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Valedictorian



from Barats and Bereta, who also brought you Flag Makeover, and their theme…

Added by sparkle hayter on May 13, 2007 at 2:29am — No Comments

20 yrs behind the curve toward the future





I live in one of the trendiest villes in the world. But personally? I'm a slow -- even retrograde – trendster.



In the 80s, I heard a lot about gyms. In the 00s, I tried one.

It was kind of cool, you know, having a lot of machines you could use all in one place?



In the late 90s, I heard about blogging. And now here I am, offering up wowzas that may be snoozas to those of you who have been here for decades. But gee, is it fun to type a few thoughts on the screen… Continue

Added by sharon10010 on May 12, 2007 at 11:59pm — No Comments

Crimespree 18 ready to ship

I picked up the latest Crimespree from the binders and

all things working right it should be at the mailing service and in the

post Wed.



We have a bunch of great interviews in this issue

icluding cover girl Laura Lippman and Stephen King. The Lippman

inteview was done by Sujata Masey and it rocks. Also multiple award

winner Rhys Bowen has written an exclusive short story for us. You will

also see our multi media man Jeremy up front with an… Continue

Added by Jon Jordan on May 12, 2007 at 11:42pm — 10 Comments

Here A Chick, There A Chick

By Guest Blogger Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Still Summer

There are these phrases that spring from the pens of pundits and spread outward through the culture.

"Yuppie" (the derivation of which scarcely anyone considers anymore, but which was supposed coined by erstwhile essayist Bob Greene to mean Young Upwardly Mobile Person) is a good example. There are scads of other such phrases: Both Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were called "Teflon…

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Added by Writers Plot on May 12, 2007 at 11:00pm — No Comments

What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman - review

What the Dead Know will by the end of the year be recognized as one of the top novels of the year.



In many ways What the Dead Know is a tour-de-force of story telling whose only serviceable comparison is the tapestry of bullshit, truth & wonder that Verbal Kint weaves in the movie The Usual Suspects. To

extend the comparison just one step further if the central question of the…

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Added by BrianLindenmuth on May 12, 2007 at 3:42am — No Comments

Child, Lee - BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE

BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE (Unlicensed Investigator, Jack Reacher, Los Angeles, Cont) – G+

Child, Lee - 11th in series

Bantam Press, 2007, US Hardcover – ISBN:

9780593057018

First Sentence: The man was called Calvin Franz and the helicopter was a Bell

222.

Former…

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Added by LJ Roberts on May 12, 2007 at 3:00am — No Comments

Of humility and excellence

Was working through the personal strength questions in my "Authentic Happiness" book this morning whilst on the exercise bike (and, yes, I was peddling ...) and have found out that my humility score is excessively low (no surprises there then) but my appreciation of beauty & excellence score is rather high, thank you very much. Pause for bowing and self-congratulatory applause ... Lord H attempted to cheer me up about my appalling lack of humility by suggesting that perhaps…

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Added by Anne Brooke on May 12, 2007 at 12:44am — No Comments

Wild River Review says

"Jeff Markowitz approaches the mystery genre with a rare and refreshing sense of humor, bringing his readers on a journey through an entertaining world where his characters are intelligent, fun and wonderfully lovable."

Thank you.

Murder, He Wrote - An Interview with Jeff Markowitz

Added by Jeff Markowitz on May 12, 2007 at 12:17am — No Comments

Sisters In Crime Celebrates

You didn't know this but all of you were with us at the Malice Domestic conference this past weekend. As Sisters in Crime celebrated their 20th Anniversary all weekend the energy from members was incredible. We thank all of you for your participation in Sisters in Crime.

SinC did have their traditional breakfast kicked off by Parnell Hall with the short version of the Sisters in Crime song. To view lyrics go to…

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Added by Sisters In Crime on May 11, 2007 at 10:34pm — No Comments

Writing Is Rewriting

Posted by Leann Sweeney

This is a continuation from last week's post, mainly because I am currently working through the editorial stages a writer experiences before publication. I never heard a thing about this process before I signed my first contract. No one told me. No one talked about it. The "writer's mistake" I spoke of last week gives me great insight into how my brain works, but my editor seems to have far greater insight. Don't know if that's a good thing. Kind of scary,…

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Added by Writers Plot on May 11, 2007 at 10:31pm — No Comments

AlanReads: WHAT THE DEAD KNOW by Laura Lippman

Whenever Laura Lippman takes a break from her witty, well-written series featuring PI Tess Monaghan, the results are stand-alone novels noticeably more smober in tone and perhaps more personal in their topics. But these works have also quietly expanded the definitions of a "crime novel" (especially with THE POWER OF THREE) and rank Lippman among the finest authors working today. And this is certainly the case with her latest work, WHAT THE DEAD KNOW.

