I've been a fan of Jefferson Bass's series from book one. The Body Farm novels are actaully written by two authors - Jon Jefferson and Dr. Bill Bass. Bass is the founder of the…

For this reader, Ridley Pearson is an author whose books I pick up without even glancing at the flyleaf. I enjoy his writing and just know I'm in for a good read.…

It only seems like five minutes ago I was writing the entry for June and here we are in July (and with little sign of the summer in the UK). So what's happening in July?



On 5 July I am to be guest crime author at the annual conference of the British Society of Criminology taking place at the University of Portsmouth, Institute of Criminal…

New issue of Kings River Life is up and we have a review of Jan Burke's supernatural thriller The Messenger, a chance to win a copy of the book & a video interview with her from Left Coast Crime http://kingsriverlife.com/06/30/the-messenger-by-jan-burke/

Also in KRL are reviews of Elaine Viets Final Sail and Josie Belle's 50% Off Murder & a chance to win copies of both…

"You truly feel what the author is trying to convey to the audience of readers as you become within yourself part of the hunt: Who, What, Where and How we're the murders committed. I highly recommend this book."

--Amazon Vine Program Reviewer



Pre-Order the novel that's based upon one of the most shocking axe murders to ever occur in Albany....MURDER BY MOONLIGHT:…

Here's how I sold 12,000 crime fiction e-books: I didn't.

At least, not in the way you think of a transaction. I "sold" them, not sold them, through Amazon's KDP Select program.

Readers of e-books will feel their eyes glaze over after that last sentence. But know this. The piles upon bloated piles of free e-books you've…

In my crime fiction Emily Stone Thriller Series, the main character is an ex-police officer where she had to go toe to toe with a male dominated profession.  Certain situations (don’t want to give away any spoilers) dictated that she had to quit her post, but she more than made…

I’ve been immersed with various aspects of forensic research and writing my next Emily Stone Thriller – Dead Burn.  Some writers find research tedious, boring, and…

Watch my #interview on #Investigation #Discovery's Blood, Lies & Alibis, #episode," "The Love Slave Murders," on July 1st at 10 am & 4 pm, PST

Episode is based on my bestselling true crime book, THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS.

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Just released today, MASTERS OF TRUE CRIME: Chilling Stories of Murder and the Macabre, true crime anthology edited by bestselling crime writer R. Barri Flowers, featuring all stars of the genre, such as Harold Schechter, Katherine Ramsland, Burl Barer, Cathy Scott, Robert Scott, and Carol Ann Davis.

A must for true crime…

I'm often asked how I research police procedures and police matters for my crime novels and while the DI Horton crime series certainly doesn't conform to policing in the real world  there is an underlying reality about some of the situations and procedures.



So where do I get my research from?



From talking to real live police officers, those working on the coal face and those who have also retired and my thanks here to the officers in the CID, the Major Crime Unit and the…

Well, last week I gave you a title I thought you should add to your must read suspense list this summer. I'm sorry, but you'll have to add…

Morgen Bailey has updated her original interview with me. You can access it here: http://morgensauthorinterviews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/author-interview-no125-john-lindermuth.html

Comments invited.

This is a cover in progress for the next thriller that I'm looking at self-publishing. There Are No Angels was written directly before K.A.R.M.A. What does everyone think of the jacket cover and the synopsis of the story on the back cover? Does it make you want to read…

Disclaimer: OK, it's not actually Cleansing Eden: The Celebrity Murders, my crime thriller novel. The review is of…

Kidnapping isn't as easy as throwing someone into a pedo-van and driving off. What if they have to use the bathroom? Will it cramp your style as you and your kidnapping brethren try to enjoy a road trip?

These questions and more are…

  *WIN* #10 copies #bookgiveaway *Me and Her: A…

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New issue of Kings River Life is up and we have a mystery short story called "Sweet Revenge" by Sandra Levy Ceren http://kingsriverlife.com/06/23/sweet-revenge-an-original-mystery-short-story/

A review of Richard Castle's e-book spy novel "A Brewing Storm"…