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, James Patterson joined forces with former President Bill Clinton to craft an authentic, terrifying novel that highlights a monster…
The moment I started writing The Devil’s Half Mile, I began what is shaping up to be a lifelong struggle. I’m working on a series of sequels to the book now, and every day I find myself wrestling with one of the great existential questions that hangs over the head of every writer of historical…
What do you get when you combine Wall Street trickery, corrupt politics, racial strife, gangs, and murder? New York in 1799! So travel back to the turn of the 18th century with this week’s Pick Your Poison—where we create a cocktail inspired by a recently published mystery, thriller, or crime novel—“The Devil’s Half Mule” cocktail, inspired…
The Devil’s Half Mile by Paddy Hirsch is a riveting historical thriller debut set in 1799 New York City. Seven years after a financial crisis nearly toppled America, traders chafe at government regulations, racial tensions are rising, gangs roam the streets and corrupt financiers make back-door deals with politicians … 1799 was a hell of a…
