CrimeReads

Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks.

Ian MacKenzie, Nothing on Earth
(Unnamed Press)

If you spot Jeffrey James Higgins walking the aging and uneven brick sidewalks of historic Old Town Alexandria and talking to himself, don’t interrupt. He’s writing his next thriller. He’s also on his way to Elaine’s Restaurant and Literary Salon, which he owns with his wife, Cynthia, just outside of Washington DC. There, every week, he hosts book launches, author events, and...

It’s a warm Saturday afternoon, and the festival is in full swing. String lights sway overhead in the summer breeze. Music drifts between booths selling kettle corn and cotton candy. A food truck window slides open with a cheerful clang. Children dart between folding chairs. Someone laughs. Someone spills lemonade.

Someone screams.

By the time the body is discov...

Genre is a weird beast, often hard to spot in the wild, let alone when you are devising a story. When I wrote the first of my six published psychological thrillers, Close To Me, I had no idea what genre I was writing, other than the broad strokes of a crime novel.

A mystery lover’s guide to what’s new to streaming this weekend.

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Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
(Apple TV)

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