Sue Grafton Holiday Sweepstakes
By Crime HQ
November 26, 2018Enter below for a chance to win Sue Grafton’s entire Alphabet series and tote bag!
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Holiday Mysteries Sweepstakes
By Crime HQ
November 19, 2018‘Tis the season for a blazing hearth, a warming cup of cocoa, and a merry dose of murder! Get in the holiday spirit and enter for a chance to win our holiday basket, complete with a festive foursome of our favorite winter mysteries and snacks to enjoy by the… Read more
The Top 7 Cinematic Assassins
By Tom Wood
November 7, 2018Although I’m a writer of novels, one of the most common compliments I receive from my readers is that my books are very cinematic. This is deliberate because when I’m writing a scene, I can see it playing out in my head like a movie and I want the reader… Read more
James Bond and Me – Reading and Writing in 007’s Shoes
By Anthony Horowitz
November 6, 2018Some books really do change your life. For me, it was Dr. No, not the first James Bond novel but the first to be turned into a movie in 1962. I read it when I was ten years old, stuck in an all-boys boarding school in North London, the sort… Read more
Pamela Mitford: The Forgotten Sister
By Jessica Fellowes
October 26, 2018The second born of the six Mitford sisters, Pamela Mitford is perhaps the one most easily overlooked. Where her siblings achieved fame and notoriety for their novels, extreme political opinions, enormous stately homes, or racy living, Pamela was best known—if at all—as “the country girl.” In some ways, this made… Read more
The Silence of the Lambs Sweepstakes
By Crime HQ
October 22, 2018Just in time for Halloween, enter for a chance to win a copy of The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris, plus a bookplate signed by the author!* *Fava beans and Chianti not included. * Country Select oneUnited StatesOther Sorry, you cannot enter at this time. * E-mail OFFICIAL RULES… Read more
Picture This: 6 Crime Fiction Novels Meant for the Movies
By Cathi Stoler
October 17, 2018If you’re like me, reading good crime fiction conjures up all sorts of images. The sound and feel of a bullet spiraling out of the gun and hitting its mark can make you wince. The sight of the detective discovering the one clue that solves the case draws you right… Read more
Making Our Ghost Reappear: Why We Revived Our Haunted Bookshop Mysteries after Nearly 10 Years
By Cleo Coyle
October 2, 2018Fictional characters haunt us. Like trusted friends, some speak to us so powerfully that we continue to hear them beyond their stories. That simple idea—the capacity of a character to come alive off the page—lies at the heart of our Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, an amateur sleuth series that my husband… Read more
5 of the Most Heinous Criminal Acts Against Beer
By Ellie Alexander
October 1, 2018It’s fall, also known as beer season. As crisp leaves turn golden yellow, this is the time of year to pour yourself a gorgeous hoppy pint as you cheer on your favorite football team or pull on your lederhosen and hit Oktoberfest for a selection of the best craft beer… Read more
The 5 Best L.A. Crime Novels: Nonfiction
By Ryan Gattis
September 27, 2018Always Running Luis J. Rodriguez This book is L.A. canon as far as I’m concerned. A thrilling, moving, poetic, and ultimately human memoir of redemption from a young gang member growing up in East L.A. In fact, this was actually one of the books recommended to me by a former… Read more