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A Fast Five• Vaseem Khan, award-winning author of both the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency novels and the Malabar House series, has been elected as the new...
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Revue of Reviewers: 5-30-23Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more....
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Closing in on the DeadlineEfforts by Iowa novelist Max Allan Collins to raise the money necessary to turn his A Christmas Carol -like detective short story, “Blue...
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A Little Homicide for Your Holiday?Memorial Day , which will be celebrated tomorrow in the United States, doesn’t seem to have inspired a great number of crime and mystery...
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Closing the Book on DunningJohn Dunning, who became quite popular in the 1990s and early 2000s for his multiple mystery novels starring Cliff Janeway, a Denver bookseller and...
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Paretsky’s Literary Activism SalutedChicago author Sara Paretsky , creator of the best-selling V.I. Warshawski private-eye series, has been chosen to receive the 2023 David...
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Captivating Canadian CriminalitiesEarlier today, the Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) announced the winners of its 2023 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime...
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Lessons in LesserIt has actually happened! The beautiful, long-promised book, The Art of Ron Lesser Volume 1: Deadly Dames and Sexy Sirens , has finally been...
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Ripley Readies His DepartureHow did I miss this news? British crime fiction critic and raconteur Mike Ripley is preparing to retire from penning his “Getting Away with...
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PaperBack: “Joy Ride”Part of a series honoring the late author and blogger Bill Crider . Joy Ride , by Inge Carnelle (Bee-Line, 1967). This was...
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Suddenly SeventeenI’m not the first person to mention that today would have been the 164th birthday of Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle, born in...
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Revue of Reviewers: 5-19-23Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more....
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Police Proceeding in a Disorderly Direction?By Fraser Massey There is something strange happening in the UK. While public confidence in the nation’s police force is at one of its...
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A Sad Last LaughBy Fraser Massey A respectful silence fell over the crowd at CrimeFest this last Saturday night, May 13, as the prize for best humorous novel...
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Cozy Crime Conquers AllWhile we’re tracking recent fiction prizes, let us not forget that earlier this week, Janice Hallett’s second novel, The Twyford Code (Viper),...
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Best of BritainI guess I didn’t choose the ideal time to take a little pre-summer vacation, at least so far as crime-fiction-related news was concerned. Because...
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The Book You Have to Read: “The Dark Corners of the Night”(Editor’s note: This is the 179th installment in The Rap Sheet’s continuing series about great but forgotten books.) By Steven Nester...
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The Return of Harry OrwellBritish banker, film fanatic, and “enthusiastic writer” Steve Aldous, who previously penned the definitive history of Ernest Tidyman’s private...
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His Peers Sing Robinson’s PraisesEight months after his death , British-born Canadian crime novelist Peter Robinson is set to be lauded in an online tribute featuring fellow...
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Lining Up for the AnthonysOrganizers of this year’s Bouchercon —scheduled to take place in San Diego, California, from August 30 to September 3—have announced the finalists...
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Spy Yarn Exposed as WinnerThis news reaches us a bit tardily, but it’s nonetheless worth passing on. The Portland, Oregon-based fan group Friends of Mystery has announced...
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PaperBack: “The Blank Wall”Part of a series honoring the late author and blogger Bill Crider . The Blank Wall , by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (Pocket,...
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Bullet Points: Break Out the Piñatas Edition• This summer, Penguin Modern Classics will revive its once-iconic line of “bottle-green”-fronted crime and espionage novels. This new series...
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Can Bond Save the Day — Again?Today is the official publication date of On His Majesty’s Secret Service , British author Charlie Higson’s first adult James Bond novel....
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Revue of Reviewers: 5-3-23Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more....
