The International Thriller Writers (ITW) recently announced the 2019 Thriller Award nominees. Join us in congratulating these worthy authors and books! BEST HARDCOVER NOVEL Lou Berney — NOVEMBER ROAD (William Morrow) Julia Heaberlin — PAPER GHOSTS (Ballantine Books) Jennifer Hillier — JAR OF HEARTS (Minotaur Books) Karin Slaughter — PIECES OF HER (William Morrow) Paul…
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, the first in Jessica Fellowes's new historical mystery series set in the Mitford household joins Ann Cleeves's third Vera…
Need to Know by Karen Cleveland follows CIA Analyst Vivian Miller, who uncovers a dangerous secret in pursuit of a Russian sleeper cell on American soil that will threaten her job, her family—and her life (available January 23, 2018). Late at night, surrounded by the soft sounds of their four sleeping children, a husband asks…
