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Maritime

A Commemorative Bouquet of Links for Memorial Day

By Crime HQ

May 25, 2015

For this Memorial Day, we offer our best wishes, deepest thanks, and a commemorative bouquet of military-related links:   Author Joseph Koenig's personal list of the Best Fiction of World War II. “Afghanistan: My Green Zone Symphony,” is a 4-part feature on his deployment by military veteran Weston Ochs, author of the SEAL Team 666,…

Foreign release poster for The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Orson Welles at 100: The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

By Jake Hinkson

May 13, 2015

The Lady from Shanghai is a brilliant mess. It is a film that was taken away from its director, edited thoughtlessly, scored with one song endlessly repeated, and then shelved for years before it was finally dumped on the market. And yet it’s still pretty damn close to great. Before we go further, I should…

Coast Guard Responds As Lake Michigan Zombies Surface

By Crime HQ

November 10, 2014

Winds above 70 mph ripped through the city [Chicago] on Halloween, causing 21-foot waves in some parts of the lakeshore. The Zombie Containment, a floating haunted house docked outside Navy Pier, was among the casualties of the rough weather… Via Huffington Post. The weather sunk hundreds of thousands of dollars of props and revenants, which…

Black Sea: Treasure-Hunting Nazi Gold by Submarine

By Crime HQ

October 6, 2014

There will be gold lust, danger, and Scottish accents in confined spaces in the upcoming Black Sea (January, 2015). Directed by Kevin Macdonald (Last King of Scotland), it stars Jude Law as a desperate submarine captain who assembles a (rag-tag) group of (misfits and) divers to retrieve sunken Nazi gold from the cold dark sea.…

Destination Unknown, a David Lloyd Investigation by Liz Strange

Fresh Meat: Destination Unknown by Liz Strange

By Cindy Kerschner

February 19, 2014

Destination Unknown by Liz Strange, the third in the David Lloyd Investigations series, tackles a young woman’s disappearance from a cruise ship (available February 21, 2014). Perfection is a flaw. This is how Liz Strange views her characters. David Lloyd is no different. This ex-cop turned private investigator can take a punch, feel compassion for…

Pancho Villa Rides… Swims Again!

By Crime HQ

November 4, 2013

Via Huffington Post, we learned that Pancho, a sea lion who hangs around Cabo San Lucas, has discovered stealing enormous and tasty Mahi Mahi from TV people is easier than doing the hard work himself. He's a bandit, and yes, Mr. Santa-looking Fisherman, it's a crime!

A Jar of Bompas & Parr's Occult Milk Jam, made with just a speck of Princess Diana's hair

Trick or Toast!: Occult Jam Made from Princess Diana’s Hair

By Crime HQ

October 3, 2013

This is not a joke, but an actual, edible product created as surreal art by Bompas & Parr. The ingredients of their Occult Milk Jam are “milk, cream, caster sugar, Hendrick's Gin infused with a speck of Princess Diana's hair.” But if the thought of that is unsavory, they also made Absinthe & Pineapple Jam…

Lt. William Bligh

A Bounty of Interpretations: History’s Most Famous Mutiny

By Jake Hinkson

September 18, 2013

This much we know: in the early hours of April 28, 1789, in the middle of the south seas a group of sailors aboard the British cutter HMS Bounty seized control of their ship. They loaded the ship’s captain—a career naval man named Lt. William Bligh—and 17 of his loyalists onto a 23-foot launch (essentially…

Friday the 13th: The Evolution of a Superstition

By Deborah Lacy

September 13, 2013

Most Americans have known about the superstition surrounding unlucky Friday the 13th since grade school. Some people take this superstition very seriously, refusing to fly on airplanes or even leave their houses. Others joke about it, take flashlight tours of spooky houses, or watch horror movies. But have you ever wondered how Friday the 13th…

Death on the Nile

Dead on the Water: Shipboard Murder Mysteries

By William I. Lengeman III

February 15, 2012

It’s probably not surprising that so much mystery fiction is set on cruise ships and similar vessels. This form of travel used to be the only game in town for going great distances across large bodies of water. Nowadays, people are less likely to travel this way out of necessity, but there’s a thriving cruise…

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