INTERVIEW WITH AZMA DAR
Can you tell us a little about your upcoming release, “Spider”? It’s a “domestic suspense” novel about Sophie, a British Pakistani woman who has grand ambitions to become an actress. So far she hasn’t had much success in either her career or her love life. Her movie...
INTERVIEW WITH RICK BLEIWEISS
Can you tell us a little about your latest release Murder in Haxford? While the book is a stand-alone, it does continue the adventures of Pignon Scorbion and his colorful group of amateur detective assistants who debuted in Pignon Scorbion & the Barbershop...
Interview with Jonathan Payne
Finding inspiration in a fever dream, Jonathan Payne wrote his debut novel, Citizen Orlov. But beyond its surreal inspiration, the novel’s subject matter is rooted in Payne’s own experiences. Before moving to Washington, DC, Payne worked in national security for the...
INTERVIEW WITH KIMBERLY G. GIARRATANO
Can you tell us a little about your upcoming release, “Death of a Dancing Queen”? My elevator pitch is that it’s Veronica Mars meets the George Washington Bridge. In a nutshell, it’s the story of a New Jersey private eye who is trying to balance a missing persons case...
TOP 5 MYSTERY-COMEDY NOVELS OF ALL TIME by A.J. Devlin
TOP 5 MYSTERY-COMEDY NOVELS OF ALL TIME by A.J. Devlin It’s a thrill to contribute to an historic publication such as The Strand Magazine! Thank you to Editor Andrew Gulli and the Strand team for the opportunity, and if ever there is a niche in crime fiction that I am...
The Golden Age of Organized Crime and My Hometown
The Golden Age of Organized Crime and My Hometown By: J. Arens I live in a small town. And I love it. It feels like everyone knows everyone. And, in a strange sort of way, some people around here have the same odd half obsession with the golden era of Organized...
Cover Reveal: Citizen Orlov by Jonathan Payne
Cover Reveal: Citizen Orlov by Jonathan Payne What inspired this book? Citizen Orlov was literally inspired by a fever dream. In the early days of 2020, I caught COVID-19 and spent a long weekend trying to sleep off a heavy fever. I dreamt that I was back in my...
Review: NEVER BROKEN: A LISA JAMISON MYSTERY
NEVER BROKEN: A LISA JAMISON MYSTERY By Lori Duffy Foster Olney, MD: Level Best Books, 2022. $16.95 paperback Never Broken is the second book in Lori Duffy Foster’s Lisa Jamison series. If you haven’t read her previous book, A Dead Man’s Eyes (2021), it’s probably...
BOOK REVIEW: JUNK SCIENCE AND THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Book Review: Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System JUNK SCIENCE AND THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM By M. Chris Fabricant New York: Akashic Books, 2022. $29.95 Sir Bernard Spilsbury was arguably the first celebrity pathologist, a man whose...
NOW STREAMING REVIEW: WHY DIDN’T THEY ASK EVANS?
Now Streaming Review: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? The twenty-first century has been both the best of times and the worst of times for Agatha Christie's adaptations. Some have been utter sludge that has gutted and twisted some of her finest books, and others have been...
BOOK REVIEW: FOUR TRUE CRIME HISTORIES BY THE KENT STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS TRUE CRIME HISTORY SERIES
THE UNCOMMON CASE OF DANIEL BROWN HOW A WHITE POLICE OFFICER WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING A BLACK CITIZEN, BALTIMORE, 1875 By Gordon H. Shufelt Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2021. $24.95 COLD WAR SECRETS A VANISHED PROFESSOR, A SUSPECTED KILLER, AND HOOVER’S FBI...
BOOK REVIEW: BASIL’S WAR, FINDING TESSA, THE LAST COMMANDMENT
BASIL’S WAR A WWII SPY THRILLER By Stephen Hunter New York: Mysterious Press, 2021. $23.95 FINDING TESSA By Jaime Lynn Hendricks New York: Scarlet, 2021. $25.95 THE LAST COMMANDMENT By Scott Shepherd New York: Mysterious Press, 2021. $25.95 These three new books from...