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No Shelf Control This SummerIt was during the Victorian era that the concept of “summer books” was conceived. Americans of that era (at least those boasting disposable...
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Pop StarsI lost my father to prostate cancer more than 20 years ago, but for all of you who still have dads around to enjoy, Happy Father’s Day! If you’d...
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PaperBack: “Kill the Boss Good-by”Part of a series honoring the late author and blogger Bill Crider . Kill the Boss Good-by , by Peter Rabe (Gold Medal, 1956). The...
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A Festival Two-ferToday we received notice not only of which books and authors have been shortlisted for the 2024 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year...
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Hunter Takes Home a LammySorry to have been so quiet of late. I’m trying to finish work on what seems like a mammoth list of crime, mystery, and thriller titles due out...
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Last ActsAs part of this week’s crime-fiction news round-up for In Reference to Murder, blogger B.V. Lawson submits the following item: In Sarah...
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From Beals and Ballet to Boston and BikesI was a big fan of Linda Barnes’ Boston-set series featuring statuesque, red-headed, and taxi-driving private eye Carlotta Carlyle . However, I’ve...
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A Stirling SelectionOrganizers of the annual Bloody Scotland international crime writing festival have announced their shortlist of five contenders for this year’s...
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Thriller RidesLast evening, during a festive ceremony at ThrillerFest XIX in New York City, the International Thriller Writers organization announced the winners...
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Lasting ImpressionsLondon, England’s 2024 Capital Crime Festival concluded yesterday. One of the highlights of that three-day event was the announcement of this...
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Polis Books Is FiniI only just received this news from In Reference to Murder : It’s a tough game out there in the publishing world, and thus it’s not too...
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Revue of Reviewers: 5-29-24Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more....
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Canada Declares Its PreferencesRight on schedule, Crime Writers of Canada has announced the winners of its 2024 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime...
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Mustering Macavity SeekersMystery Readers International (MRI) has announced its contenders for the 2024 Macavity Awards, in five different categories. Best Mystery:...
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Pursuing Justice in the JungleAuthor Anthony Horowitz is definitely making the most of his rising renown. Having already brought to the TV screen an adaptation of his 2016...
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A Surfeit of Treats for Mystery FansOrganizers of Britain’s annual National Crime Reading Month (NCRM) have announced major elements of this year’s program. Scheduled events will...
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PaperBack: “The Dragon’s Eye”Part of a series honoring the late author and blogger Bill Crider . The Dragon’s Eye , by Scott C.S. Stone (Fawcett Gold Medal,...
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The Memorial Day MurdersLike many other people, I shall be working all through Memorial Day . But should you be able to take tomorrow off as a holiday, and wish to do...
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A Historian Is Now History HimselfCaleb Carr , the Manhattan-born military historian and author most widely recognized for penning the 1994 period crime novel The Alienist , died...
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The Book You Have to Read: “Dr. Nyet,” by Ted Mark(Editor’s note: This is the 184th installment in The Rap Sheet’s continuing series about great but forgotten books.) By Steven Nester...
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Five on the FlyI haven’t deliberately been taking time off from blogging this week; it just looks that way. But I’m back with these news bits of interest. •...
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The Book You Have to Read: “Shadows on the Mirror,” by Frances Fyfield(Editor’s note: This is the 183rd installment in The Rap Sheet’s continuing series about great but forgotten books.) By Peter Handel...
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Introducing the Lammy FiveI was just reading this morning that “LGBTQ+ identification in the U.S. continues to grow, with 7.6% of U.S. adults now identifying as lesbian,...
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Women on the CaseLaura Lippman earns her second mention in The Rap Sheet this week, thanks to the following news item from In Reference to Murder : Apple TV+...
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Jewell and Karber Earn NibbiesIn case you missed hearing about it, the 2024 British Book Awards—or Nibbies— were given out this last Monday night in London. Lisa Jewell’s...
