Before I go any further, a confession: This was the first Elmore Leonard novel I’ve ever read. Of course, I knew about Leonard’s work—I’m not a complete philistine. I knew he was the master of fast, authentic dialogue. Crime fiction’s valedictorian of voice. And I’d seen the famous films made… Read more
In Christi Daughtery’s A Beautiful Corpse, a young woman is found murdered, and all three suspects are men who once claimed to love her. With a familiar yet dangerous face watching her every move, Harper must unravel this mystery before it’s too late. A Beautiful Corpse is the second book in… Read more
Christi Daugherty has covered crime and murder for years as a newspaper reporter and journalist in cities including Savannah, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. After moving to England nearly 20 years ago, she wrote the internationally bestselling Night School series of thrillers for young adults under the name CJ Daugherty…. Read more
When a murder echoing a 15-year-old cold case rocks the Southern town of Savannah, crime reporter Harper McClain risks everything to find the identity of this calculated killer in Christi Daugherty's new novel The Echo Killing. I was immediately pulled into this novel and read it in just a few… Read more
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, David Rosenfelt returns to his Doug Brock series and Clare Mackintosh delivers another twisting… Read more
When a murder echoing a 15-year-old cold case rocks the Southern town of Savannah, crime reporter Harper McClain risks everything to find the identity of this calculated killer in Christi Daugherty's new novel The Echo Killing (available March 13, 2018). A city of antebellum architecture, picturesque parks, and cobblestone streets,… Read more
