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Loren D. Estleman

Book Review: The Eagle and the Viper by Loren D. Estleman

By Ray Palen

March 25, 2021

One man can make history; another can change it. A high-octane historical thriller, The Eagle and the Viper from novelist Loren D. Estleman reveals how close our world came to total war. Prolific author Loren D. Estleman turns his attention to a novel that mixes actual historical events with speculative fictional events in sort of…

Loren D. Estleman Excerpt: Black and White Ball

By Crime HQ

March 20, 2018

Loren D. Estleman's most popular characters, PI Amos Walker and hitman Peter Macklin, are together in one story for the first time in Black and White Ball (available March 27, 2018). Detroit hit man Peter Macklin forces private eye Amos Walker to furnish protection for Laurie, Macklin's estranged wife, while Macklin tracks down the party…

Discount: Don’t Look for Me by Loren D. Estleman

By Crime HQ

February 22, 2018

In Loren D. Estleman's Don't Look for Me, Amos Walker's up to his neck in dames, drugs … and murder, again. In anticipation of Loren D. Estleman's 27th Amos Walker novel, Black and White Ball, get a digital copy of the 23rd book in the series, Don't Look for Me, for only $2.99 through March…

Review: The Best American Mystery Stories 2017, Edited by John Sandford

By David Cranmer

November 21, 2017

From an isolated Wyoming ranch to the Detroit boxing underworld, and from kidnapping and adultery in the Hollywood Hills to a serial killer loose in a nursing home, The Best American Mystery Stories 2017, edited by John Sandford, hosts an entertaining abundance of crime, psychological suspense, and bad intentions. I wouldn’t envy Otto Penzler’s task…

A Driving Tour of Midwestern Mysteries

By kristen lepionka

January 18, 2017

  To a detective character from a big city like New York or Los Angeles, the Midwest might look like one big flyover zone. But to plenty of mystery writers (myself included), the Midwest looks like home—and a good setting for a crime novel. We have plenty of cynicism to counteract that apple-cheeked, earnest idea…

Brazen by Loren D. Estleman: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

October 26, 2016

GIFnotes: Giving you the basic plot summary of an upcoming book with the help of the Graphics Interchange Format. This week, blonde starlet actresses have had their fair share of fun … and tragedy, as Valentino tries to solve the mysterious death of his friend and former actress Beata Limerick in the 5th Valentino Mystery, Brazen! Take a…

Announcing 2016’s Macavity Award Nominees!

By Crime HQ

June 13, 2016

The Mystery Readers International has announced their nominees for the 2016 Macavity Awards—an annual award for excellence in mysteries, named for the “mystery cat” of T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. *Follow the linked titles to excerpts or reviews on CrimeHQ!

Now Win This!: Bite the Dust Sweepstakes

By Crime HQ

October 27, 2015

Out of the doorway the bullets rip to the sound of the beat. Another one bites the dust! Are you next? 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.…

Fresh Meat: Don’t Look for Me by Loren D. Estleman

By Wendy the Super Librarian

March 18, 2014

Don't Look for Me by Loren D. Estleman is the 23rd novel in the Amos Walker series, and this time, the Detroit P.I. finds himself caught between the mafia and the porn industry (available March 18, 2014). Loren D. Estleman has been making the Lifetime Achievement rounds of late, and I for one couldn’t be…

Announcing the 2013 Barry, Macavity, and Shamus Awards!

By Crime HQ

September 26, 2013

Not only Bouchercon's own Anthony Awards, but Mystery Readers International's Macavity Awards, Deadly Pleasures Magazine's Barry Awards, and the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Awards were given during Bouchercon. So far we've only gotten to the Anthonys (for shame), so here are more of these recently-announced worthies to add to your TBR pile:  …

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