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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.…

The Gold in Golden Age Detective Fiction

By Anthony Horowitz

November 9, 2020

My novel, Moonflower Murders, is actually two books in one. My heroine, an editor called Susan Ryeland, lives in the twenty-first century and is called upon to solve a crime whose perpetrator (the wrong man as it turns out) is still in jail. The clue that reveals the real killer is concealed in a book…

James Bond and Me – Reading and Writing in 007’s Shoes

By Anthony Horowitz

November 6, 2018

Some books really do change your life. For me, it was Dr. No, not the first James Bond novel but the first to be turned into a movie in 1962. I read it when I was ten years old, stuck in an all-boys boarding school in North London, the sort of grim institution that the…

Picture This: 6 Crime Fiction Novels Meant for the Movies

By Cathi Stoler

October 17, 2018

If you’re like me, reading good crime fiction conjures up all sorts of images. The sound and feel of a bullet spiraling out of the gun and hitting its mark can make you wince. The sight of the detective discovering the one clue that solves the case draws you right into the “ah ha” moment.…

Announcing 2018’s Barry Award Nominees

By Crime HQ

January 23, 2018

The Barry Awards, which began in 1997, are presented at the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. Voted on by the readers of Deadly Pleasures, the award is named in honor of Barry Gardner, a well-known fan reviewer and American critic. This year's awards will be held on September 6, 2018, at the St. Petersburg Bouchercon…

5 New Books to Read this Week: June 6, 2017

By Crime HQ

June 7, 2017

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, a new John Grisham highlights a HUGE week for publishing! See what else we're reading:

Announcing 2016’s Edgar Nominees

By Crime HQ

January 19, 2016

The Mystery Writers of America have announced the Edgar Award nominees and special winners. The Edgars banquet—an annual black-tie gala celebrating crime fiction, non-fiction, and television writing—will be held on Thursday, April 28th, 2016 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. As always, it's a fantastic list of great work that deserves to…

Pulling Up a Seat from Shakespeare to Sherlock: London’s New Literary Benches

By Joe Brosnan

July 18, 2014

From Shakespeare to Sherlock, Hercule Poirot to James Bond, London has always had a rich literary history. And now you can sit on it! Thanks to The National Literacy Trust, along with its public art promotor Wild in Art, 50 benches have been commissioned that will be painted to look like open books portraying scenes…

Foyle’s War: “Sunflower”

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

September 30, 2013

In this series of Foyle’s War we’ve been exploring the idea of trust in the postwar world. Who are friends? Who are enemies? Who do you rely on to keep you safe and secure? The answers are neither easy nor obvious. “Sunflower,” the final episode of Foyle’s War, makes that painfully clear.  For if you…

Foyle’s War: “The Cage”

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

September 23, 2013

Inside a lovely home, a phone rings. A woman answers it. She listens for a moment, says two words into the receiver, places it back in the cradle, picks up a briefcase and a passport and slips out the door before her husband looks up from his afternoon paper to notice she’s gone. What begins…

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