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Simon Toyne

Who Is Solomon Creed?

By Simon Toyne

October 3, 2017

Read Simon Toyne's exclusive guest blog about his strange protagonist, Solomon Creed, and follow the link at the bottom to claim several free stories from internationally bestselling authors! Who is Solomon Creed? That’s the big question at the heart of the books I’m currently writing, and it was the first question I had to answer…

2017 Thrillerfest Wrap Up

By Crime HQ

July 17, 2017

This year's Thrillerfest was a blast! Hosted at the Grand Hyatt in New York City, it was five glorious days of meeting authors, hearing their stories, getting advice and writing tips, and schmoozing with authors, industry, and fans alike. Criminal Element was lucky enough to be there for it all, and in case you missed…

5 New Books to Read this Week: July 4, 2017

By Crime HQ

July 5, 2017

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! A new Charlie Parker thriller from John Connolly and a great debut Western by Ian Stansel highlight an explosive week of books!…

Review: The Boy Who Saw by Simon Toyne

By Kristin Centorcelli

June 29, 2017

The Boy Who Saw by Simon Toyne follows Solomon Creed, the enigmatic hero introduced in The Searcher, who must stop a killer tied to a conspiracy stretching back over generations to the dying days of World War II. The Boy Who Saw picks up shortly after the explosive events of 2015’s The Searcher, featuring the…

Now Win This!: Thrillers and Killers Sweepstakes

By Crime HQ

August 26, 2014

This sweepstakes features six books and one ebook that will leave you checking your back. Nowhere is safe! Register to enter for a chance to win! Click here to enter for a chance to win! This is NOT a Comments Sweepstakes. You must click the link above to enter. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT…

Now Win This!: The Annual Cornucopia of Crime!

By Crime HQ

November 15, 2012

Sorry, this sweepstakes has ended. Check our Sweepstakes page for current opportunities! Click here to enter for a chance to win a Cornucopia of Crime! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C. to enter. Promotion begins November…

THE KEY by Simon Toyne

Now Win This!: Simon Toyne’s Sanctus & The Key

By Crime HQ

July 24, 2012

Sorry, this sweepstakes has ended. Stay tuned on our Sweepstakes page for more offers! Click here to enter for a chance to win! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. You must be 18 or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C. to enter. Promotion begins July 27, 2012,…

Sanctus by Simon Toyne

Sanctus: First in Series Excerpt

By Simon Toyne

July 24, 2012

Sanctus, a conspiracy thriller  featuring an ancient order of monks and a secret they are willing to kill to protect, is the first book in the Ruin trilogy by Simon Toyne. A man climbs to the summit of the oldest inhabited place on earth, a mountain called the Citadel, a Vatican-like state that towers above…

Bouchercon St. Louis 2011

Bouchercon: The Mystery of Conventions

By Eric Beetner

September 19, 2011

Yesterday, Clare Toohey posted about the Anthony Awards, which were definitely a highlight of Bouchercon.  But I thought those of you who weren’t there might like to know what this blogger learned by attending: I met a lot of men who are deeply afraid of Christa Faust, and she likes it that way. The St…

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