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, we're delving into some of our favorite series! Pamela Wechsler released the newest thrilling Abby Endicott novel, and Hannah…
A drink order says a lot about a person—that’s maybe why there are approximately a zillion online quizzes promising to reveal the secret of our personalities based on our drink of choice. And in mystery novels, a character’s favorite drink is equally as telling. A fun way to get into a protagonist’s head is to…
Bouchercon, the Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention, is an annual convention held to honor the best in mystery and crime fiction (there is a “Best Critical or Nonfiction Book” section, as well). Named after writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher, this convention gives out the Anthony Awards for outstanding work in 8 different categories,…
My TBR confessions include the world’s favorite tattooed Swedish hacker, disease-ridden murderous blonde women, and a drunken woman sitting on a locomotive. CURRENTLY READING: The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz I was absolutely enthralled with the original Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson, so when I found out that David Lagcrantz had been…
