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This Comes as No SurpriseSeason 2 of Bosch: Legacy , the sequel to (or is it spin-off from?) Amazon Prime’s long-running crime drama Bosch , isn’t expected to return to...
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Crooked, Corrupt, and ConciseThe Short Mystery Fiction Society has announced the recipients of its 2023 Derringer Awards, named for the storied Derringer handgun. These...
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Benoit’s Blossoming Second CareerOne prize recipient we failed to mention amid our coverage of last week’s Edgar Awards ceremony was Deborah J. Benoit, a legal secretary and new...
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Take These to Your Favorite ChairHappy May Day! When was the last time you looked over The Rap Sheet’s list of crime, mystery, and thriller novels due out this spring? Since it...
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Agatha AccoladesThe winners of the 2023 Agatha Awards were announced last evening at the Malice Domestic conference in Bethesda, Maryland. These literary prizes go...
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Let’s Hear It for the Edgars!Thanks to the Mystery Writers of America’s Twitter page , we can now bring you the winners of this year’s Edgar Allan Poe Awards. Best Novel:...
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The Readers Have Their SayEllery Queen Mystery Magazine has revealed the recipients of its 2022 Readers Awards. These annual prizes are given to stories that appeared in...
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A Full-Bodied Company of ContestantsOrganizers of this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival—the 20th-anniversary edition, scheduled to take place in Harrogate,...
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PaperBack: “Hush-Hush Town”Part of a series honoring the late author and blogger Bill Crider . Hush-Hush Town , by “ Andrew Shaw ” (Ember, 1966). Cover...
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The Daggers: A First CutThe British Crime Writers’ Association has announced its longlists of nominees for the 2023 Dagger Awards, in nine categories. Gold Dagger:...
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Revue of Reviewers: 4-22-23Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more....
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Lehane on the “Virus” of RacismMy favorite National Public Radio host, Scott Simon, did an interview on this morning’s Weekend Edition program with crime novelist Dennis...
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Segura, Superheroes, and SuccessNew York writer Alex Segura’s comics-born novel, Secret Identity (Flatiron), was named yesterday as the winner of the 2023 Los Angeles Times...
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Bullet Points: Busy Thursday Edition• There’s now a suspenseful two-minute trailer available for Series 4 of HBO-TV’s True Detective , subtitled Night Country . As The Killing...
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A Trio in the Robinson Winner’s CircleLast week, I put up for grabs three copies of Peter Robinson ’s brand-new, posthumously published novel, Standing in the Shadows . To enter...
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Notables from the NorthThe Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) today announced its 10 shortlists of contenders for the 2023 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in...
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Secret Agent SpeculationsIs this the face of the next cinematic James Bond (see below)? Perhaps, says a press release from the Journalists’ Research Department , which...
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Send Your Selections SoonThis is a reminder for me, as well as for everyone else who is registered to attend this year’s Bouchercon in San Diego (August 30-September 3):...
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Don’t Miss This Book Giveaway!On Wednesday, we announced the start of the first book-giveaway contest The Rap Sheet has hosted in years . Up for grabs: three copies of...
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PaperBack: “Come Night, Come Evil”Part of a series honoring the late author and blogger Bill Crider . Come Night, Come Evil , by “Jonathan Craig,” aka Frank E....
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Criminals on the CrossingIt was 111 years ago today, on April 14, 1912, that the British luxury passenger liner Titanic struck an iceberg while sailing west across the...
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Anne Perry’s Life of Crime EndsI’m fairly certain this is not how best-selling, London-born mystery novelist Anne Perry would have wished her obituary to begin: A British...
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Edwards Before the CameraI had the chance last weekend to participate in a Zoom-carried conversation with UK author/crime-fiction historian Martin Edwards . Sponsored by...
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One Last Case for Alan BanksShortly after British-born Canadian crime fictionist Peter Robinson passed away last October at age 72, his UK editor informed the press that the...
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Marshall’s Comeback Series Coming BackHere’s good news: the cozyish BBC-TV crime drama Beyond Paradise , a Death in Paradise spin-off, has been renewed for a second season ....
