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Lawrence Block

ThrillerFest XI: Sights, Sounds, and Screams

By Thomas Pluck

July 13, 2016

If you’re not familiar with ThrillerFest, it’s the official convention of the International Thriller Writers, held every July in New York City at the Grand Hyatt hotel. The basic convention is two days, Friday and Saturday, with the Thriller Awards banquet held Saturday evening. But, there’s a lot more if you include CraftFest, Master CraftFest,…

Richard Stark and Parker: Thick as Thieves

By Adam Connell

May 17, 2016

“When the phone rang, Parker was in the garage, killing a man.” -Richard Stark, Firebreak When a book has an opening line like the one shown above, you’re compelled to rip through the rest of the novel straightaway, as if it were the most delicious hamburger you’ve ever tasted. The prolific Donald E. Westlake is…

The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes by Lawrence Block

By David Cranmer

January 13, 2016

Doak Miller logged twenty-plus years with the NYPD and enjoyed it. During that time, he was married to Doreen, which he didn’t enjoy as much, leading to the occasional extramarital tryst. Not that he went out of his way to be adulterous, but as the opportunity arose, he willingly took the plunge again…and again. Once…

Announcing 2015’s Shamus Award Nominees!

By Crime HQ

June 9, 2015

The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) have announced the nominees for 2015's Shamus awards, granted to works published during 2014. According to their guidelines: A Private Eye is defined as a private citizen (not a member of the military, federal agency, or civic or state police force) who is paid to investigate crimes. A…

Book 1 with Sheriff Dan Rhodes: Too Late to Die by Bill Crider

By David Cranmer

April 9, 2015

Many readers develop a deep affinity for a continuing detective or mystery series beyond well-sculpted plots, fast action, and wisecracks, that is, if they are going to stick with it for the long read. I know I do. An emotional hook, so to speak, that I can identify with in the main and supporting characters.…

Hello, October: Crime Writers in the Cemetery

By Hilary Davidson

October 1, 2014

If you know me—or if you’ve read one of my books—you know I have a thing for cemeteries. One of my favorites is Woodlawn, set on 400 acres in the northern reaches of the Bronx. With rolling green hills and its own little lake, it’s a place of beauty and tranquility. And because it’s been…

Take A Walk Among the Tombstones with Liam Neeson

By Crime HQ

June 6, 2014

Can “the Pride of Ballymena play a bred-in-the-bone New Yorker” like Matt Scudder in the 1992 crime novel A Walk Among the Tombstones? Scudder's creator, Lawrence Block, who points out that Neeson is an American citizen and New Yorker now, asks and answers emphatically: I saw a final cut of the film six months ago,…

Now win This!: Seven Deadly Reads Sweepstakes

By Crime HQ

June 3, 2014

These seven books are out to get you! 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 CHANCE OF WINNING. Sweepstakes open to legal residents of 50 United States, D.C., and Canada (excluding…

Borderline by Lawrence Block

By Brian Greene

May 17, 2014

Borderline by Lawrence Block is a hard-boiled thriller, originally published in 1962 and now available for the first time in 50 years, about the intertwining lives of a handful of people on the Mexican-American border as they encounter sex, drugs, and a serial killer (available May 20, 2014). Before cracking the first page of Borderline—which…

Take Me Out to the Ballgame: Baseball Mysteries

By Deborah Lacy

June 7, 2013

Baseball season is well under way, so it’s time to start reading about fictional murder in our favorite ballparks. Here are some of my favorite series and standalones, and even a short story anthology that talks about the great American pastime. So let’s play ball…

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