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Tag Archives: mystery
The romance of writing novels
Mary Anna Evans is the author of the Faye Longchamp series, which stars an archaeologist who also solves mysteries. Plunders, the latest installment, comes out today. It takes place near the mouth of the Mississippi River, where Faye and her … Continue reading
The downside of a perfect memory
I’ve mentioned before how much I enjoy Laura Lippman’s smart thrillers, so any book that she recommends with a blurb is naturally going to catch my eye. Even better when that book is delivered to BookPage inside an over-sized milk … Continue reading
7 questions with . . . William Landay
Our February Mystery of the Month, Defending Jacob by William Landay, taps into a parent’s worst nightmare. No — worse. Assistant D.A. Andy Barber’s son seems the most likely suspect for a neighbor’s brutal murder. Andy finds himself desperately defending … Continue reading
Book fortune: Stories to keep you up at night
Click here for more info on this feature. Reader name: Kath Hometown: Springport, Michigan Favorite genres: mystery, thrillers, horror Favorite authors: Linwood Barclay, Harlan Coben, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, John Saul Two novels that have nearly topped out BookPage editors’ … Continue reading
7 questions with . . . Dana Haynes
Breaking Point, the sequel to Dana Haynes’ Crashers, doesn’t lose any of its prequel’s original momentum. Writes our reviewer, “This is a book for adrenaline junkies; it grabs you by the frontal lobes right at the outset, and doesn’t let … Continue reading
Stories that keep you guessing
We know our readers love suspense; our thriller-oriented contests nearly always get more entries than any other genre (see: Sandra Brown and George Pelecanos and Laura Lippman), and I routinely receive book fortune requests from readers who are eager to … Continue reading
Monday contest: Sandra Brown’s bayou suspense
I recently read Lethal by Sandra Brown to write a review for the Books-A-Million edition of BookPage [read the review here], and I have to say—I couldn’t put it down. There’s mystery and suspense, great chemistry between the heroine and … Continue reading
Laura Caldwell on aging Izzy McNeil
From earthquakes to hurricanes, it seems like weather has been on everyone’s mind lately. Here in Nashville, it has literally gone from 100° and sunny to a chilly mid-60s in a matter of days. In a guest post for The … Continue reading
7 questions with . . . Peter Spiegelman
Peter Spiegelman’s fourth and newest thriller, Thick as Thieves, is one of our Whodunit picks for August, and reviewer Bruce Tierney called it “genre-defining” and “twisty as a corkscrew.” No surprise there, as Spiegelman’s book is not only the story … Continue reading
Flavia de Luce = Christmas in July
When I was a camp counselor, we used to celebrate Christmas in July by singing carols in the dining hall, making and stuffing stockings for our campers and dressing in green and red. I’m not going to go quite as … Continue reading
Tom Cruise is Jack Reacher
Everyone’s favorite rugged sleuth now has a face: Tom Cruise will play Jack Reacher in a film based on Lee Child’s One Shot. From the actor’s official website: “[We are] excited to confirm that Tom Cruise will play the rugged … Continue reading
The strange life of Colin Cotterill
Best known for his mystery novels about Dr. Siri Paiboun (including The Coroner’s Lunch), today Colin Cotterill launches a new series with Killed at the Whim of a Hat, the story of a crime reporter based in rural Thailand who … Continue reading
The trials of Leo Demidov continue
Good news for fans of intelligent suspense: Tom Rob Smith‘s final novel in the Leo Demidov trilogy, which began with the remarkable Child 44, has a release date. Agent 6 (Grand Central) will be published in January 2012. The book … Continue reading
Monday contest: A superb Scottish whodunit
It’s been a while since we gave away a suspense novel (the archives tell me . . . about three months!), and I thought some of you might be itching for a whodunit. Ian Rankin’s The Complaints is just the … Continue reading
Debut author supported by the hometown crowd
Leslie Tentler just spent the weekend on the road touring in support of her first novel, Midnight Caller (MIRA). In a guest post, she talks about the experience of signing at Books-A-Million stores in Kingsport and Johnson City, Tennessee, near … Continue reading
