Criminal Element is thrilled to share that the Case Closed podcast from Macmillan Podcasts is back with a new season! The current season, season 4, is an exciting anthology series featuring Jennifer Hillier’s hit thriller, Jar of Hearts. This standout story features three best friends, a murder, and a search for the truth. How far…
Chapter 2 As I gave my name at the entrance to Merton College it was still light, with that persistent and peaceful quality of summer days in England. While I waited for Seldom to come and get me, I peered into the grassy quadrangle of the first courtyard and became once more ensnared by…
The Shadow House Reading Group Discussion Guide 1.Pine Ridge, the setting of The Shadow House, is an ecovillage. Had you ever heard of or even visited a community like this before reading? Could you see yourself living in an ecovillage? Why do you think the author chose to set her story here? 2. Can you…
PROLOGUE The bones come first. A gift, but nothing wanted. Next, a doll: a likeness, a promise. And the blood marks the choice. It finds a face, and then you know. Help. I need help. That’s what he said; I remember it clearly. Voices in the night, and footsteps, soft and slow on a carpet…
c h a p t e r 1 Boston—1993 It happens in November. You are walking down Beacon Street when you feel a chill settle deep within you. It’s the kind of feeling you know won’t let go till the warmest spring day arrives with plans to linger. Or perhaps you are being followed. You…
Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne, and Jonathan Pryce star in the Amazon Prime Video adaptation of All the Old Knives, and author Olen Steinhauer has written the screenplay for the film, directed by Janus Metz. Watch the trailer below! Watch the Official Trailer for All the Old Knives! A new movie tie-in edition of…
A Note from Phillip Margolin From 1972 until 1996, I had a law practice that specialized in criminal defense. During that time, I handled a number of cases that featured the testimony of experts on fingerprints, blood spatter, neutron activation analysis and other areas of science. In my opinion, you will usually win your case…
Chapter 1 “Taleggio.” I presented the younger couple with a sample of the dense, pale yellow cheese with its orange edible rind. I watched for their reaction, knowing they’d sense a pudding silkiness on their tongue just a moment before delighting in its mellow sweetness and lingering earthy aftertaste. When their smiles told me…
To call Gregg Hurwitz a Renaissance man would be an understatement. He’s a New York Times #1 internationally bestselling author of both thrillers and YA novels, an acclaimed screenwriter and filmmaker, co-president of the International Thriller Writers organization, and has even won advertising awards for his political commercials. He’s also the author of the beloved…
