Harry Dolan is a critically acclaimed author of series and standalone suspense. His David Loogan saga is comprised of Bad Things Happen, Very Bad Men, and The Last Dead Girl; his singular works include The Man in the Crooked Hat and The Good Killer. Born in Rome, New York, he majored in philosophy at Colgate…
When I started planning my latest novel, I had nothing but a character and a situation: What if a girl of eleven climbed out her bedroom window one night and, feeling adventurous, went wandering in the woods near her house—only to find the body of a young woman lying in the grass beneath an oak…
I know it’s become an overused and hackneyed literary device—thank you Gone Girl—to show chapters that come from a different character’s point of view—but in Harry Dolan’s The Good Killer, it really works! He doesn’t always devote entire chapters to one specific character. Sometimes it’s just a few chapters and characters get to share the…
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, we've got true crime, noir, military thrillers, and the final installment in an internationally bestselling series! See what we're…
The Man in the Crooked Hat by Harry Dolan follows a desperate ex-cop who chases one cryptic clue into a labyrinthine puzzle of murder that might lead to answers about the person who killed his wife (available November 28, 2017). Have you ever started a book and just knew it was going to be…
