In the ninth book in Bill Pronzini’s Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery series, John and Sabina track a lead to the island paradise of Hawaii. But as bodies begin to pile up, the detective duo begins to wonder if they will leave paradise in one piece… The islands that make up Hawaii are often referred to…
In Give-a-Damn Jones, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Bill Pronzini debuts a thrilling Western with expert storytelling and a mysterious hero who will appeal to Pronzini’s Nameless fans. Not all the folks who roamed the Old West were cowhands, rustlers, or cardsharps. And they certainly weren’t all heroes. Give-a-Damn Jones, a free-spirited itinerant typographer, hates…
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, 2017 begins with some great reads! See what books you should start the new year with:
The Plague of Thieves by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini is the 4th installment of the Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery series where Sabina must find a man who claims to be Sherlock Holmes, and John attempts to catch a killer that is terrorizing the Golden State brewery (Available January 26, 2016). Sabina Carpenter and John…
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Vixen by Bill Pronzini is the newest addition to the Nameless Detective series where a femme fatale spells more than trouble for the semi-retired P.I. (available June 23, 2015). The Nameless Detective is semi-retired which, as Vixen opens, suits him just fine. As a pulp fiction enthusiast, he prefers spending his days reading and cataloging…
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The Body Snatchers Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini is the third historical mystery in the Carpenter and Quincannon series set in late-19th century San Francisco (available January 6, 2015). Two missing bodies and two separate investigations take Carpenter and Quincannon from the heights above San Francisco Bay to the depths of Chinatown’s opium…
The 2014 Derringer Award winners have been announced by the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and congratulations to all of them! (Winning Title is in bold.) For Best Flash (Up to 1,000 words): “Luck is What You Make” by Stephen D. Rogers “Final Statement” by Robert Bailey “Not My Day” by Stephen Buehler…
2014 promises to be chock full of wonderful mystery conventions and conferences ranging from Bouchercon— the world’s largest crime fiction convention—to more tightly-focused conferences like Malice Domestic, which specializes in traditional and cozy mysteries. Thrillerfest is, of course, primarily about thrillers, and Left Coast Crime is regional, but also offers the year's only humorous mystery…
