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Lee Child

The 10 Best Modern Western Characters

By Jon Land

July 31, 2020

When asked about my Caitlin Strong series, I always describe them as modern-day westerns. And, in fact, the thriller form itself owes a great deal of its heritage to that genre. Having grown up with the films of Audie Murphy and Roy Rogers—not to mention classics like Shane, The Magnificent Seven, and High Noon along…

Book Review: Life Is Short and Then you Die edited by Kelley Armstrong

By Allison Brennan

September 11, 2019

Life Is Short and Then You Die is the Mystery Writers of America’s first teen anthology, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong.  Short stories aren’t easy to write. I wrote my first short story in Killer Year, an anthology edited by Lee Child, published more than a decade ago. It was one of the…

Big Names, Short Stories: Child, Deaver, Starr & Jakubowski Launch Invisible Blood Anthology

By Joe Brosnan

July 26, 2019

“If I could make a living writing short stories I would” That was Jeffery Deaver earlier this week at The Mysterious Bookshop at the launch event for Invisible Blood, a brand new anthology series edited by crime fiction legend Maxim Jakubowski.  Cards on the table, I hadn’t heard of Maxim until a copy of Invisible…

Growing Pains: How to Develop Characters in a Series

By J.J. Hensley

October 22, 2018

We like the dependable. We say we desire unpredictability and we do when it comes to how a story unfolds. However, when it comes to protagonists in a series, we generally enjoy feeling confident about how our hero, or anti-hero, will feel about a given situation. That’s usually what readers want and it sells books.…

5 New Books to Read this Week: November 7, 2017

By Crime HQ

November 8, 2017

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 is a monster pub week! We've got the first in a new series from Arnaldur Indridason, a new Jack Reacher…

Vote for Your Favorite Jack Reacher Novel

By Crime HQ

November 7, 2017

  Check out David Cranmer's review of Lee Child's 22nd Jack Reacher novel, The Midnight Line!

Review: The Midnight Line by Lee Child

By David Cranmer

November 7, 2017

The Midnight Line by Lee Child is the 22nd book in the Jack Reacher series. I dip into the Jack Reacher novels every few years and have enjoyed these visits with the wandering, destructive, one-man tango. Lee Child's latest plot is a decent one. On a stop while traveling toward the Lake Superior region, Reacher…

5 Tough Guys & Gals to Love

By Stephanie Broadribb

October 5, 2017

Read Steph Broadribb's exclusive guest blog about her favorite action heroes and follow the link at the bottom to claim several free stories from internationally bestselling authors! I’ve always loved Westerns. You know, the lone cowboy rides into town, sorts out the bad guys, and moves on. I guess that’s partly what inspired my short…

2017 Thrillerfest Wrap Up

By Crime HQ

July 17, 2017

This year's Thrillerfest was a blast! Hosted at the Grand Hyatt in New York City, it was five glorious days of meeting authors, hearing their stories, getting advice and writing tips, and schmoozing with authors, industry, and fans alike. Criminal Element was lucky enough to be there for it all, and in case you missed…

5 New Books to Read this Week: June 13, 2017

By Crime HQ

June 14, 2017

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! A lost James Bond-inspired novel from Donald Westlake and a new James Bourne thriller by Eric Van Lustbader highlight a great…

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