We teamed up with five crime writers to create a short story in real-time. The end result was “Axel’s Lament” which you can read in full below. A special thank you goes out to the participating authors (in order of appearance): C. J. Box, Ellison Cooper, Gregg Hurwitz, Michele Campbell, and Allison Brennan. The full…
CHAPTER ONE “Stop,” I begged. “Please.” Her trancelike gaze swiveled my way, curly tendrils of graying brown hair sticking to her damp forehead. My eyes darted from her round, blotchy face to the mound of white powder she held in her gloved hand. “No,” she said. Despite the cool day, sweat trickled down her temple,…
Addictively gripping and brilliantly chilling, The Lost Village by Camilla Sten (Minotaur Books, April 6, 2021) is a pulse-pounding, riveting thriller from beginning to end. Get your sneak peek of the cover here, and continue reading on below for an exclusive excerpt!
Sworn to Silence is set in the fictional town of Painters Mill, which is located in the heart of Ohio’s Amish Country. I grew up in small-town Ohio, but I didn’t know much about the Amish. It wasn’t until I conceived the idea for Sworn to Silence that I became fascinated by this rich and…
Enter below for a chance to win these 8 summer thrillers: The Half Sister by Sandie Jones The Safe Place by Anna Downes One Last Lie by Paul Doiron Outsider by Linda Castillo Cut to the Bone by Ellison Cooper Hard Cash Valley by Brian Panowich Reasonable Doubt by Philip Margolin Into the Fire by…
Kinship. Most simply, Kinship is the name I assigned to the county seat at the heart of fictional Bronwyn County in which Lily Ross— inspired by Maude Collins, Ohio’s true first female county sheriff in 1925—investigates the murder of her husband. But just as Kinship is the heart of the beautiful yet challenging Appalachian county…
New York Times bestseller P. J. Tracy returns with Deep into the Dark (Minotaur Books, January 12, 2021), the first in a new series set in LA and featuring up-and-coming LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan and murder suspect Sam Easton. Take a first look at the striking book cover right here, and read on for a…
From award-winning author Danny Gardner comes Ace Boon Coon, the second in the Tales of Elliot Caprice historical crime fiction series about a disgraced police officer caught between worlds—black and white, good and bad. Check out the cover below and read on for a new excerpt!
Stories to the Rescue Why I Wrote A Killing in the Hills A few years ago I was sitting at my desk in the newsroom of the Chicago Tribune, armed with the two essentials of my craft, in order of importance: a cup of coffee and a computer. I was checking out the competition, clicking…
Describe the first time you pictured Joe Gunther in your head. Joe came to me first as a voice, more than as a physical type. What I wanted was a go-to spiritual model that every other character (and the readers) could consult in moments of confusion and stress. At various times, I have played the…
