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Jeri Westerson

Day of the Destroyers: Exclusive Excerpt

By Gary Phillips

April 23, 2015

Read an exclusive excerpt of Chapter 1 of Day of the Destroyers, a linked-prose anthology starring Jimmie Flint, Agent X-11 (available April 28, 2015). Comment to enter for a chance to win a signed copy! Based on a real historical event during the Roosevelt administration! Guest starring pulp heroes The Green Lama, The Phantom Detective,…

Shadow of the Alchemist by Jeri Westerson, a medieval noir featuring disgraced knight Crispin Guest

Fresh Meat: Shadow of the Alchemist by Jeri Westerson

By Katherine Tomlinson

October 11, 2013

Shadow of the Alchemist by Jeri Westerson is the sixth mystery of medieval noir featuring disgraced knight Crispin Guest (available October 15, 2013). It is a snowy November morning in 1387 when French alchemist Nicholas Flamel seeks out disgraced knight Crispin Guest for help in locating his missing wife and the young apprentice she’s apparently…

Blood Lance by Jeri Westerson

Fresh Meat: Blood Lance by Jeri Westerson

By Lois Karlin

October 15, 2012

Blood Lance by Jeri Westerson is the fifth Crispin Guest medieval noir mystery (available October 16, 2012). If you’re a history buff with a penchant for romantic suspense that borders on noir, Jeri Westerson delivers the goods. A touch of 14th century London. A murder and joust at London Bridge. A visit to Westminster. Finely…

Murder to Mil-Spec

Crime for a Cause: Crime Fiction Anthologies for Charity

By Laura K. Curtis

August 30, 2012

For several years, Wolfmont Press produced an annual holiday crime fiction anthology that benefited Toys for Tots.  2009 marked the last of these, with the 2010 charity anthology—called Murder to Mil-Spec—benefiting Homes for Our Troops, instead. These were fabulous anthologies, and if you can find a copy you should grab one; they were limited in…

Macavity Award

The 2012 Macavity Award Nominees Are Here!

By Crime HQ

June 19, 2012

Sure, we told you about the ITW International Thriller award nominees, but what if you prefer mysteries?  Well, check out this list! The Macavity Awards are for mystery readers, voted on by members and supporters of Mystery Readers International and subscribers to Mystery Readers Journal. Winners will be announced at Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention,…

2011’s Agatha Awards Mean a Long Wait for a Cuppa

By Crime HQ

February 16, 2012

The annual Agatha Awards are also known as The Hardest Possible Way to Get a Ceramic Teapot. If most of us wanted such an item, we’d go to a swanky kitchen shop or even seek out an artisanal potter. Rather than doing that or stealing someone else’s—which would seem like a natural for crime fans—all…

The Left Coast Crime Convention: Mining for Murder

Left Coast Crime Award Nominees Announced

By Crime HQ

February 1, 2012

For years, the “Lefty” for best humorous crime novel has been awarded at the annual Left Coast Crime convention. Later, the The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award was added for best mystery set before 1960. This year, the organizers have added two new awards (it’s unclear whether they will continue as annual awards)—the “Golden…

RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards Nominees

By Crime HQ

November 20, 2011

Romantic Times (RT) has announced the nominees for its annual Reviewers’ Choice Awards, and in the Mystery Suspense & Thriller categories, the shortlists have set them a difficult task!  Contemporary Mystery Stage Struck by Peter Lovesey Ringer by Brian Wiprud Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill…

Troubled Bones by Jeri Westerson

Troubled Bones: New Excerpt

By Jeri Westerson

October 8, 2011

An exclusive excerpt of Chapters 1-3 from Jeri Westerson’s Troubled Bones is now available on Criminal Element for members. To read the full excerpt, please log in or register. Disgraced knight Crispin Guest gets himself into some serious trouble in London and as a result is forced to accept an assignment far out of town.  The Archbishop…

The weapons of a 14th C. knight

Getting Medieval In California

By Jeri Westerson

September 29, 2011

Some women love a man in uniform. I like mine in armor. I come by this honestly. After all, I do write a medieval mystery series with a hardboiled detective who used to be a knight. But it was only a few years ago that I got a chance to see my very first real…

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