All Blog Posts Tagged 'Blood' (20)

Author R&R - Geoffrey Girard

Today Geoffrey Girard takes "Author R&R" on In Reference to Murder, talking about researching serial killers for his new techno-thriller, Cain's Blood.

Added by BV Lawson on September 18, 2013 at 4:53am — No Comments

Review - Blue Blood, Sara Baedel

Book Title: BLUE BLOOD

Author: Sara Blaedel

ISBN: 9780751551563

Series: Louise Rick

Year of Publication: 2013

Location: Denmark

Book Synopsis

In an idyllic neighbourhood of Copenhagen, a young woman, Susanne Hansson, is discovered in her apartment bound and gagged, the victim of an extraordinarily brutal rape attack. Detective Inspector Louise Rick soon learns that Susanne met the rapist on a popular online dating site, something Susanne shamefully…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on January 24, 2013 at 5:06pm — No Comments

Charlaine Harris, Jeffrey Deaver, Castle & more in KRL this week

I know many of you are at Bouchercon, but when you get some down time and for those of us who couldn't go, check out the new issue of Kings River Life again filled with mystery fun, some of it with a touch of the supernatural during our month of celebrating Halloween!

First we have a review of "An Apple For The Creature" which has a Sookie story by Charlaine Harris and stories from Rhys Bowen, Amber Benson & many others & you can enter to win a copy of the…

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Added by Lorie Ham on October 7, 2012 at 2:45am — No Comments

Review - Rush of Blood, Mark Billingham

Book Title: RUSH OF BLOOD

Author: Mark Billingham

ISBN: 9781847444226

Publisher: Little & Brown

Year of Publication: 2012

Three couples meet around the pool on their Florida holiday and become fast friends. But on their last night, their perfect holiday takes a tragic twist: the teenage daughter of another holidaymaker goes missing, and her body is later found floating in the mangroves.

When the shocked couples return home, they remain in contact,…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on September 14, 2012 at 11:35pm — No Comments

Mystery, True Blood, Sherlock Holmes & more in the new issue of Kings River Life

New issue of Kings River Life is up and it's filled with books!

First we have a review of Charlaine Harris' latest Sookie vampire book, "Deadlocked", an interview with Charlaine & a chance to win a signed copy of the book http://kingsriverlife.com/08/25/deadlocked-a-sookie-stackhouse-novel-by-charlaine-harris/

We also have a review of the latest fantasy novel by Richard…

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Added by Lorie Ham on August 26, 2012 at 1:13pm — No Comments

Kris Neri, Marilyn Meredith, mystery short story, giveaways, Burn Notice & more in new KRL Issue

New issue of Kings River Life is up and it's packed!

We have a review of Kris Neri's paranormal mystery "Magical Alienation", a chance to win a copy of the book, a video interview with her from Left Coast Crime & a guest article by her on writing paranormal http://kingsriverlife.com/06/09/magical-alienation-by-kris-neri/

We also have a book review of "No Bells" by F.M. Meredith (aka…

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Added by Lorie Ham on June 10, 2012 at 2:26am — No Comments

Review - In Her Blood, Annie Hauxwell

Book Title: IN HER BLOOD

Author: Annie Hauxwell

ISBN: 9781921901171

Location: London

Series: Catherine Berlin

Publisher: Penguin

Year of Publication: 2012

Everyone is hooked on something.

It's not that easy to kick the money habit. After the world meltdown forces London's bankers to go cold turkey, people look elsewhere for a quick quid: the old fashioned East End.

So when investigator Catherine Berlin gets an anonymous tip-off about…

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Added by Karen from AustCrime on May 9, 2012 at 11:12pm — No Comments

Photographs from the interview on Vectis Radio - Pauline Rowson talking about her crime novels to Pete Walkden

Here are the photographs from yesterday's interview on Vectis Radio when I was on air with Pete Walkden talking about my marine mystery crime novels and thrillers set in the Solent area. My crime novels feature the flawed and rugged DI Andy Horton and there are now seven in the series with number eight being published in July 2012. I…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on April 27, 2012 at 8:57pm — No Comments

Being in Two Places at Once

Today I'm guesting in two different places--oh, the wonders of the Internet!

This double-blogging is accidental but fun. At Dames of Dialogue, I post about women

(dare I say "dames"?) in the Tudor Era. You can see that one at…

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Added by Peg Herring on November 7, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Blog Link

Please feel free to check out my blog at http://www.mjmccann.com/apps/blog/. I'd love to read your comments as I document my journey down the road of self-publishing the Donaghue and Stainer Crime Novel Series. It's a helluva trip, so come on over and check it out.

Added by Michael J. McCann on July 30, 2011 at 2:56am — No Comments

Review - Blood Men, Paul Cleave

Book Title: BLOOD MEN

Author: Paul Cleave

Publisher: Bantam

Copyright: 2010

ISBN: 9781869792718

Book Synopsis:

Edward Hunter is a family man with a beautiful wife and daughter, a great job, a bright future, and a very dark past.

