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NYPD

Ben Sanders Excerpt: The Stakes

By Ben Sanders

February 28, 2018

The Stakes by Ben Sanders follows an NYPD robbery detective who uses his insider cop knowledge to rob rich criminals (available March 6, 2018). Rip-offs are a dangerous game, but heist man Miles Keller thinks he’s found a good strategy: rob rich New York criminals and then retire early, before word’s out about his true…

How We Compiled The New York Times Book of Crime

By Kevin Flynn

March 16, 2017

I’ve had a good amount of exposure to crime as a journalist, which influenced how I approached a task like editing The New York Times Book of Crime. But, of course, like all of us, my first responses to crime were crafted much earlier as a kid growing up in the Bronx. I grew up…

The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes by Lawrence Block

By David Cranmer

January 13, 2016

Doak Miller logged twenty-plus years with the NYPD and enjoyed it. During that time, he was married to Doreen, which he didn’t enjoy as much, leading to the occasional extramarital tryst. Not that he went out of his way to be adulterous, but as the opportunity arose, he willingly took the plunge again…and again. Once…

Forgiving Mariela Camacho: New Excerpt

By A.J. Sidransky

December 17, 2015

Forgiving Mariela Camacho by A.J.Sidransky is the second book in the Forgiving series following an apparent suicide turned murder case in a NYC apartment that leads to an international serial killer. Detective Pete Gonzalvez knew from the start that the dead woman he and his partner, Tolya Kurchenko, discovered in a Manhattan apartment did not…

American Blood: New Excerpt

By Ben Sanders

November 16, 2015

American Blood by Ben Sanders introduces Marshall Grade, an ex-NYPD officer living in witness protection and caught up in the disappearance of a local girl (available November 17, 2015). After a botched undercover operation, ex-NYPD officer Marshall Grade is living in witness protection in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Marshall's instructions are to keep a low…

TBR Confessions: Once-Cops, Outrage, and Lies

By Eric Beetner

September 28, 2015

RECENTLY FINISHED: Once Were Cops by Ken Bruen. I've been on a bit of a tear with Ken Bruen lately. This was the ninth Bruen novel I've read this year. Granted, Bruen tends to write short novels so it's really only like three “regular” novels, but I love Bruen's stripped-down style so much I feel like…

Slaughter: Exclusive Excerpt

By John Lutz

August 21, 2015

Slaughter by John Lutz is the 10th thriller featuring NYPD Detective Frank Quinn where a madman's fatal, bloody puzzle terrorizes New York City (available August 25, 2015). A beautiful jogger, drained of blood, dismembered, then meticulously reassembled on the grass in Central Park. Subway derailments, plummeting elevators, collapsing construction cranes, apartment explosions—all creating a bloody,…

Fresh Meat: The Whites by Harry Brandt aka Richard Price

By Thomas Pluck

February 12, 2015

The Whites by Richard Price (writing as Harry Brandt) is about a NYPD detective nearing retirement as he falls under siege by an unsolved murder, his own dark past, and a violent stalker (available February 17, 2015). You can listen to an exclusive audio excerpt below! Billy Graves heads the lobster shift for Detectives at…

Now Win This!: Watch What You Read Sweepstakes

By Crime HQ

November 4, 2014

From screens to pages, these six books will keep you tuned in for more! Register to enter for a chance to win. This sweepstakes has ended. Thanks for entering. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. Sweepstakes open to legal residents of 50 United States, D.C., and Canada (excluding Quebec), who…

NYPD Puzzle, a Puzzle Lady mystery, by Parnell Hall

Fresh Meat: NYPD Puzzle by Parnell Hall

By nikki bonanni

January 21, 2014

NYPD Puzzle by Parnell Hall is the 15th humorous mystery about Cora Felton, the grandmotherly-appearing and fraudulent Puzzle Lady, whose wise-cracking and sleuthing will put her under suspicion of murder by New York's Finest (available January 21, 2014). Cora Felton would probably bite your head off if you asked her for help doing the Sunday…

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