Ben Coes
DISCOUNT: First Strike by Ben Coes
By Crime HQ
May 15, 2018First Strike by Ben Coes is the sixth book in the Dewey Andreas thriller series. Get a digital copy of First Strike for only $2.99 through the month of May! Deep within the Pentagon, a covert, multi-billion arms-for-influence program was created. The objective was to protect the United States and its… Read more
Announcing 2018’s Barry Award Nominees
By Crime HQ
January 23, 2018The 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,… Read more
5 New Books to Read this Week: June 20, 2017
By Crime HQ
June 21, 2017Every 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! A new Don Winslow and the 7th Dewey Andreas thriller by Ben Coes highlight a great… Read more
Discount: Independence Day by Ben Coes
By Crime HQ
May 11, 2017In anticipation of the release of the 7th Dewey Andreas novel from Ben Coes, Trap the Devil (available 6/20), get a digital copy of the 5th installment in the series, Independence Day, for only $2.99 through June 5th! Cloud, a high-level Russian hacker, perhaps the best in the world, has… Read more
Announcing 2017’s Barry Awards Nominees!
By Crime HQ
February 28, 2017The 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.
Discount: Coup D’état by Ben Coes
By Crime HQ
February 17, 2017Coup D'état by Ben Coes is the 2nd Dewey Andreas novel. Now through the month of February, get a digital copy of this high-octane thriller for only $2.99! Wanting only a peaceful, obscure life, Dewey Andreas has gone to rural Australia, far from turbulent forces that he once fought against…. Read more
“Thirst Strike” Cocktail Trio
By Adam Wagner
July 1, 2016July 4, 1776—the day the United States of America declared its independence. Now, 240 years later, it's still one of America's favorite holidays. We all come together, light up the grill, have a few drinks, blow some shit up, and celebrate the beginning of one of the greatest countries in… Read more
5 New Books to Read this Week: June 28, 2016
By Crime HQ
June 29, 2016Every 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! Check back every Wednesday and see what we're reading for the week!
Review: First Strike by Ben Coes
By Janet Webb
June 23, 2016First Strike by Ben Coes is the 6th thriller featuring CIA operative Dewey Andreas (Available June 28, 2016). Ben Coes’s First Strike—the 6th in his series featuring Dewey Andreas, a former member of U.S. Delta Force—is unrelentingly brutal in its portrayal of a struggle between a brilliant ISIS leader, Tristan Nazir,… Read more