Edward's father is a man of blood. He's been in jail for twenty years and he's never coming out. Edward has struggled his entire life to put that all behind him, but it's hard when everybody knows you're the son of a… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on April 11, 2011 at 1:32pm — No Comments

Review - Dark Blood, Stuart MacBride

Book Title:   DARK BLOOD

Author:   Stuart MacBride

Publisher:   Harper Collins

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   978-0-00-724460-7

No of Pages:   469

Book Synopsis:

Everyone deserves a second chance...

Richard Knox has served his time, so why shouldn't he be allowed to live wherever he wants? Yes, he was convicted of a brutal abduction and rape, but he's seen the error of his ways. Found God. Wants to leave his dark past in Newcastle and make a new… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on March 10, 2011 at 7:39pm — 1 Comment

Review - Bold Blood, Lindy Kelly

Book Title: BOLD BLOOD

Author: Lindy Kelly

Publisher: Harper Collins

Copyright: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-86950-733-6

No of Pages: 288

Book Synopsis:

When Dr Caitlin Summerfield took the message, her satisfying life included a rich, sexy boyfriend, an exciting career and, best of all, she was free of the emotional maelstrom that characterised her disastrous relationship with her mother.

Her father and brother are both long dead, and reluctantly… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on January 27, 2011 at 11:50am — No Comments

Review - Blood in the Cotswolds, Rebecca Tope

Book Title: BLOOD IN THE COTSWOLDS

Author: Rebecca Tope

Publisher: Allison and Busby

Copyright: 2008

ISBN: 978-0-7490-7911-6

No of Pages: 349

Book Synopsis:

Thea Osborne and her faithful spaniel, Hepzie, have taken on a house-sitting assignment in the charming Cotswold village of Temple Guiting. But as always, an idyllic village can harbour a disquieting number of secrets and when a skeleton is discovered at the roots of an old beech tree, Thea is… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on August 13, 2010 at 11:05am — No Comments

Interview with Charlaine Harris

Just posted an interview with Charlaine Harris of True Blood fame on my magazine site http://KingsRiverLife.com
There is also a new chapter of my mystery novel DEADLY DISCRIMINATION
Lorie Ham

Added by Lorie Ham on July 25, 2010 at 4:54am — No Comments

Review - The Ignorance of Blood, Robert Wilson

Book Title: THE IGNORANCE OF BLOOD

Author: Robert Wilson

Publisher: Harper Collins

Copyright: 2009

ISBN: 978-0-00-720294-2

No of Pages: 422

Book Synopsis:

The sweltering city of Seville is still recovering from a shocking and unsolved terrorist attack but now a spectacular car crash brings to light another threat. A dead gangster and a suitcase filled with millions in cash means the prospect of a serious Russian mafia presence on Inspector Jefe Javier… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on April 23, 2010 at 2:17pm — 1 Comment

Review - Innocent Blood, Elizabeth Corley

Book Title: INNOCENT BLOOD

Author: Elizabeth Corley

Publisher: Allison and Busby

Copyright: 2009

ISBN: 978-0-7490-8062-4

No of Pages: 541

Book Synopsis:

DCI Andrew Fenwick is on a tough case. The Choir Boy investigation, a project outside ordinary police jurisdiction, aims to expose an infamous and increasingly powerful paedophile ring. Moreover, with eleven-year-old schoolboy Sam Bowyers missing, every second counts. But is the investigation more… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on January 6, 2010 at 3:35pm — No Comments

Comparison (with reviews) of example NZ and US bestseller crime fiction (suspense with some romance subgenre)

This blog post is reprinted from: http://kiwicrime.blogspot.com/2009/08/reviews-of-bold-blood-and-fat-tuesday.html Please come and visit the "Crime Watch" blog for regular news, musings, and updates relating to NZ and international crime/thriller fiction...

Further to my post on Thursday about putting some of my reviews of Kiwi crime fiction on this blog, that aren't otherwise available online, here is another couple of… Continue

Added by Craig Sisterson on August 22, 2009 at 3:33pm — No Comments

Book Review: A Beautiful Place to Die, Malla Nunn (Picador)

There's a lot happening on the international crime fiction scene these days, and so much of it seems to be linked to Southern Africa. Roger Smith's hardboiled Mixed Blood has become a pressure-cooker story on the international front: German publishers have snapped it up and the film's been optioned with Samuel L. Jackson linked to the project. Then there's Michael Stanley and the writing duo's A… Continue

Added by Richard Kunzmann on March 8, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Margaret Coel at Mesquite Public Library

When Margaret Coel appeared at the Mesquite Public Library in Phoenix yesterday, she was introduced as the award-winning author who sets her books on the Arapaho Indian Reservation. Her latest book, Blood Memory, starts in Denver, though.

Margaret said after thirteen novels set on the Arapaho Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, she decided to do something else. Father John O'Malley, from her series, went to Rome at the end of the… Continue

Added by Lesa Holstine on September 10, 2008 at 12:28am — No Comments