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Alex Segura

Book Review: Secret Identity by Alex Segura

By John Valeri

June 16, 2022

A Miami native, New York’s Alex Segura has spent his professional life balancing two great loves: novels and comic books. In addition to writing the critically acclaimed five-book Pete Fernandez Miami Mysteries series and a variety of short stories (one of which, “Red Zone,” won an Anthony Award), he has also penned multiple comics (“The…

Q&A: Alex Segura Talks to Hilary Davidson About His New Novel, Secret Identity

By Crime HQ

May 19, 2022

Hilary Davidson: Writers are often told to write what they know, and Secret Identity is set in the world of comic book publishing. That’s a world you know intimately, having worked for DC, Archie Comics, and now Oni Press. You’ve also written a number of comic books, including the superhero noir The Black Ghost. But…

Alex Segura on Bringing Pete Fernandez’s P.I. Journey to a Close in Miami Midnight

By Dave Richards

August 12, 2019

Most private detectives in crime fiction are established ones. So, it’s easy to think that their journey towards being a gumshoe was one of forward progression. Sometimes finding your calling is a messy business though where you take two steps forward and one step back. That’s certainly been the case for Alex Segura‘s Pete Fernandez.…

Book Review: Miami Midnight by Alex Segura

By Scott Adlerberg

August 12, 2019

Miami Midnight by Alex Segura is the fifth and final entry in the Miami-based Pete Fernandez series, where the recently retired private investigator is drawn back into detective work by his most personal case.  Pete Fernandez is back from the dead. As Miami Midnight opens, Pete is sitting in his therapist’s office telling her about…

Criminal Element’s Best Books of 2018

By Crime HQ

December 21, 2018

2018 was a memorable year for a variety of reasons, but here at CrimeHQ, we’re concentrating on the things that thrilled us, scared us, mystified us, and kept us up all hours of the night. Without further ado, may we present our favorite books of 2018. And here’s to you, 2019. May you bring us…

Lethal Lit Podcast

Podcast Review: Lethal Lit

By Scott Adlerberg

December 12, 2018

Hey, lethal listeners. Tig Torres here. Stay tuned for the next episode of Lethal Lit. These are the opening words for each of the six episodes that make up Lethal Lit: A Tig Torres Mystery, the new podcast from Einhorn’s Epic Productions and iHeart Radio. Alex Segura and Monica Gallagher are the writers, and a…

5 New Books to Read this Week: May 8, 2018

By Crime HQ

May 9, 2018

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, Nicholas Irving’s first Reaper sniper novel combines with Alex Segura’s fourth Pete Fernandez Mystery to highlight an incredible week…

Q&A with Alex Segura, Author of Blackout

By Alex Segura

May 8, 2018

Alex Segura is the critically acclaimed author of the Pete Fernandez mystery series, which includes the titles Silent City, Down the Darkest Street, and Dangerous Ends. The fourth entry, Blackout, has been named one of the most anticipated genre titles of the season by LitHub, BookBub, and Mystery People. Segura has also written a number…

Review: Blackout by Alex Segura

By Scott Adlerberg

May 4, 2018

Blackout by Alex Segura is the fourth book in the Pete Fernandez Mystery series. If you’ve read the earlier books in Alex Segura’s Pete Fernandez series, you know that Pete—a Cuban-American Miami native—is a recovering alcoholic who almost inadvertently came to the work of being a paid PI. No Philip Marlowe or Lew Archer here; Pete…

Blackout by Alex Segura: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

May 2, 2018

Blackout by Alex Segura is a dark, personal, and deadly tale of dangerous obsession that will leave Pete Fernandez completely changed—take a visual tour with GIFnotes! Startling new evidence in a cold case that’s haunted Pete… Drags the exiled PI back to his hometown of Miami. But as Pete and his partner, Kathy Bentley, delve deeper…

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