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Some of History’s Most Evil Doctors
By Samantha Greene Woodruff
February 25, 2022There is something about a criminal doctor that is especially chilling. We are conditioned to trust them to heal us, to blindly put our faith in them in a way we do with, possibly, no one else. We take pills they prescribe without knowing what they are. We even allow them to render us unconscious…
Hollywood Kills: Five Great Thrillers Set in and Around Tinseltown
By Rio Youers
February 21, 2022My new novel, No Second Chances, is a full-throttle action thriller set in modern-day Los Angeles. It tells the story of Luke Kingsley, a canceled actor who is believed to have killed his wife, and Kitty Rae, an effervescent young woman who has arrived in Hollywood in pursuit of her dreams. These colorful protagonists soon…
OFFICIAL RULES: Welcome to the Game Comments Sweepstakes
By Crime HQ
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. 1. To Enter: Submit your entry by fully completing the “Post a Comment” form found at https://www.criminalelement.com/killing-your-darlings-literally/(the “Site”). Sweepstakes begins online at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on November 15, 2022, and ends at 4:59 p.m. ET on November 29, 2022. Limit one…
For the Love of Crime Comics and Graphic Novels
By Alverne Ball
October 15, 2021I love crime comics—so much so that I hope to one day create an imprint dedicated to all things crime. I write crime fiction novels, too (my newest, Blue Religion, hits the shelves October 12), and screenplays, and just signed a deal to pen a new crime comic series. When I’m not writing, I look…
Book Review: Gone for Good by Joanna Schaffhausen
By Janet Webb
August 31, 2021What is it about a cold case that quickens the imagination? Grocery store manager Grace Harper is a leading member of an amateur sleuth group called the Grave Diggers. Their mission is to solve “dead cases, gone cold so long that most others have forgotten about them or given up.” Grace believes the Lovelorn Killer…
Where I Left Her by Amber Garza: New Excerpt
By Crime HQ
August 16, 2021Saturday, 10:00 a.m., seventeen hours after drop-off Whitney had been up for hours, and still hadn’t heard from Amelia. Last night was restful. Quiet. Peaceful. All the things Whitney had wanted it to be. Much needed. But this morning she was suffering from a serious case of mom guilt. She missed her daughter. Was anxious…
OFFICIAL RULES: Fall Guy Comments Sweepstakes
By Crime HQ
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. 1. To Enter: Submit your entry by fully completing the “Post a Comment” form found at https://www.criminalelement.com/fall-guy-by-archer-mayor-featured-excerpt/ (the “Site”). Sweepstakes begins online at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on August 9, 2022, and ends at 2:59 p.m. ET on August 23, 2022. Limit…
Book Review: Island of Thieves by Glen Erik Hamilton
By John Valeri
August 3, 2021Seattle native Glen Erik Hamilton’s debut novel, Past Crimes (2015), introduced readers to protagonist Van Shaw—a reformed thief and military veteran. In addition to launching a venerable series, that book garnered critical acclaim and won the Anthony, Macavity, and Strand Magazine Critics Awards while also being nominated for the Edgar, Barry, and Nero Awards; four…
OFFICIAL RULES: What Have We Done Band Name Comments Sweepstakes
By Crime HQ
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. 1. To Enter: Submit your entry by fully completing the “Post a Comment” form found at https://www.criminalelement.com/what-have-we-done-by-alex-finlay-featured-excerpt/ (the “Site”). Sweepstakes begins online at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on July 11, 2022, and ends at 11:59 a.m. ET on July 15, 2022. Limit one…