Trick or Treating with Minotaur Books
By Joe Brosnan
October 31, 2017
Maia Chance
5 New Books to Read this Week: October 24, 2017
By Crime HQ
October 25, 2017Every 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, a new John Grisham combines with Iris Johansen's 22nd Eve Duncan novel to highlight a great… Read more
Maia Chance Excerpt: Gin and Panic
By Maia Chance
October 20, 2017Gin and Panic by Maia Chance is the third book in the Discreet Retrieval Agency Mysteries series (available October 24, 2017). Take a visual tour of Gin and Panic with GIFnotes! Former socialite Lola Woodby is now struggling to make ends meet as a not-so-discreet private eye in Prohibition-era New… Read more
Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: October 2017
By Crime HQ
September 15, 2017Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we ended summer with some great cozies; this month, get your tricks and treats with awesome October reads! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what… Read more
Gin and Panic by Maia Chance: A Visual Guide
By Adam Wagner
September 13, 2017GIFnotes: Giving you the basic plot summary of an upcoming book with the help of the Graphics Interchange Format. This week, head back to Prohibition-era New York with a visual tour of Maia Chance's third Discreet Retrieval Agency Mystery, Gin and Panic!
Review: Teetotaled by Maia Chance
By Janet Webb
October 7, 2016Teetotaled by Maia Chance is a sparkling new mystery that will delight readers with its clever plotting, larger-than-life characters, and rich 1920s atmosphere. Ah, the Roaring Twenties! Forget the crime, the mystery, even the alluring setting—come for the flippant and fabulous vocabulary. Maia Chance is back, hard on the heels of… Read more
5 New Books to Read this Week: October 4, 2016
By Crime HQ
October 5, 2016Every 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 marks the return of Aurora Teagarden after a 13-year hiatus as well as a… Read more
“Southern Hospitali-Teetotaled” Cocktail
By Adam Wagner
September 30, 2016Just because you're penniless and living in Manhattan—and alcohol is illegal—doesn't mean you can't still enjoy some southern hospitality. So, slow down, relax, and put a little south in your mouth in this week's Pick Your Poison—where we create a cocktail inspired by a recently published mystery, thriller, or crime… Read more
Teetotaled: New Excerpt
By Maia Chance
September 28, 2016Teetotaled by Maia Chance is a sparkling new mystery that will delight readers with its clever plotting, larger-than-life characters, and rich 1920s atmosphere (Available October 4, 2016). After her philandering husband died and left her penniless in Prohibition-era New York, Lola Woodby escaped with her Swedish cook to the only place… Read more
Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: October, 2016
By Crime HQ
September 15, 2016Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, the kids returned to school and you got some time to read September's releases; this month, welcome in the cool breeze of fall with some great reads! Let us know… Read more