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Maggie Barbieri

Our 5 Most Anticipated Books Published March 15, 2016

By Crime HQ

March 16, 2016

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! Check back every Wednesday and see what we're reading for the week!

Minder: A Valentine’s Day Mystery Dating App from Minotaur

By Crime HQ

February 12, 2016

Our friends over at Minotaur have put together this fun little Valentine's Day mystery dating quiz featuring a few series protagonists that know how to get the heart racing. Swipe your favorites right, and discard the scrubs to the left to see who you match with below:

Happy Thanksreading!: Where will you sit at the Minotaur Thanksgiving Feast?

By Crime HQ

November 23, 2015

Why talk politics with relatives or nervously count calories this Thanksgiving when several new paperbacks from Minotaur Books are within arm's reach? Read the profiles to figure out where you sit at this table, and we'll provide a hearty recommendation to help you put your sofa time to good use!

Sunday, High Noon…Quiz Showdown at BookCon!

By Crime HQ

May 29, 2015

This Sunday, May 31st at noon, Criminal Element hosts the Crime Time Quiz Show with authors Jane Cleland, Julia Dahl, and Maggie Barbieri. As part of BookCon at NYC's Javits Center, the authors will be chatting and competing on crime trivia, and the audience members on the winning author's “team” will walk away with swag…

Showdown to Fun: High Noon at BookCon with Us!

By Crime HQ

May 8, 2015

On May 31st at noon, during BookCon at NYC's Javits Center, Criminal Element hosts the Crime Time Quiz Show with authors Jane Cleland, Julia Dahl, and Maggie Barbieri. Each author will represent a portion of the audience as they compete in a fun game of crime trivia, and their winning team will get swag from…

Fresh Meat: Extra Credit by Maggie Barbieri

By Katrina Niidas Holm

December 3, 2012

Extra Credit by Maggie Barbieri is the seventh book in the traditional mystery series featuring English professor Alison Bergeron (available December 11, 2012). I read a ton of traditional mysteries, and while there’s a lot I like about the genre, I must confess: I hate the Stereotypical Traditional Mystery Heroine. Sure, she’s smart, she’s loyal,…

Some Like it Hawk by Donna Andrews

Undercover Sweepstakes with Some Like it Hawk by Donna Andrews!

By David Rotstein

July 16, 2012

Note from the hijackers HQ: Art director David Rotstein has been sharing the ideas and processes behind book cover design on a Tumblr site—check out his previous posts on Gone Missing by Linda Castillo and The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny for examples. Gorgeous, right? No jury of other crime fans would ever convict us for…

Cover of Murder at the PTA

School Days Can Be Murder

By Neliza Drew

August 29, 2011

Judging by the proliferation of backpack, laptop, and sneaker ads on TV, it must be time to head back to school. Since almost as many authors seem to come from the halls of academia as the cubicles of journalism, it makes me wonder why more teachers don’t show up in crime fiction. After all, the…

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