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Barbara Fister author of In the Wind
Barbara Fister’s novels are smart, sophisticated and deeply concerned with the larger world. In many ways, all of those words -- smart, sophisticated, concerned -- describe the Madison-born and Minnesota-based author perfectly.
Sandra Ruttan author of What Burns Within
Titian hair. A deceptively sweet smile. Arms akimbo. Mystery writer and journalist Sandra Ruttan manages these disparate things easily, seemingly without contradiction.
Daniel Kalla author of Cold Plague
Kalla penning a novel a year and sometimes more since Pandemic, each bringing still more readers to the talented doctor’s fanbase. The latest -- the fifth -- is Cold Plague, reuniting us again with Pandemic’s Dr. Noah Haldane.
Diane Wei Lang author of The Eye of Jade
Debut novelist Diane Wei Lang reflects on the reflective nature of the creative process and the things that she gave up to get where she is now.
Cornelia Read author of The Crazy School
In a January Author Snapshot interview, the ex-debutante-turned-author let's us know that if she couldn't write crime fiction, she’d be doing “mushrooms in Bali.”
Richard Marinick author of In for a Pound
Richard Marinick talks about his writing, the criminal life, the legend of mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger and so much more.
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The Arresting Fiction of Ed McBain
For half a century, the man known variously as Ed McBain and Evan Hunter gave us some of the best and most innovative crime stories available. With a final farewell to this giant of the genre scheduled in New York City, January Magazine presents a trio of stories in tribute to his talent and his tendency to inspire.
Dashiell Hammett A 75th-Anniversary Tribute
This author's third and now best-known novel, The Maltese Falcon, was published in book form on Valentine's Day, 1930, changing both Hammett's life and American detective fiction. We celebrate with a look back at his career and influences; a review of the new collection, Vintage Hammett; and praise from dozens of modern crime writers.
Strangers on Terrain by George J. Demko
Twenty-first-century Packards, fictitious big-city locations, blatantly distorted politics -- foreign mystery writers who set their stories in America are often as guilty of committing crimes against fact as their characters are of causing larceny and murder.
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Hidden in Havana by José Latour
Mystery fans may complain, but Hidden in Havana has greater ambitions than the average whodunit.
Moonlight Downs and The Fourth Man
In the international world of crime fiction, it seems that Australia and Norway have been chronically underrepresented. These two authors would change that.
Sins of the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno
Sins of the Assassin deftly mixes politics, religion and science-fiction elements into a pulsating thriller.
At the City’s Edge by Marcus Sakey
At the City’s Edge is Marcus Sakey’s second novel, after last year’s The Blade Itself. In it, he set out to re-create the magic of his debut work, but with mixed results.
Expletive Deleted edited by Jen Jordan
Overall, Expletive Deleted is a license to take one feared and revered expletive, deleted only on the cover, and simply run with it.
Touchstone by Laurie R. King
Everything Laurie R. King writes is first-class, from her modern, totally feminist and often surprisingly touching Kate Martinelli mysteries to her Mary Russell thrillers.
Runoff by Mark Coggins
“What’s happening with the private eye novel?” is a perpetually popular question among the crime-fiction cognoscenti. Runoff is the answer says January’s reviewer.
Who Is Conrad Hirst? by Kevin Wignall
For all of the story’s violence, Who Is Conrad Hirst? has a meditative quality and makes a serious effort to explore the injured psyche of a dangerous man.
No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay
It’s said that blood is thicker than water, but in this novel it’s the family that ends up bloody. Anyone not riveted by Barclay’s tale and the emotional punch it carries must be made of stone.
Die With Me by Elena Forbes
Die With Me tells the confident and suspenseful tale of a serial killer with eyes on emotionally vulnerable women, who murders and discards them without leaving a trace of evidence behind.
The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indridason
Realistically told, emotionally charged, and brimming with compassion, The Draining Lake is likely to challenge the reader’s values system.
Walla Walla Suite by Anne Argula
Two books into the series that started with 2005’s Edgar-nominated Homicide My Own, Argula’s on a roll.
Baby Crimes by Randall Hicks
Author Hicks’ is a Southern California adoption attorney, just like his fictional hero. The field provides fertile ground on which he can revamp the private-eye novel in potentially interesting ways.
The Follower by Jason Starr
The case could be made that no one is better than Jason Starr when it comes to writing repellent psychopathic characters. This particular skill flowers in his newest thriller.
The Secret Hangman by Peter Lovesey
At a time when British crime fiction seems tipped toward the noir edge of things, it is a treat to come across a classic puzzle story. Such is the reward in store for readers who delve into the ninth entry in the Inspector Peter Diamond series, The Secret Hangman.
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