Mystery Writers of America Presents The Rich and the Dead Selected by Nelson DeMille, a collection of mystery/thriller short stories focused on the wealthy upper echelons from some of today’s top writers. The truly wealthy live in another world. From their multi-national businesses to their palatial mansions to their exotic vacations at glamorous places […]
Writers: When Your Friends Hate the Title, Change It! by J. Lawrence Matthews An acquaintance who had written a fictionalized version of his work experience recently asked me for advice about how to market his manuscript. I told him to first make sure it was as good it could be. “Has it been […]
Author Q&A with Libby Fischer Hellmann Q: Could you tell us a little about your latest novel, DoubleBlind? A: DoubleBlind is the sixth entry in my Georgia Davis PI series. If you’re a series reader, there are some fundamental changes in this book. There are two competing plots in the story. The first is that […]
Final Report on the Strand Critics Awards… (S.A. Cosby, Kotaro Isaka, Nelson DeMille, Sandra Brown, and Morgan Entrekin took home the top awards via a virtual ceremony held on Monday, September 19.) The Best Novel Award went to S. A. Cosby for Razorblade Tears, while Kotaro Isaka took home the Best Debut Novel Award for […]
Could you tell us a little about your debut novel “Bit Flip”? I describe BIT FLIP as a critique of contemporary tech culture disguised as a corporate thriller. The story is based on tech executive Sam Hughes, who came to Silicon Valley to “make the world a better place.” But he’s rapidly losing that […]
By: Chris Chan Book Review: Straight Up: A Murder on the Rocks Mystery Straight Up: A Murder on the Rocks Mystery is the third book in Cathi Stoler’s series featuring bartender Jude Dillaine. In Straight Up, Jude is constantly looking over her shoulder, as a serial killer is on the run from the FBI and […]
Hidden Fires – A Holmes Before Baker Street Adventure – Hardcover “I assure you that the most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance money.” Sherlock Holmes to Dr. Watson in The Sign of Four. Early 1902 – On the eve of Newgate Prison’s demolition, Watson spies Holmes leaving a public […]
Could you tell us about your latest novel, Tomboy? Set in the 1930s, Tomboy is about Jane Benjamin, an ambitious young woman struggling to balance her desire to prove herself in the competitive world of gossip journalism against her obligation to family and friends and her obligation to tell the truth. The stakes get higher when people […]
It’s a star-studded lineup of authors as Michael Connelly, Laura Lippman, Rachel Howzell Hall and Val McDermid headline this year’s nominees for the Strand Critics Awards from The Strand Magazine. Meanwhile, Sandra Brown and Nelson DeMille will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards, and Morgan Entrekin of Grove/Atlantic Inc. will receive the Publisher of the Year Award. Recognizing excellence […]
From Criminal Lawyer to Criminal Writer By: Nadine Matheson I can always hear Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad in my head whenever someone asks me what I do for a living. ” You don’t want a criminal lawyer. You want a “criminal lawyer.” It makes me laugh but I can read the looks that spreads across […]