What goes great with classic literature? Crime, clearly. But what goes well with both? A classic cocktail! So get back to the classics with this week's Pick Your Poison—where we create a cocktail inspired by a recently published mystery, thriller, or crime novel—the “Blood & Sand with Bronte” cocktail, inspired… 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, three cozies pair with Garry Disher's Australian noir and Rachel Caine's second Stillhouse Lake… Read more
Classic novels and crime solving intertwine in Bloodstains with Bronte by Katherine Bolger Hyde—the second book in the charming Crime with the Classics series (available December 12, 2017). Windy Corner is being remodeled into a writers' retreat. Two of the young workers, Jake and Roman, are showing too much of… Read more
Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we gave thanks for all the November cozies; this month, Christmas comes early with these awesome December reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what… Read more
Arsenic with Austen by Katherine Bolger Hyde is the 1st book in the new Crime with the Classics series. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a reader in want of a mystery usually doesn’t reach for Jane Austen. In fact, I have a rather tremulous relationship with Austen’s works,… Read more
Read this exclusive guest post from Katherine Bolger Hyde, author of Arsenic with Austen, about the importance of reading the classics, and then, make sure you're signed in and comment for a chance to win a copy of the 1st book in the new Crime with the Classics series! Nowadays, it’s… Read more
Arsenic with Austen by Katherine Bolger Hyde is the 1st book in the Crime with the Classics Series (Available July 12). When Emily Cavanaugh inherits a fortune from her great aunt, she expects her life to change. She doesn't expect to embark on a murder investigation, confront the man who… Read more
