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Kelli Stanley

5 New Books to Read this Week: March 20, 2018

By Crime HQ

March 21, 2018

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, Steve Berry's latest Cotton Malone thriller combines with the final completed Mickey Spillane novel to highlight a killer week…

Kelli Stanley Excerpt: City of Sharks

By Crime HQ

March 13, 2018

City of Sharks by Kelli Stanley is the fourth book in the award-winning Miranda Corbie Mystery series, painting a rich, authentic portrait of 1940s San Francisco (available March 20, 2018). The blonde secretary was scared when she visited Miranda Corbie’s office. A shove into a streetcar track, a box of poisoned chocolates…hateful, violent letters. Someone…

Follow Me into Weird Worlds: DC’s Madame Xanadu

By Kelli Stanley

May 6, 2016

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan/A stately pleasure-dome decree … The cover is electrifying. Sinuous, sensuous, enticing, entrancing…seemingly created by the same magic the story’s about. In actuality, it was created by that mercurial genius Michael William Kaluta, one of the greatest graphic artists to come of age in the 1970s, and the cover in question…

Now Win This!: Histories and Mysteries Sweepstakes

By Crime HQ

August 12, 2014

This sweepstakes features seven books with the perfect mix of history and mystery, so cozy on up and register to enter for a chance to win! This Sweepstakes Has Ended! This is NOT a Comments Sweepstakes. You must click the link above to enter. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.…

City of Ghosts: A New Excerpt

By Kelli Stanley

July 28, 2014

City of Ghosts by Kelli Stanley is the 3rd historical mystery featuring investigator Miranda Corbie as she travels the United States during the early days of WWII (available August 5, 2014). June, 1940. For the United States, war is on the horizon. For Miranda Corbie, private investigator and erstwhile escort, there are debts to be…

Welcome to Fedoraville! 10 Reasons to Make the Trip

By Kelli Stanley

January 29, 2013

I’ve got a confession to make. I love hats. Long before hipsters strolled the streets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York sporting snap brim, modified fedoras that typically look more like Bing Crosby playing golf than Frank Sinatra swinging at the Sands, I’d buy head gear at flea markets and garage sales:…

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…

A doll’s house done up as a crime scene, complete with miniature crime scene tape.

Go West! Some Thoughts on the Left Coast Crime Conference

By Naomi Hirahara

April 5, 2012

I’m not a mystery convention junkie like some. Much of my decision to attend these annual events depends on book publication dates, vicinity, and how much cash is in my wallet. Since I live in Southern California, Left Coast Crime, the “western” convention, usually is the best fit for me (less time spent in airports,…

The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews

2012’s Left Coast Crime Award Winners

By Crime HQ

April 3, 2012

Left Coast Crime is always a fun time. Because it was held in Sacramento, this year’s theme was “Mining for Murder.” With another conference now in the books, here are all the award winners honored as of this weekend (complete list of nominees here):   The Real Macaw by Donna Andrews was awarded the Lefty…

Scoundrels: Tales of Greed, Murder, and Financial Crimes edited by Gary Phillips

Scoundrels Anthology New Excerpt: “Survivor”

By Kelli Stanley

March 20, 2012

An excerpt from Scoundrels, an anthology edited by Gary Phillips (available March 18, 2012). In this arresting anthology you’ll read stories of gabbing grifters, brokers hedging big bets for the big take, schemers working the long con for the sure money, used car salesmen with golden dreams and dashed hopes, bent lawyers and their more…

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