EQMM‘s Department of First Stories
A new issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine is generally a cause for excitement, but the July 2016 edition seems […]
On the Road Named a Macavity Award Finalist
Such thrilled news today: After winning the Agatha Award and being named a finalist for the Anthony, On the Road
SleuthSayers: The Complete Continental Op
Julie M. Rivett, Dashiell Hammett’s granddaughter and a great Hammett scholar, chatted with me at SleuthSayers about her latest project,
Digest Enthusiast and Upcoming Events
I was thrilled when editor Richard Krauss reached out to interview me for the latest issue of The Digest Enthusiast
Anniversary Reading with Tara Laskowski: June 6, Easton, MD
On Monday, June 6, my wife Tara Laskowski and I will be giving a joint reading at the Easton Branch
10 Stories That Have Stuck
Last year, The Life Sentence—a fine and then still relatively new website devoted to all things mystery—asked me to contribute
Three Weeks, Three Book Launches (and more)
May has shaped up to be a month of book launches. On May 7, my wife Tara Laskowski, our son
Launch Party: Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning
This weekend—on Saturday, May 14—contributors to the new anthology Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning will be gathering for a launch party
Anthony Finalists: On the Road and Murder Under the Oaks
The finalists for this year’s Anthony Awards have been announced, and I’m thrilled and humbled to have received two Anthony
Washington Post Review: Matthew Quirk’s Cold Barrel Zero
The Washington Post published my review of Matthew Quirk’s new thriller Cold Barrel Zero. The novel is swiftly paced and
Malice: Agatha & More
As I write this, I still can’t believe my great good fortune over the weekend. At this year’s Malice Domestic,
Malice, Chesapeake Crimes, and More
This weekend is one of my favorites of the year—the annual Malice Domestic convention, April 29-May 1 in Bethesda, MD.