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Revue of Reviewers: 4-8-23Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more....
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Censoring ChristieFirst, it was Ian Fleming’s James Bond thrillers . Now the Queen of Crime’s famous fiction is being bowdlerized in order to comport with...
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Bullet Points: Coronavirus-Free EditionThat’s right: It’s taken me two weeks, but I have apparently survived the dreaded COVID-19. I had taken all of the shots and all of the boosters,...
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Exit Interview: “I Had the Best Job in Publishing for 20 Years, and I Was Ready for More”Although the final issue of Mystery Scene magazine reached newsstands and mailboxes in November of 2022, it wasn’t until mid-January of this...
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Proctor Prize Seeks a WinnerMystery Fanfare alerts us to a seventh category being added to this year’s roster of CrimeFest award nominees: the Thalia Proctor Memorial...
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Snoops Site Thrives at 25You’ve gotta give the guy credit for longevity! April 2023 marks 25 years—a full quarter-century—that Kevin Burton Smith has been writing, editing,...
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Sounds About RightThe Audio Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2023 Audie Awards, “recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word...
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The Story Behind the Story: “The Dead of Night,” by Elaine Viets(Editor’s note: This is the 94th entry in The Rap Sheet’s “ Story Behind the Story ” series. It comes from prolific Hollywood, Florida, mystery...
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Can Bond Save the Sovereign?This is a most welcome surprise. Charlie Higson , the British author of By Royal Command (2008) and four earlier novels starring a young James...
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PaperBack: “Manhunt”Part of a series honoring the late author and blogger Bill Crider . Manhunt , by Donald MacKenzie (Popular Giant, 1958)....
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Taking New Aim at “Jackal”Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 political thriller, The Day of the Jackal , about an attempted assassination of French President Charles de Gaulle in...
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Constantine, Lakin Breathe Their LastAlthough I have great respect for skilled obituarists, I don’t particularly like penning death notices myself. There’s simply too much sadness and...
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“Three Pines” Cut Down in Its PrimeAfter enjoying the first, eight-episode season of Three Pines , I’m sorry to receive this news from In Reference to Murder : “Amazon...
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Revue of Reviewers: 3-24-23Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more....
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Four Helpings of HavocThe most interesting tidbit I came across in coverage of author John Jakes’ death , on March 11 at age 90, was the fact that he’d composed crime...
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Coda for a Standout SleuthAn alert to Americans yearning to see the fifth and final season of Endeavour : your wait is almost over! PBS-TV’s Masterpiece series...
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Program! Program! Get Your Program Here!In a news release this morning , organizers of this year’s CrimeFest—set to run from May 11 to 14 in Bristol, England—announced the event’s...
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Recognition Where It’s DueWhile we’re on the subject of mystery-fiction awards, let me point out that half a dozen works have been shortlisted in the Crime & Thriller...
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Swinging with the LeftysDuring a festive awards banquet held last evening as part of the Left Coast Crime convention in Tucson, Arizona, all winners of the 2023 Lefty...
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Applauding Edge-of-Your-Seat FictionThe International Thriller Writers organization has released its lists of nominees for the 2023 Thriller Awards, in seven different categories....
