The Lost Man by New York Times-bestseller Jane Harper is a stunning new standalone novel about two brothers who meet in the remote Australian outback when the third brother is found dead. British-born, Australian writer Jane Harper has quickly established herself as a writer you can trust to deliver a great… Read more
Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, Kelley Armstrong's third Casey Duncan novel pairs with Lisa Gardner's ninth D. D. Warren… Read more
Force of Nature by Jane Harper is the second book in the Aaron Falk series, where five women go on a hike and only four return, begging the question: how well do you really know the people you work with? Last year, I approached Jane Harper’s international bestseller, The Dry,… Read more
Force of Nature by Jane Harper is the second book in the Aaron Falk series, where five women go on a hike and only four return, begging the question: how well do you really know the people you work with? When five colleagues are forced to go on a corporate… Read more
The Barry Awards, which began in 1997, are presented at the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. Voted on by the readers of Deadly Pleasures, the award is named in honor of Barry Gardner, a well-known fan reviewer and American critic. This year's awards will be held on September 6, 2018,… Read more
Crime and mystery fiction’s diversity attracts a broad readership. For instance, I prefer the soft stuff and am attracted to the puzzle rather than grizzly details, while many of my friends enjoy peeled skin and body parts. Knowing that, it seems immensely impertinent for me to try to compile a… Read more
A small town hides big secrets in The Dry—an atmospheric debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper. After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago… Read more
Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, we have a new Veronica Speedwell Mystery from Deanna Raybourn and an exciting debut… Read more
What do you do when the past tries to make you remember? Have a few cocktails! And what better a cocktail than this week's Pick Your Poison—where we create a cocktail inspired by a recently published mystery, thriller, or crime novel—“The Dry Twist,” inspired by Jane Harper's debut mystery novel,… Read more
A small town hides big secrets in The Dry—an atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper (Available January 10, 2017). After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best… Read more
