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Adam Wagner

Adam Wagner is an editor and writer for Criminal Element. Originally from Jacksonville, FL, Adam now lives in NYC where his hobbies include writing and performing stand-up and sketch comedy. Follow him on Twitter @shagner904

Critical Point by S. L. Huang: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

January 17, 2020

Critical Point by S. L. Huang is the third book in the Cas Russell series, where math-genius mercenary Cas Russell must confront her troubled past to save herself and her dearest friends—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! Math-genius mercenary Cas Russell has stopped a shadow organization from brainwashing the world. Discovered her past was deliberately…

The Edgar Awards Revisited: The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale (Best Novel, 2001)

By Adam Wagner

November 29, 2019

I’d like to start this review of Joe R. Lansdale’s The Bottoms by admitting that my only exposure to his work prior to this 2001 Edgar Award winner was a love of the film adaptation of Bubba Ho-Tep (which I only recently learned was based on a Lansdale short story) and a general understanding of…

Shatter the Night by Emily Littlejohn: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

November 8, 2019

Shatter the Night by Emily Littlejohn is an enthralling, atmospheric novel and the fourth book in the Detective Gemma Monroe series—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! It’s Halloween night in Cedar Valley. During the town’s annual festival, Detective Gemma Monroe takes a break from trick or treating with her family to visit an old family…

Trace of Evil by Alice Blanchard: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

November 1, 2019

Trace of Evil by Alice Blanchard is the first in the evocative new Natalie Lockhart series about a small New York town, its deeply held secrets, and the woman determined to uncover them no matter the cost—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! Natalie Lockhart is a rookie detective in Burning Lake, New York, an isolated…

Paw of the Jungle by Diane Kelly: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

October 25, 2019

Paw of the Jungle by Diane Kelly is the eighth Paw Enforcement novel, where police officer Megan Luz and her K-9 partner in crime, Brigit, are on all fours as they try to solve their latest Lone Star mystery—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! The weather is beautiful. The work is slow. And Megan’s canine…

Tell Me No Lies by Shelley Noble: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

October 4, 2019

Tell Me No Lies by New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble is the second book in the Lady Dunbridge Mystery series—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! Rise and shine, Countess, you’re about to have a visitor. Lady Dunbridge was not about to let a little thing like the death of her husband ruin her…

Strangers at the Gate by Catriona McPherson: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

September 20, 2019

Strangers at the Gate by Catriona McPherson is a twisty, fascinating mystery that asks the question: Who do you turn to when everyone’s a stranger and you’ve stopped believing your own eyes? Finnie Doyle and Paddy Lamb are leaving city life in Edinburgh behind them and moving to the little town of Simmerton. Paddy’s been…

One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

September 13, 2019

One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski is a gripping thriller about a 30-year-old disappearance and the dark secrets unearthed while searching for the truth—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! It was the perfect place to disappear… One sultry summer, Maureen Haddaway arrives in the wealthy town of Opal Beach to start her life anew—to achieve…

Owl Be Home for Christmas by Donna Andrews: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

September 6, 2019

Full of intrigue and snow, Owl Be Home for Christmas by Donna Andrews is the 26th book in the Meg Langslow Mystery series, taking readers home to Caerphilly for the holidays—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! It’s a few days before Christmas… And Meg’s grandfather is hosting a scientific conference on owls at the Caerphilly…

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

August 30, 2019

Ninth House is Leigh Bardugo’s mesmerizing adult debut, a tale of power, privilege, dark magic, and murder set among the Ivy League elite—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom… Alex dropped out of school…

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