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 was a great week for international mystery and thriller fans! Charles Cumming released the 3rd installment in the Thomas Kell…
A Divided Spy by Charles Cumming is the 3rd book in the Thomas Kell series (available February 14, 2017). Charles Cumming, a British writer of spy fiction that's been called an heir to John le Carré, has written his 3rd Thomas Kell spy thriller, A Divided Spy. Cumming, once employed by MI6, writes from his…
When you're afforded an opportunity for long sought-after revenge, celebrate with a few beers first! And don't worry about choosing between your two favorites … have the best of both worlds with this week's Pick Your Poison—where we create a cocktail inspired by a recently published mystery, thriller, or crime novel—“A Divided Dry,” a layered…
GIFnotes: Giving you the basic plot summary of an upcoming book with the help of the Graphics Interchange Format. This week, Thomas Kell embarks on a dangerous mission of revenge in the 3rd thriller in the Thomas Kell series from Charles Cumming, A Divided Spy. Take a visual tour with GIFnotes!
Want to be published in a thriller by a bestselling author? St. Martin's Press is sponsoring the Who Can You Trust? writing contest to celebrate the upcoming publication of A Divided Spy by Charles Cumming. The contest details are simple—write up to 1,000 words on how trust (or distrust) has changed your outlook on life in some…
In anticipation of the latest book in the Thomas Kell series, A Divided Spy, the first two ebooks in the series are discounted at $2.99 for the month of November. Colin Firth recently purchased the rights to the series, which features disgraced and embattled ex-M16 officer Thomas Kell. Washington Post has called the series, “Compelling… complex……
