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The World of Small-Town Policing

April 30, 2018 Neal Griffin 0

The World of Small-Town Policing I’m a rabid fan of crime fiction, especially hard-boiled procedurals. Back in the ’70s, I cut my literary teeth on Joe Wambaugh and Elmore Leonard.  These days my favorites include […]

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Creating Characters Readers Love to Care About: The Hardest Trick of Them All

April 23, 2018 Lynette Eason 0

Creating Characters Readers Love to Care About The Hardest Trick of Them All Have you ever finished a book and immediately regretted that you were done? That you wish you hadn’t read so fast and […]

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Don’t Let The Palm Trees Fool You: Ten of the best Hollywood Crime Novels

April 23, 2018 John Shepphird 0

Don’t Let The Palm Trees Fool You Ten of the best Hollywood Crime Novels Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard Take a Miami wise guy and drop him into Hollywood development hell. Not only does Chili […]

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Pistols and Petticoats: Eight Crime-Fighting Female Protagonists of the Old West

April 19, 2018 Ann Parker 0

Pistols and Petticoats Eight Crime-Fighting Female Protagonists of the Old West When it comes to crime fighters in the Wild West of yore, I’ll bet you a dollar to a dime the image that most […]

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James Crumley in Print (and Now on Screen?)

April 17, 2018 Sarah Trott 0

James Crumley in Print (and Now on Screen?) The recent rumors that Mel Gibson is looking to adapt the 1983 novel Dancing Bear by James Crumley for television is exciting news. Gibson, the force behind 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge, […]

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Surprise Endings in Great Crime Novels

April 11, 2018 Mary Torjussen 0

Surprise Endings in Great Crime Novels Why didn’t I think of these? I doubt I’m the only writer who opens a new book with trepidation and winces as I see a plot that I wish […]

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The Nominees for the 2018 Strand Critics Awards

April 6, 2018 Andrew Gulli 0

The Nominees for the 2018 Strand Critics Awards Michael Connelly, Anthony Horowitz, and Attica Locke headline the nominees for the Strand Critics Awards, and J.A. Jance and Lovejoy author Jonathan Gash receive Lifetime Achievement Awards […]

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The Nominees for the 2018 Strand Critics Awards

April 6, 2018 Mystery Center 0

The Nominees for the 2018 Strand Critics Awards Michael Connelly, Anthony Horowitz, and Attica Locke headline the nominees for the Strand Critics Awards, and J.A. Jance and Lovejoy author Jonathan Gash receive Lifetime Achievement Awards […]

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John Hart’s Top Ten Reads

April 4, 2018 John Hart 0

John Hart’s Top Ten Reads As a novelist, one of the great ironies and frustrations of life is that I am rarely able to read as much as I’d like. Strange, I know, but there’s […]

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Top 10 Most Mysterious Settings in Britain

April 3, 2018 Anna Lee Huber 0

Top 10 Most Mysterious Settings in Britain The island of Britain is bursting with beautiful, enigmatic, and sometimes downright mystical sites. This not only makes the country an excellent tourist destination but also the perfect […]

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