Mysteries/Thrillers

2008 Shamus Awards Announced

Even missing the festivities surrounding this year’s Bouchercon, I was extremely pleased to hear that Songs of Innocence by Richard Aleas […]

As a supposed crime fiction aficionado and critic and even a writer of mystery fiction, it seems like I should have

I’m rereading John Hart’s books now for an essay I’m writing for the North Carolina Literary Review, and I’ve also been

This week and next provide great boons for lovers of short mystery fiction. First up is the latest installment of

Today’s Washington Post (October 1) ran my review of Night of Thunder, Stephen Hunter’s new Bob Lee Swagger novel. Even those

The latest issue of Mystery Scene has just arrived and features, as always, a wealth of information about the mystery

Quick note between Fall for the Book postings: Today’s Washington Post published my review of the new anthology, D.C. Noir

Since David Foster Wallace’s death last week, writers and critics around the world have been examining anew Wallace’s influence on