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, Nicholas Irving’s first Reaper sniper novel combines with Alex Segura’s fourth Pete Fernandez Mystery to highlight an incredible week…
The Anthony Awards were held during Bouchercon in Albany last weekend, and here are the shortlists, with winners in bold: BEST NOVEL Dare Me by Megan Abbott The Trinity Game by Sean Chercover Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn * The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan BEST FIRST NOVEL…
Criminal Enterprise by Owen Laukkanen is the second thriller in the Stevens and Windemere series (available March 21, 2013). When first you meet Carter Tomlin, you assume he’s the protagonist of Owen Laukkanen’s new novel, Criminal Enterprise. You assume this because to think otherwise would be ludicrous. You sympathize with Carter. Empathize with him, even:…
As I sat staring at my bookshelves, taking stock of the books that surround and inspire me, I started to notice some titles that seemed like maybe I should shelve them next to each other. I kept looking, dug deeper into the closet, and began playing a little game with titles. It killed some time…
