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, Carolyn Haines’s 18th Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery combines with Jessica Knoll’s sophomore effort to highlight an amazing week of…
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…
The International Thriller Writers has announced the finalists for the 2012 Thriller Awards. The winners will be announced at ThrillerFest VI on July 14, 2012. Best Hard Cover Novel: Joseph Finder – Buried Secrets Jonathan Hayes – A Hard Death Stephen King – 11/22/63 Michael Koryta – The Ridge Marcus Sakey – The Two…
