All Blog Posts Tagged 'new' (35)

Bouchercon and the New England Crime Bake (better late than never)

"Nice Scarf," I heard behind me on the escalator at the Indianapolis Hilton. I turned around very slowly. This was a compliment I had been fielding quite joyfully for the entire length of Bouchercon. This is what happens when you wear a bright yellow CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS scarf. "Thank you, Harlan Cobin," I replied. I also asked him out to lunch. He declined, very politely. Next time. Bouchercon was a trip. Indianapolis is a weird city, like a 80's vision of the year 2000. Everything is c… Continue

Added by Libby Cudmore on November 20, 2009 at 6:03am — 2 Comments

NEW BLOG SITE

My series focusing on interview subjects featured in Rogue Males: Conversations & Confrontations about the Writing Life resumes with Ken Bruen at my new blog site. Also, details regarding a newsletter contest continuing through the February 2010 release of my next novel, Print the… Continue

Added by Craig McDonald on November 19, 2009 at 1:18am — No Comments

Germany Remembers Fall of Berlin Wall & CROSSROADS

Sphere: Famous Street Was Caught Between East and West Merkel, who grew up in East Germany and was one of thousands to cross that night, recalled that "before the joy of freedom came, many people suffered." She lauded Gorbachev, with whom she shared an umbrella amid a crush of hundreds, eager for a glimpse of the man many still consider a hero for his role in pushing reform in the Soviet Union. THRILLER CROSSROADS provides some of the subtleties hidden behind the past decad… Continue

Added by STEVEN NEDELTON on November 14, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Raising the Dead - Part 1 and Part 2

Raising the Dead Manuscript from Its Grave Part 1 by Robert W. Walker I published myself after a lifetime of eschewing any sort of vanity press. And I did it using a “dead” manuscript about a “dead” subject filled with “dead” historical characters in a “dead” time period which one editor, a true pro, said of: “It is the hardest time period to write about, to make come alive, and especially to display any sort of sexual encounter, but in your hands Rob, if anyone can pull it off, it’s you.” That… Continue

Added by robert walker on November 7, 2009 at 12:07am — No Comments

Flutes and Flambeauxs

Flutes and Flambeauxs What is this strange land Of flutes and flambeauxs Dancing in the streets To musak with strange beats? It is the collage Of cultures mixed With French, Spanish, Creole And international flare. Have you seen the Indians Of this partying town? Yes, they call themselves Indians. Dressed in flamboyant costumes With beads and feathers And painted faces. Playing flutes and horns Of mixed, music blends. Dancing wildly In the streets Of the town They call Novelle O… Continue

Added by Roger C. Bull on September 16, 2009 at 2:29pm — No Comments

I See Dead People, Life of an ER Nurse

They say truth is stranger than fiction, I can tell you coming from a nursing point of view this is very true. I am reminding of this at least three times a week while I'm working in the Emergency Room, If I used any of these examples I would have to water them down because most people would think I was really off my rocker if I told the truth. With the release of my new book "The Well Meaning Killer" I'm starting to roll in some reviews, and some reviewers are questioning Megan McKenna's injury… Continue

Added by Miranda Phillips Walker on September 8, 2009 at 2:32am — No Comments

Booktrailer - Thriller - The Skin

Hey crimespace folks, Here is the book trailer for my thriller »Die Haut« (The Skin) enjoy!

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Added by Christian Heinke on September 5, 2009 at 2:34am — 1 Comment

Win NZ crime fiction! Competition open to entrants worldwide!

Kia ora from Aotearoa everyone. I just wanted to direct your attention to a little competition I am running on my blog. We've already got several entries from the USA, and it would be great if we could get a few more, from anywhere around the world (the more entrants, the more prizes given). I am currently running a competition on my blog where people (from anywhere around the world) can win a brand new copy of any NZ crime fiction title of their choice, delivered to them anywhere around the wo… Continue

Added by Craig Sisterson on September 3, 2009 at 9:10am — No Comments

THE FOURTH ASSASSIN on video

To introduce the next of my Palestinian crime novels, THE FOURTH ASSASSIN, my friend videographer David Blumenfeld filmed in New York (where the book takes place). His montages are mainly from Brooklyn's Bay Ridge and Coney Island sections. He then recorded me, looking sweaty and frankly a bit doped up, in my favorite seedy cafe in Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter.

