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With spring in the Northern Hemisphere fast approaching—on March 20—The Rap Sheet has posted its latest seasonal round-up of new and soon-to-be-released books of particular interest to fans of crime, mystery and thriller fiction. Among the authors represented in that rundown are…
Jonathan Lethem’s stunning 1999 novel Motherless Brooklyn “inspired” a new film directed and starred in by Edward Norton, who is no newcomer to the sort of edgy material covered here. Cannavale plays Tony Vermonte and Roberts plays Danny Fantl, both characters from…
On February 12th, the mystery community lost a solid and beloved writer and cat lover in Bill Crider, author of the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series and friend to many. In The Rap Sheet, J. Kingston Pierce delivers a moving eulogy for an…
The Los Angeles house where the Black Dahlia murder allegedly took place recently sold for $4.7 million. Designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son in 1927, the Los Feliz-based Sowden House has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, maid’s quarters and a detached…
Of the new novel, Need to Know (Ballantine), thriller writer Lee Child said, “If you read chapter one, you’ll read chapter two. If you read chapter two, you’ll miss dinner, stay up far too late, and feel tired at work tomorrow.” As…
Does creativity have a taste? And, if it does, is it salty or sweet? Does it come in a bag or a can? Do you spend hours in the kitchen preparing it, or do you pick up the phone? The fuels of…
Does creativity have a taste? And, if it does, is it salty or sweet? January Magazine’s “Authors on Snacks” is not meant to be a judgment. Rather it’s a personal peek at what some of our most beloved authors nibble on while…
Time is running down on The Rap Sheet’s 10th Best Crime Fiction Cover of the Year contest. Editor J. Kingston Pierce says he has “been collecting prospective nominees for the last 12 months now, browsing bookstores and book-oriented Web sites in search…
As far as Sue Grafton’s family is concerned, “the alphabet now ends at Y.” In a message on the author’s Facebook page, Grafton’s daughter, Jamie, posted to let the author’s fans know Grafton has passed away “after a two year battle with…
Last week January Magazine editor Linda L. Richards took a long look at Dietrich Kalteis’ latest book, Zero Avenue (ECW) for The Rap Sheet. From the review: I once heard his fellow Canadian author Owen Laukannen describe Dietrich Kalteis’ writing as being…