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Author Snapshot: Gyles Brandreth
A snapshot of Gyles Brandreth who talks about his most recent book, Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile
Author Snapshot: Clea Simon
A snapshot of Clea Simon who talks about her most recent book, Probable Claws.
Natasha Cooper author of A Poisoned Mind
The international bestseller talks about her professional background, her interest in today’s economic uncertainties and what it is she finds so fascinating about the complex world of laws and lawsuits.
Inger Ash Wolfe author of The Calling
When The Calling debuted early in 2008, some reviewers reacted with anger: just who was this mystery author whose identity was being kept such a big secret? January contributor Ali Karim gets no closer to an answer, but reveals some interesting tidbits along the way.
Sean Chercover author of Trigger City
Two rich and compelling novels of crime have earned him a growing audience and a list of glowing reviews.
Mark Billingham author of In the Dark
Mark Billingham hits it big with his first standalone, but swears his Tom Thorne series isn’t dead.
Larry Beinhart author of Salvation Boulevard
The author of Wag the Dog delivers another stunning novel in Salvation Boulevard. It is an important book: it deals with topics that are important -- questions of faith and freedom and systems of belief -- yet it never fails to entertain.
Shannon Burke author of Black Flies
The author candidly discusses the dozen years he spent on his road to publication; a road that was studded with disappointment and near misses.
Kelli Stanley author of Nox Dormienda
The debut author and classics scholar clues us into her newly minted sub-genre: Roman Noir.
John McFetridge author of Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
McFetridge is one of a new breed of Canadian crime fictionists, building neo noir that seems touched by both the humor and self-consciousness of life north of the 48th.
Dan Vyleta author of Pavel & I
Vyleta calls Pavel & I “a broken sort of love story,” but it’s so much more, as well. If you like classic cold war thrillers with a tough, literary edge, Pavel & I is one you’ll not want to miss.
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.
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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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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
And so we come to the end, the third book in Swedish writer Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy.
The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer
Love and revenge is a sweet and sour mix that permeates the lives of the secret agents in Olen Steinhauer’s The Nearest Exit.
Thunder Beach by Michael Lister
Michael Lister continues his dark explorations of northern Florida’s underbelly in Thunder Beach, the standalone tale of a former stepfather who still feels a sense of duty toward his late wife’s children.
The Deputy by Victor Gischler
After his takes on the apocalypse and medieval alchemy, Victor Gischler returns to crime fiction with his latest novel, The Deputy.
The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell
In the world of crime fiction, sometimes it seems as if the only thing anyone’s talking about is Lisbeth Salander, the heroine of Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium Trilogy.” But, of course, there’s much more to Swedish crime fiction than that.
The Devil’s Star by Jo Nesbø
It is a July hell in Oslo, the city gripped in a blistering heat wave. A young woman is found dead with a bizarre mutilation to her body and an odd calling card from the murderer. Meanwhile, Harry Hole, one of the best detectives on the local police force, is on a month-long alcoholic binge.
The Cold Room by J.T. Ellison
J.T. Ellison’s latest Nashville-based novel, The Cold Room, finds her series homicide detective, Taylor Jackson, chasing an unusual serial killer.
The Bricklayer by Noah Boyd
A clever killer has set up a plot to frame the FBI for slayings he commits in the name of a bogus terrorist organization. A reporter who blew the lid off corruption is murdered. Then, when the FBI attempts to pay the Pentad extortion money, the agent sent on that errand is also done in. Another one disappears, apparently part of this growing conspiracy to disgrace the Bureau.
Gone ’til November by Wallace Stroby
Readers have grown accustomed to seeing villains in crime fiction portrayed in starkly negative terms, or else given such repulsive quirks that whatever humanness they manifest must be considered suspect. So Wallace Stroby runs some risk in making his killer for hire, Nathaniel Morgan, the most engaging character in Gone ’til November.
Dying Gasp by Leighton Gage
This is Leighton Gage’s third Mario Silva novel, following 2007’s Blood of the Wicked and 2008’s Buried Strangers. Anyone who can combine horror and humor between book covers as deftly as Gage does deserves closer attention.
The Good Son by Russel D. McLean
In Russell D. McLean’s debut novel, The Good Son, J. McNee is a broken-down ex-cop in Dundee, Scotland, still reeling from the death of his girlfriend.
Peepshow by Leigh Redhead
Simone Kirsch gets naked for a living. As we learn in Leigh Redhead’s 2004 thriller, Peepshow, she works in Melbourne’s sex industry as a peepshow performer.
The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly regularly reminds us that no matter how much the world we live in changes, some things are constant -- things such as evil men stalking the earth.
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
An oddly epic love story, ultra-violent crime thriller and classic buddy novel all at once: it truly defies categorization. Just one of the things that make it the perfect novel for right this minute.
Trust No One by Gregg Hurwitz
Author Gregg Hurwitz is a rising star among thriller writers, and Trust No One is going to make that ascent brighter.
Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan
Harry Dolan’s Bad Things Happen is a clever debut novel that mixes wishful thinking with a morally ambiguous cast.
Close by Martina Cole
Close is UK megaseller Martina Cole’s official U.S. debut. It’s not that Close is bad. In fact, it isn’t. It’s just very, very different.
Liars Anonymous by Louise Ure
“I got away with murder once, but it looks like that’s not going to happen again.” That is how Jessie Dancing begins the tale of her former life coming back to haunt her in Liars Anonymous.
Back to the Coast by Saskia Noort|
Life is rough for Maria Vos, a Dutch soul singer from Amsterdam, in Saskia Noort’s Back to the Coast. The second Bitter Lemon Press book by Dutch author and journalist Noort (following 2007’s The Dinner Club), is noir in the classic sense, harking back to the famous 1944 film Gaslight.
Cape Disappointment by Earl Emerson
Cape Disappointment is a complex and somewhat unsettling yarn. It’s compelling reading, especially from an action standpoint, but you come away from it asking yourself a few questions you might wish you hadn’t.
The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
Olen Steinhauer takes on the reality of James Bond’s world in his latest novel, The Tourist. His story doesn’t involve tuxedoes, fancy gadgets or gorgeous femmes fatales. What it does involve is lying.
Skin and Bones by Tom Bale
Skin and Bones represents the “debut” of British novelist Tom Bale. Bale is better known as David Harrison, author of 2006’s Sins of the Father.
Good People by Marcus Sakey
If you suddenly had half a million dollars, what would you do with it? In Marcus Sakey’s latest thriller, Good People, Tom and Anna Reed find out.
Crimini edited by Giancarlo De Cataldo
A captivating survey of the best Italian noir authors and foremost stories about Italian crimes, cops and criminals, Crimini is definitely worth reading.
Angel’s Tip by Alafair Burke
Where Alafair Burke really shines is in building suspense. She hands her cops an open-and-shut case, only to have it unravel halfway through the book.
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