leave …Read the Rest
Fiction: FATHER’S DAY by Patricia Abbott
The knocking grew more insistent over the weekend, but the old man kept to his usual routine—repairing appliances neighbors put …Read the Rest
Review: SUPER 8 – The Official #1 Summer Blockbuster
Bad things happen. But you can still live. If there’s a designated movie buff in the house, it’s Brian. I …Read the Rest
Fiction: A GIFT FROM GOD by Lisa Jenkins
The church looked warm and welcoming against the backdrop of lifeless land. Its strong wooden doors beckoned him, promising some …Read the Rest
It’s An Honor To Be Nominated
The 2011 Anthony Award Nominees have been announced and we are pleased to announce that Spinetingler has been nominated for …Read the Rest
Fiction: LESS THAN LIVING by Jason Duke
Saturday night I watch Postcards From The Edge, holding an empty fifth of Wild Turkey to my chest like it’s …Read the Rest
Fiction: THE COLOMBIAN by Fred Snyder
The sedan crunched over gravel on Marco’s driveway. Marco squinted into the early afternoon sun. The visitor stepped out of …Read the Rest
How I came to like Terriers
Terriers is a classic example of marketing idiocy as a network tried to launch a show by giving the potential …Read the Rest
Of Buying Dorchester, Endings and Beginnings
In recent months, many have continued to speculate over the demise of publishing as we know it, and there has …Read the Rest
FORBIDDEN FRUIT by Kerry Greenwood – Review
It is the Christmas season in Melbourne, Australia and a stifling heat wave bakes the city as Corinna Chapman operates …Read the Rest
BIT PLAYERS by Patricia Abbott – “PAY THE BITCH BACK” Grand Prize Winner
Who’s Jack Elam? Miles spotted me at the drinks table and began winding his way across the crowded room. Most …Read the Rest
