Login / Register
Criminal Element
  • Read
    • Excerpts
    • Reviews
  • Author Spotlight
    • Essays
    • Interviews
  • On-Screen
    • Television
    • Film
    • Trailers
  • Weekly Features
    • This Week’s New Reads
    • GIFnotes
    • Pick Your Poison
    • Cooking the Books
    • True Crime Thursday
    • Perp Derp
  • Cozy Corner
  • Newsletter
  • Login / Register

Allison Brennan

Allison Brennan is the New York Times- and USA Today-bestselling and award-winning author of more than three dozen thrillers, including the Lucy Kincaid FBI series and the Maxine Revere cold case mystery series. You can learn more about Allison and her books at allisonbrennan.com.

Book Review: Liars’ Paradox by Taylor Stevens

By Allison Brennan

December 18, 2018

Filled with explosive action, suspense, and powerful human drama, Liars’ Paradox by Taylor Stevens is the first book in the new Jack and Jill Thriller series. Eighteen months ago, Taylor Stevens told me about her new series, and I told her to send me an ARC when it was ready. Her editor sent it to me last…

Too Far Gone: New Excerpt

By Allison Brennan

Too Far Gone is the next intense installment in Allison Brennan’s New York Times bestselling Lucy Kincaid series. When a man who appears mentally unstable holds a group of people hostage and dies in a shootout with the FBI, Special Agent Lucy Kincaid is assigned to investigate what happened. Up until two months ago, McMahon…

Abandoned: New Excerpt

By Allison Brennan

Abandoned by New York Times-bestselling author Allison Brennan is the fifth book in the Max Revere series, which weaves the intimate, unputdownable story of an investigator confronting the most important—and most dangerous—mystery of her career. Take a visual tour through Abandoned with GIFnotes! Investigative reporter Max Revere has cracked many cases, but the one investigation she’s…

Review: Dark in Death by J. D. Robb

By Allison Brennan

January 30, 2018

Lieutenant Eve Dallas returns to take on a case of death imitating art in Dark in Death, New York Times bestselling master of suspense J. D. Robb's 46th In Death novel (available January 30, 2018). Read Allison Brennan's review of Dark in Death, then make sure you're signed in and comment below for a chance…

Allison Brennan Excerpt: Breaking Point

By Allison Brennan

January 19, 2018

Breaking Point by Allison Brennan is the 13th book in the Lucy Kincaid series. Bella Caruso survived a nightmare of abuse and betrayal. Today, she has dedicated her life to saving other young women from the hell that almost killed her―first as an officer of the law, then by stepping outside the law and into…

Review: Year One by Nora Roberts

By Allison Brennan

December 5, 2017

Year One by Nora Roberts is the first book in the Chronicles of the One series—an epic of hope and horror, chaos and magick, and a journey that will unite a desperate group of people to fight the battle of their lives. I always seem to have both a sense of pride and envy when…

Review: Secrets in Death by J. D. Robb

By Allison Brennan

September 4, 2017

Secrets in Death by J. D. Robb is the 45th In Death mystery, where Lt. Eve Dallas must separate rumors from reality when a woman who traffics in other people’s secrets is silenced (available September 5, 2017). Take a visual tour through Secrets in Death with GIFnotes! Some In Death books are thrillers with a race-against-time…

A Different Kind of Crime Family

By Allison Brennan

August 14, 2017

Raising five kids isn’t easy, and some people argue that it’s even harder today with the advent of the internet, the explosion of social media, and a myriad of ways for kids to get in trouble. Even the types of “trouble” a kid can get into are different, and unfortunately, they don’t always see it. …

iLove iZombie

By Allison Brennan

August 7, 2017

Years ago, I watched all three seasons of Veronica Mars with my two oldest daughters, then in 7th and 9th grades. This summer, my son, my younger daughter, and I binge-watched all three seasons again. This show holds up over time (nearly ten years), and I recommend it to anyone—particularly parents to watch with their…

My Top 5 In Death Novels

By Allison Brennan

February 7, 2017

I discovered J.D. Robb before I knew she was Nora Roberts.  My mom has been a long-time member of the Mystery Guild, and back in 1999 she gave me her booklet and asked if I wanted anything. I was looking for something new to read, and the description of Conspiracy in Death by this unknown…

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Next Page »
  • About
  • Advertise With Us
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Notice
  • Contact Us
Site Powered by Supadu