The book opens with a woman…

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Added by Alan Cranis on May 11, 2007 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Lunch and Goldenford

Enjoyed the opera last night, but have to say it wasn’t the best production I’ve seen, and I was very tired, so found it hard to concentrate at all. The sets were nice and the singers were good – but I wasn’t convinced by the band. Not that I’m musical at all (heck, I can’t even read the stuff) but it just sounded off-key here and there to me. I was also a bit disappointed with the spectacle side of it – Ellen Kent operas usually have something exciting happening – eg real golden eagles,…

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Added by Anne Brooke on May 11, 2007 at 8:01am — No Comments

What's Up?

I dropped the bottle of scotch trhee times---count 'em 1-2-3.



I have written for thirty years, omg, it's been thirty years! Without dropping a jug of Scotch. Now, my life is over. I am about to deliver a fictional novel that includes excerpts from the National Police Gazette.





My quandry is; James Ellroy has a working title called the 'Police Gazette'-- -I just learned this today.



Will this cause my publisher to reject the project---or will it be a blessing in… Continue

Added by Dennis Leppanen on May 11, 2007 at 6:33am — No Comments

Gardner, Lisa – HIDE

HIDE (Suspense-Bobby Dodge-Boston-Cont) – VG

Gardner, Lisa – Standalone

Bantam, 2007, US

Hardcover- ISBN: 9780553804324



First Sentence: My father explained it to me the first time when I was seven years old.



Massachusetts state police detective Bobby Dodge is called to a Boston PD crime scene. Sergeant D.D. Warren and her team are on the

grounds of the closed and crumbling Boston

State…
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Added by LJ Roberts on May 11, 2007 at 3:00am — No Comments

Meet the Word Nerd

As part of my job, I do a blog on books and writing.

Meet the Word Nerd.

Added by Bethany K. Warner on May 11, 2007 at 2:52am — No Comments

Coming Soon

Added by Point Blank Press on May 11, 2007 at 2:04am — 1 Comment

How I Became A Pig

Posted by Jeanne Munn Bracken

I have been a member of DorothyL, the online mystery community, for well over ten years. Early on, I noticed that some very famous people were "on" DL--or were they? Harriet Vane, Lord Peter Wimsey...oh, wait, they're not real.

It turned out that DL listmembers often chose what they called "noms de clavier" for their online names. Huh? I knew about Bach's "Well Tempered Clavier", which was an organ or maybe a harpsichord. Eventually I…

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Added by Writers Plot on May 10, 2007 at 10:38pm — No Comments

Festival Book Signing

I'll spend this weekend enjoying some fresh air at the Fort Clifton Festival. What started as a simple portrayal of the historic significance of the fort in the Civil War has grown to include 20 Civil War relic exhibits, reenactors, demonstrations and more than 100 arts and crafts folks selling a variety of hand made items. Children's rides and good food will be available, and this year so will my novels. If you come down to get one you could be one of the winners of their daily door prizes and… Continue

Added by Austin S. Camacho on May 10, 2007 at 10:35pm — No Comments

Crimespace: More Networks To Come?

The discussions on the forum have been brilliant, thought provoking, serious and silly. The categories seem to please most people and have made everyone feel more comfortable to discuss a wide range of topics.



Chat walls on member pages are constantly flowing with the rhythms of people getting to know each other. Members have been blogging with enough quality posts for me to be able to feature five at least once a day, often… Continue

Added by Daniel Hatadi on May 10, 2007 at 3:22pm — 1 Comment

Why I'm Posting So Much on Crimespace

Turned in the middle grade book to my editor today. A week break, and then back to work on a new mystery for grownups.

Added by Naomi Hirahara on May 10, 2007 at 2:08pm — No Comments

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