Please welcome Margaux Froley to the blog! Her brand new thriller, Escape Theory, is out today from SOHO Teen, and she was kind enough to chat with me about the book, her writing, and more! *Also, courtesy of the kind folks at SOHO, we’ve got a copy of Escape Theory up for grabs, so be sure to check out the giveaway details at the bottom of the post! Margaux, you’ve … Continue reading
Owen Laukkanen is the author of the spectacular thriller, The Professionals, and his newest book, Criminal Enterprise, will be out on the 21st! Owen kindly took some time out of his very busy schedule and answered a few of my questions about the books, his writing, and more, so please welcome him to the blog! Owen, your first book, The Professionals, debuted to rave reviews! Have you always wanted to … Continue reading
Here’s my roundup of bookish news from around the web for the week (and last week)! Sometimes I add stuff throughout the day on Friday, so be sure you check back over the weekend too! Interviews/Guest Posts/Articles: My Fresh Meat of EVIL IN ALL ITS DISGUISES by Hilary Davidson is up at Criminal Element, and you can enter to win a copy! Karen Russell, author of Vampires in the Lemon … Continue reading
Jennifer Harlow is the author of the F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad series and her new book, What’s a Witch To Do?, just came out! She was nice enough to take some time out of her busy schedule to answer a few of my questions, so please welcome her to the blog! Jennifer, will you tell us a bit about yourself and your background? Did you always want to be a writer? I’ve … Continue reading
Donnybrook by Frank Bill (FSG, March 5th, 2013)-Jarhead Earl is desperate. His children, Zeek and Caleb, and their mother, Tammy, don’t have enough to eat, and Jarhead is determined to remedy that. As Donnybrook opens, we join Jarhead as he’s robbing a gun store of the $1000 he needs for his entry fee into Donnybrook (he plans to pay it back, too), a 3-day bare-knuckle fighting tournament in the backwoods … Continue reading
Frank Bill burst onto the southern noir scene in 2011 with his collection of short stories, Crimes In Southern Indiana. Yesterday, his first novel, Donnybrook, came out, and he was kind enough to answer a few of my questions. Please welcome Frank to the blog! Frank, your first book, a short story collection called Crimes in Southern Indiana debuted to tons of praise, and your first novel, Donnybrook, just came … Continue reading
Matthew Dunn is a former MI6 agent and he’s brought his expertise to his Spycatcher series of thrillers, of which the latest is Sentinel. Matthew was kind enough to answer a few of my questions, so please welcome him to the blog! Matthew, will you tell us a bit about yourself and your background? I’m a former MI6 field operative who spent over 5 years operating deep cover in numerous … Continue reading
Here are the new releases in Mystery and Suspense for March! However, this is by no means a comprehensive list (just ones that I especially have my eye on.) March 5th, 2013: Sleeping with the Crawfish by DJ Donaldson Donnybrook: A Novel by Frank Bill The Good Cop: A Mystery (Carter Ross Mysteries) by Brad Parks What Darkness Brings: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery by CS Harris The Family Way (Molly Murphy Mysteries) by Rhys … Continue reading
It’s probably pretty obvious to my readers by now that I’m a huge fan of Angry Robot Books and their YA imprint, Strange Chemistry. Well, good news for suspense/mystery fans, ’cause they’ve got a new imprint and it’s called Exhibit A Books! Yep, the new imprint will start dropping titles in late April and early May. As it happens, Emlyn Rees has taken on editing duties for Exhibit A, but … Continue reading
Sean Ferrell’s genre-bending new time traveling tale, Man in the Empty Suit, just came out in February, and Sean was kind enough to answer a few of my questions. Also, the lovely folks at Soho have offered up a copy of the book to one lucky winner, so be sure to check out the giveaway details at the bottom of the post! Your second novel, Man In the Empty Suit … Continue reading