You can view it… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on August 28, 2009 at 4:44pm — No Comments

Ellroy Queen: Megan Abbott’s Writing Life

Megan Abbo… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on August 26, 2009 at 1:53am — 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 reviews from… Continue

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

New Book Deal

I've been flying below the radar for a while. I've had my head down working and the result is a new book. DISGRUNTLED will be my next thriller and it will be hitting bookshelves next April. Also, I've resurrected one of my old titles, DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS, which has been out of print since 2004. It was my first short story collection and it contains some of my favorite short stories. The book has been hard to find even secondhand, although someone is selling a used… Continue

Added by Simon Wood on July 19, 2009 at 10:49am — No Comments

Gimme a Break Dept. #89: He looked like a movie star!

Earlier this week I noted that I dislike writers describing a character as looking like a particular movie star. I cited a few examples from Elmore Leonard (which touched some nerves among fans of the Great Detroit Coolster) and one from Dan Brown. Now I bring you a real corker from The New Yorker. The magazine's latest issue (at least the latest one to get through the Israeli postal system to me)… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on July 18, 2009 at 8:52pm — No Comments

Adrogynous Murder House Party by Steven Rigolosi

By Steven Rigolosi Tales From the Back Page #3 You… Continue

Added by Linda Suzane on June 25, 2009 at 7:20am — No Comments

Release Date on MEMOIRS of BEAR: Nueces Means Nuts

MYTHICA PUBLISHING notified me that the release date on my mystery novel MEMOIRS OF BEAR: Nueces Means Nuts has moved from the Coming Soon! status to a real target date. Release of the ebook and print book are scheduled for release on the 15th of June, 2009. I am sure that it won't hit Amazon for a few days later, but that is just the way their stocking system works. Needless to say I am excited. I have all the jitters, second thoughts and twitches that go along with the launch of a firs… Continue

Added by Tom Cooke on May 24, 2009 at 4:30am — No Comments

The Queen of Quirky: The Writing Life interview with Tama Janowitz

Tama Janowitz has alway… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on May 21, 2009 at 7:42pm — No Comments

REVIEWS OF THE EXECUTION OF JUSTICE ARE ROLLING IN.

Good Morning All in Crime Space, I am posting the CORRECTED Reviews for my recently released novel, THE EXECUTION OF JUSTICE. Thanks to CrimeSpace Member Mr. Tom Cooke for pointing out a typo to me. MR. CHARLES ASHBACHER, nationally syndicated and Amazon Top 50 Book Reviewer on April 17, 2009 posted his Review of www.amazon.com, giving the book FOUR STARS: "A depiction of a detective, whose professional life expands while his personal life suffers, Mike Walsh is a patrol cop with a stable m… Continue

Added by Michael Phelps on April 24, 2009 at 11:36pm — 4 Comments

Beat to a Pulp

Hey everyone check out my new short over at :http://www.beattoapulp.com/pulp.htm Leave a comment, let me know what you all think!!!! Thanks, Frank Continue

Added by frank bill on April 20, 2009 at 7:58am — 2 Comments

The New (Foreign) Journalism

The New York Times features me in an article published this weekend about Global Post, the new foreign news website. As the Times explains, Global Post is intended to replace all the foreign news that's no longer produced by US newspapers, magazines and tv channels -- because those media "cut costs" and fired everyone.… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on March 23, 2009 at 5:42pm — No Comments

NY Times recommends "A Grave in Gaza"

In its listing of recommended books new to paperback, The New York Times features the second of my Palestinian crime novels A GRAVE IN GAZA, just out in softcover from Mariner/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. (The UK paperback, titled THE SALADIN MURDERS, has been out in small format for a while already.) Here's what the Times writes: "Omar Yussef, an aging Palestinian… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on March 20, 2009 at 7:02pm — No Comments