Elly Griffiths is the British author of Ruth Galloway books, a unique series with a character very different from other crime fictions: She is a forensic archeologist. Elly’s interest in archaeology comes from her husband, Andrew, who gave up his city job to retrain as an archaeologist. She lives in Brighton, on the south coast of England, with her husband and two…

New Mystery Reader has posted a review of Wild Bill by Karen Treanor, as well as an interview Karen did with me. It was great fun, and many thanks go to Karen and Stephanie Padilla at NMR.

By the way, for…

Jack Reilly is a ex-cop who is trying to make a living as a P.I.

He's hired by a friend of his brother, Marty, who is in prison.

The man who hires Jack is gunned down shortly thereafter and Jack wants to know why.

As he begins his investigation, we cannot help but remember another Boston, P.I., Robert Parker's wonderful character, Spencer. The author…

News from the Audio Publishers Association in America is very welcome with the release of their annual Survey Highlights for Audio Books showing an increase in audio book sales over the last year. This is good news for me on a personal level because I have several of my…

Coming later this month from Trestle Press: The Girl from Yesterday by Joshua J. Mark

Although paranormal mysteries are something I'm only starting to inch toward writing, I find myself interested in reading more of it after watching this video.…

Opened up my e-mail this morning to see that author/reviewer Chantal Boudreau had reviewed all four of the Maynard Soloman short stories. She loved 'em even though crime fiction humor isn't her normal cup of tea. It's proof the Ol' Badger has what it takes to reach beyond genre boundaries.

She writes:

Detective stories are…

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Roslund and Hellström's first novel, Three Seconds, hit bestseller lists in their native Sweden and in the US. (my review)

Their latest book,…

Book Title:   THE CALLER

Author:  Karin Fossum

ISBN:  9781846553936

Series:   Inspector Sejer

Publisher:   Harvill Secker

Year of Publication:   2011



One mild summer evening Lily and her husband are enjoying a meal while their baby daughter sleeps peacefully in her pram beneath a maple tree. But when Lily steps outside she is paralysed with terror. The child is bathed in blood.



Inspector Sejer is called to the hospital to meet the family. Mercifully the…

Book Title:   SHE'S NEVER COMING BACK

Author:  Hans Koppel

ISBN:   9780751547825

Publisher:   Little Brown

Year of Publication:   2012



When Ylva, a loving mother and wife, fails to come home from work, her husband is not initially suspicious.  But as time passes he becomes frantic with worry.  And by the time he finally contacts the police, he is almost hysterical.  Given the mysterious circumstances of her disappearance, he becomes the number one…

My cult thriller, The Prophet Motive, was my first attempt at fiction writing; but, after having written my second novel, I went back and revised it and turned it into an ebook. It's doing fairly well based on the Amazon reviewers, and it just won a Red Adept Reviews Indie Award for Thrillers/Suspense, 2011.

See…

Just a quick note for anyone going into tradpubbing, epubbing, or selfpubbing: An interview with Rob Hart on the LitReactor site (www.litreactor.com) is worth reading. There's a reference to whether writers are more interested in getting published than in writing well. I've always wondered about writers' motivations in general. LitReact is a pretty okay site and worth checking once in a while. Lee Lamothe

The King of Diamonds  is a genuine five star book…

Dan Coleman and I share a storied history in a certain way. We're both CrimeSpace members, refugees from the…

Another week full of fun and surprises. Here is the guest list and times:

Monday-Allan Zendell-11am EST

Tuesday- Kyle Hemmings-6pm EST

Weds- Joe Edd Morris- 4pm EST

Thursday- Josh Mark-4pm EST

Friday-The Mayor & Deputy Mayor of Book Town and  Manjo Rao- the fun starts at 6pm EST            

Book Title:   THE PRECIPICE

Author:  Virginia Duigan

ISBN:   9781741667165

Publisher:  Vintage Books

Year of Publication:   2011



Thea Farmer, 77, a reclusive and difficult retired school principal, lives in isolation with her dog in the Blue Mountains. Her distinguished career ended under a cloud over a decade earlier, following an unspecified scandal involving a much younger male teacher. After losing her savings in the financial crash, she is forced to sell the…

Right out of the oven, “A Vine in the Blood ” by Leighton Gage is the newest in the Chief Inspector Mario Silva stories. This time, Gage blends his story with Soccer (or…

Danny Boyle is a 24 year old, part-time police officer at the Sea Haven PD. He enjoys hanging out on the beach with his friends and doesn't carry a weapon. He narrates this bizzare story.

John Ceepak is a former MP who served in Iraq. He and Danny are having coffee when a young girl screams that her father has been shot. The event occurred at the Tilt-A-Whirl ride at an amusement park in Sea Haven, New Jersey.

Ceepak only took the job for the summer and being…