Interview with Tim Adler (author of Slow Bleed)
Author of Slow Bleed, Tim Adler is our new guest at ThrillerBooksJournal.com. Q. Hi Tim, welcome to Thrillerbooksjournal.com. Our first question is very easy: who is Tim Adler as a person and as a writer? A. I am a journalist and author who has written three non-fiction books to date. My most recent non-fiction book ...
Candle Flame – Paul Doherty
Brother Athelstan once again dons his habit for a medieval mystery in this dark tale: Candle Flame, by Paul Doherty. It’s the thirteenth book in the Sorrowful Mysteries series featuring the Franciscan monk and the coroner Sir John Cranston. It’s February 1381, the weather is freezing, but London is boiling with resentment. John of Gaunt ...
The Black Eyed Blonde – Benjamin Black
I’m with Stephen King, when he said, “Raymond Chandler, wherever he may be, is probably smiling.” Why? Because Philip Marlowe, the original hardboiled, hard-luck PI is back in business in The Black Eyed Blonde, by Benjamin Black. And he’s in more than capable hands. It is the early 1950s. In Los Angeles, Marlowe is as ...
Crime fiction blogs worth Investigating (part 1)
We are starting today a post series featuring a few crime fiction blogs we think you would like to read. These are the first five we suggest you have a visit to. The Bunburyist This excellent blog takes a thought-provoking look at the history and cultural impact of mystery and detective fiction. Its author, Elizabeth ...
Interview with Peter Lovesey
With thirtyfive published novels, really the writer we are interviewing today doesn’t need any introduction. A name is enough: the one and only, Peter Lovesey. Enjoy our conversation! Q. Hi Peter, welcome. Our first question is very easy: who is Peter Lovesey as a person and as a writer? A. As a person, he’s a man ...
Missing You – Harlan Coben
We put so much trust in the internet: we share our secrets, we bare our souls and we look for love. But it’s always a gamble and we’re always blind. In Missing You, the latest scorcher by Harlan Coben, NYPD detective Kat Donovan gets more than she bargained for on an online dating site. The ...
Interview with Richard Lange (author of Angel Baby)
Author of Angel Baby (a finalist for the Hammett Prize, awarded by the International Association of Crime Writers), Richard Lange is the author we’re guesting today here at ThrillerBooksJournal.com. Enjoy the interview! Q. Hi Richard, welcome. Our first question is very easy: who is Richard Lange as a person and as a writer? A. As ...
Buried Angels – Camilla Lackberg
What could possibly be cooler than a husband and wife / detective and crime writer team? Not very much – unless they’re also Swedish. Scandi noir heaven. The team in question is Detective Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck and Buried Angels by Camilla Lackberg is their eighth case together. Easter 1974. A family vanishes from ...