There are many mystery conventions, but only one ThrillerFest. The first was held in Phoenix, Arizona in 2006, when the International Thriller Writers was founded by David Morrell (author of First Blood and many others) and Gayle Lynds (The Last Spymaster and more). It got big quick, and moved to New York City, where every…
The Assassins by Gayle Lynds is a thriller where six international assassins, each assembled from a dark corner of the globe, team up together to steal a fortune from the middle of a Middle Eastern war zone (available June 30, 2015). Assassins. Six of them, to be precise, get the story rolling from the blood-streaked…
Treasure is a wonderful word. It conjures up images of jewels and gold and coin of the realm. It adorns classic novels like Treasure Island and classic movies like Treasure of the Sierra Madre. And if we add a second word to create the evocative phrase “treasure hunt,” then heroes, heroines, and the Walter Mitty’s…
Before tonight’s International Thriller Awards (which we’ll live-tweet @crimehq), we thought we’d rush to share some collected pix. This is only a small, very unscientific sampling of the thriller authors present. We jumped in early before the rest of the signing hour crowds, but didn’t want to flash anyone in the face or rudely interrupt…
Bloody Words is Canada’s first and largest conference for mystery authors and fans. Bloody Words XII was held a week ago in Toronto, with Guest of Honor Linwood Barclay, International Guest of Honor Gayle Lynds, and Master of Ceremonies Rick Blechta. It began with gloomy, rain-impeded drive from Kingston to Toronto. Sounds like the beginning…
The Wolfe Pack was founded nearly thirty-five years ago to study, analyze, and thoroughly enjoy the numerous Nero Wolfe books and novellas written by Rex Stout. Although the club is headquartered in New York City, site of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin’s adventures radiating from the brownstone on West 35th Street, the Wolfe Pack has…
A crime is a crime, isn’t it? Well, jaywalking is a crime. (Though when was the last time you even heard that term used, much less heard of someone being cited for it.) So is murder. So is conspiracy to commit treason. So all crimes are not created equal, and such is the glorious nature…
