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Robert Galbraith

A Modern Detective in a Retro Game

By Lily Gardner

March 31, 2016

The detective novel has been around for a long, long, long time. Most of us have read and enjoyed the canon, but now we want something different: a realistic storyline and detectives that feel like real people. Here are a few examples of what works for me.  

Announcing 2015’s Shamus Award Nominees!

By Crime HQ

June 9, 2015

The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) have announced the nominees for 2015's Shamus awards, granted to works published during 2014. According to their guidelines: A Private Eye is defined as a private citizen (not a member of the military, federal agency, or civic or state police force) who is paid to investigate crimes. A…

Congratulating 2015’s Crimefest Awards Winners!

By Crime HQ

May 26, 2015

Congratulations to the following winners from Crimefest 2015, which took place in Bristol, U.K. The ceremony took place at the Bristol Royal Mariott Hotel and concluded a convention where over 400 authors, agents, publishers, and crime fiction fans enjoyed an array of panel discussions, including appearances from Lee Child, Maj Sjöwall, James Runice, and Sophie…

Daniel Stashower with his 2014 Anthony Award for Best Critical/Non-fiction Work for The Hour of Peril

2014’s Anthony, Macavity, and Shamus Awards!

By Crime HQ

November 17, 2014

Here are the winners' lists from three of the sets of awards announced at this weekend's Bouchercon!   Anthony Award Winners (voted on by Bouchercon attendees) Best Audiobook: The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith Best Television Episode Teleplay: “Pilot” for The Blacklist by John Bokenkamp Best Children's or Young Adult Novel: The Testing by Joelle…

Announcing the Bouchercon 2014 Anthony Award Nominees!

By Crime HQ

May 22, 2014

Murder is coming to Long Beach, CA, and Bouchercon has announced the nominees for the 2014 Anthony Awards! Congratulations to the nominees listed below: Best Mystery Novel Suspect by Robert Crais A Cold and Lonely Place by Sara J. Henry Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger The Wrong Girl by Hank Phillippi Ryan Through the…

2014 Shortlists: U.K.’s CrimeFest Awards and the Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Awards

By Crime HQ

April 29, 2014

The upcoming CrimeFest convention (May 15-18th, Bristol, U.K.) and the Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Awards (June 5th, Toronto) have both announced their nominees, and we're thrilled to share these shortlists! (Also, once you get to the bottom of all these wonderful titles and authors, you'll see the an extra reason for our beaming,…

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

The Author Who Must Not Be Named: J.K. Rowling Revealed as Crime Novelist Robert Galbraith

By Crime HQ

July 16, 2013

In a twist any true crime writer would appreciate, Robert Galbraith was revealed to be a pseudonym for none other than J.K. Rowling, the best-selling author of the Harry Potters books. Over the weekend, the U.K.'s Sunday Times put the pieces together and revealed Rowling's identity. The news comes as a bit of a shock…

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