At CrimeHQ, we're dedicated to bringing you the best in crime and mystery. And now, the site you know and love will be getting an upgrade! So for the next week or so, we'll be busy getting everything in order and moving our great content over to our new site. But, in the meantime, we…
Last fall, I was a juror on a murder trial. The inevitable response from friends and family upon hearing that was, “Must be good research.” It’s a phrase you hear a lot as a crime writer, and it speaks to the inherent paradox of the genre—that if crime and mystery fiction serve as escapism, it’s…
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…
The Crime Writers of Canada recently announced 2015's nominees for the Arthur Ellis Award. Here's the CWC shortlist! BEST NOVEL Cold Mourning by Brenda Chapman None so Blind by Barbara Fradkin Plague by C.C. Humphreys No Known Grave by Maureen Jennings Killing Pilgrim by Alen Mattich BEST FIRST NOVEL A Quiet Kill by Janet Brons…
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,…
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14 short crime stories on a theme are collected in the inaugural “Girl Trouble” e-issue of Criminal Element's Malfeasance Occasional (available September 24th, 2013). Tender-hearted, tough-minded (and occasionally foul-mouthed) girls take center stage in suspenseful tales that are also touching, haunting, and darkly funny. From modern cities and the middle of nowhere—even a place that…
