Like the blues, the road novel is an American form. While we might not be alone in writing them, the …Read the Rest
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Mercury Tilt by Adrian McKinty
Mercury Tilt by Adrian McKinty My new crime novel, The Cold Cold Ground is set in Northern Ireland in 1981 …Read the Rest
Who Are The Wee Rockets? by Gerard Brennan
Who Are The WEE ROCKETS? A few years ago, maybe ten, I saw a documentary that featured video footage of …Read the Rest
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction: Collections
‘Tis the time of year for best of lists and such. I included my five favorite novels of the year …Read the Rest
The Best Mystery/Crime Fiction of 2011
“What does that mean? Whatever you want it to mean. Are these movies “the best”? Are they our favorites? Are …Read the Rest
Why we should ban history by Damien Seaman
Why we should ban history What was the biggest lie your teachers told you at school? Tough question, I know. …Read the Rest
Aging Moe by Reed Farrel Coleman
My first detective novel, Life Goes Sleeping, was published twenty years ago. The two decades that have since passed have …Read the Rest
Interview: Allan Guthrie
Allan Guthrie’s shit is dark, funny, intense, and more than a little twisted. The author of such novels as Savage Night, Slammer and Hard …Read the Rest
Soundtrack Sunday: The Platinum Loop by Austin Williams
by Austin Williams Every story has a soundtrack, either real or imagined, and music can play a pretty interesting role …Read the Rest
Breaking Rules by Jeff Shelby
I broke the rules. I mean, I knew I was doing it, but I felt like it was the right …Read the Rest
Soundtrack Sunday: Champagne for Buzzards by Phyllis Smallman
The Sherri Travis mysteries take place in the bars along the mangrove coast of Florida. Most nights Sherri can be …Read the Rest
Soundtrack Sunday: The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin
The Soundtrack to ‘The Impossible Dead’ by Ian Rankin I always have music on when I’m writing. Nothing with lyrics …Read the Rest
More Bouchercon, 2011
by Mar Preston I write what’s called police procedurals, where the investigator solving the murder is a member of a …Read the Rest
Why The Cover of Hard Bite Is So Bad it’s BRILLIANT
By Joanne Bolton of Bolton Associates, fine printing services I was designing a book at the time I got an …Read the Rest
2011 Short Story Collections & Anthologies
[edited at 3:36 EDT] Some of the hardest categories to stay on top of for the Spinetingler Awards are the …Read the Rest
Is 2011 the year of the e-publisher?
A recent Wall Street Journal article surveyed the crime fiction landscape and focused on some of the new, high-profile imprints …Read the Rest
Jesus Angel Garcia and Nik Korpon at Cyclops Books in Baltimore
Jesus Angel Garcia brought his traveling roadshow/revival to Cyclops Books in Baltimore last night along with Baltimore’s young noir son, …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
SJ Rozan’s Keynote Speech from The California Crime Writers Conference
SJ Rozan delivered the following keynote remarks June 12, 2011, to a Sisters in Crime Los Angeles luncheon, part of …Read the Rest
T. Jefferson Parker’s Keynote Speech from The California Crime Writers Conference
Bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker has 18 novels in print, including his latest, The Border Lords. My personal favorite is …Read the Rest
