When you see a play, you expect a few staged deaths—but what happens when an actual murder takes place? Better double up during intermission with this week’s Pick Your Poison—where we create a cocktail inspired by a recently published mystery, thriller, or crime novel—the “Hair of the Wolf” cocktail, inspired by Judith Flanders’s second Sam…
A Howl of Wolves by New York Times bestselling author Judith Flanders once again brilliantly fuses mystery with humor in this fourth installment of her critically acclaimed Sam Clair series. This was my first foray into the Sam Clair mysteries, and I was delighted. A Howl of Wolves is book number four in the series, and though I was…
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, Carolyn Haines’s 18th Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery combines with Jessica Knoll’s sophomore effort to highlight an amazing week of…
A Howl of Wolves by New York Times bestselling author Judith Flanders once again brilliantly fuses mystery with humor in this fourth installment of her critically acclaimed Sam Clair series. Sam Clair figures she’ll be a good sport and spend a night out at the theater in support of her upstairs neighbors, who have small parts in a…
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, M.C. Beaton pubishes a new Hamish Macbeth Mystery, and Clare Mackintosh delivers a truly chilling psychological thriller! See what…
Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we rang in the 2017 with some great January releases; this month, get out of the snow and curl up with February's cozies! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you…
A Bed of Scorpions by Judith Flanders follows book editor Samantha Clair as she gets drawn into another investigation involving the murder of her ex-boyfriend's business partner, while her new boyfriend, Inspector Jake Field, has been assigned the case (Available March 1, 2016). Summer in London-the sun is finally shining, the flowers are in bloom,…
Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we got some Valentine's treats with February's releases; this month—spring is in the air with some hot new books! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to…
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It’s all about survival of the fittest, and if you want to make it out alive, you’ll heed caution to these seven wild books! Click here to enter for a chance to win! This is NOT a Comments Sweepstakes. You must click the link above to enter. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR…
