The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye is a lush, magical, queer, and feminist take on Hamlet in modern-day New York City, where a neuro-atypical philosopher, along with his best friend Horatio and artist ex-fiancé Lia, are caught up in the otherworldly events surrounding the death of his father. Fans of Shakespeare’s classic play…
Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage is the third installment in the series from authors Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse. When a distant relative of Queen Victoria has been slain by the Fire Four Eleven serial murderer, Mycroft investigates with Sherlock, whose interest in the criminal mind grows into an obsession. The dynamic historical fiction…
“It’s been an adventure. We took some casualties over the years. Things got broken. Things got lost…” –Anthony Bourdain Without an instant’s hesitation, I confess: I write about the late Anthony Bourdain as an avid admirer. Despite his worldwide celebrity chef status, in recent days, I’ve been gratified to note that he’ll be remembered first…
The Mystery Readers International have announced the nominees for the 2017 Macavity Awards. The Macavity Award—named for the “mystery cat” of T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats—is an annual award celebrating the year's best in the mystery genre.
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Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye is a satirical romance about identity, guilt, goodness, and the nature of lies, inspired by the classic Jane Eyre. It is nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Novel. In Jane Steele, Lyndsay Faye reimagines Jane Eyre as a serial killer, and it’s a laugh-out-loud funny rendering of one of…
Lyndsay Faye is the author of five critically acclaimed books: Dust and Shadow, about Sherlock Holmes’s attempt to hunt down Jack the Ripper; The Gods of Gotham, which was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel; Seven for a Secret; The Fatal Flame; and Jane Steele. Her latest work is a collection of short…
The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes by Lyndsay Faye is a stunning collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories inspired by the original Arthur Conan Doyle classics. The Whole Art of Detection is such a remarkably well-done pastiche of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes stories that it does indeed feel…
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, Nicolás Obregón publishes his debut novel—a gripping tale of vicious murders in Tokyo—and Allison Brennan releases the 12th installment in her…
In addition to authoring 20 Meg Lanslow mysteries, Donna Andrews is also a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and the Private Investigators and Security Association. Somehow, she was able to take time out of her incredibly busy schedule to answer CrimeHQ's questions about Die Like an Eagle, her best bird…
