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James Thompson

Embracing Hygge: 5 Snowed-in Mysteries to Keep You Cozy Around the Fire

By Auralee Wallace

February 1, 2017

Auralee Wallace is getting hygge with it! The author of the Otter Lake Mystery series gets warm and cozy with 5 snow-filled mysteries and offers YOU a chance to win a copy of her latest book, Snowed In with Murder. Make sure to sign in a comment below for a chance to win! I’m a bad Canadian.…

Helsinki Blood by James Thompson

Helsinki Blood: New Excerpt

By James Thompson

March 21, 2013

An excerpt of Helsinki Blood by James Thompson, the fourth book in the Inspector Kari Vaara thriller series (available March 21, 2013). A missing woman too unimportant to raise alarms . . . criminal masterminds too powerful to pursue. And when the system fails, Inspector Kari Vaara must dispense his own brand of justice. Kari Vaara is recovering…

Helsinki White by James Thompson

Fresh Meat: Helsinki White by James Thompson

By Jordan Foster

March 8, 2012

Helsinki White by James Thompson is the latest in the Kari Vaara series of police procedurals set in Finland (available March 15, 2012). There are good cops and bad cops. And then there’s Kari Vaara. This guy has not had it easy. People shoot him and he shoots back. Kari lives in Finland so this…

Row of Anthony Awards

2011 Anthony Awards Brunch at Bouchercon

By Clare Toohey

September 18, 2011

What is that odd, blurry row of lucite gravestones, you ask?  They’re beautifull etched Anthony Awards, only my phone is not ideal for photos, and I forgot to bring a decent camera.  Therefore, these on-scene pictures are tragically unable to capture the splendor of several hundred people quaffing coffee and scarfing eggs.  (Only half of…

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