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Anna Downes

Discussion Questions: The Shadow House by Anna Downes

By Crime HQ

April 4, 2022

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…

Featured Excerpt: The Shadow House by Anna Downes

By Crime HQ

March 16, 2022

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…

Once Upon a Crime: “All Too Well”

By Crime HQ

December 7, 2021

We teamed up with six mystery writers to create a short story in real-time. The end result was “All Too Well” which you can read in full below! A special thank you goes out to the participating authors (in order of appearance): Gigi Pandian, Samantha Jayne Allen, Anna Downes, Camilla Sten, Alex Finlay, and Stacy…

Minotaur Winter Sampler: Six New Books to Make Your Heart Race

By Crime HQ

September 28, 2021

If you can’t decide on what to read, the Minotaur Winter Sampler is the perfect way to choose. Whether you want to start a series or read a standalone novel, the Sampler has you covered. The Sampler contains the beginnings of six different mysteries, so don’t be surprised if you end up wanting to finish…

Criminal Element’s Best Books of 2020

By Crime HQ

December 21, 2020

Although it might be hard to believe, there were some good things that came out of 2020. We were charmed by Millie Bobby Brown’s Enola Holmes, and we laughed, cringed, and were unable to look away from the glorious trainwreck that was Tiger King. Sure, some days melded into each other. And fine, we’re all now Vitamin D-deficient.…

Book Review: The Safe Place by Anna Downes

By Doreen Sheridan

July 16, 2020

I’m pretty sure Anna Downes’ The Safe Place will be this summer’s quintessential beach read. An intelligent page-turner featuring beautiful, flawed people in glamorous surroundings with a ripped from the headlines twist, this is the perfect novel for those on a getaway or, given the interesting times we live in, those longing for a getaway.…

Desert Island Books with Anna Downes

By Anna Downes

July 13, 2020

Ever since I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. When I was a child, you couldn’t enter our house without catching snippets of Michael Parkinson or Sue Lawley chatting to Joanna Lumley, Eric Clapton, or Princess Michael of Kent about their most treasured pieces of music. As…

The Safe Place by Anna Downes: New Excerpt

By Anna Downes

May 21, 2020

Prologue When the car bypassed the main terminal building and pulled up next to a sign that said PRIVATE JET CENTER, Emily breathed in so fast she almost choked. “You’re kidding me,” she said to her driver (her very own driver!), who smiled and opened the door for her like she was Cinderella. A security…

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