Follow Criminal Element, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/criminal-element Sat, 25 Mar 2023 16:37:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejBAydkfG8BspQSngkwrdsok  Watch on YouTube More: Watch Other Author Interviews]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:00:35 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejBAydkfG8BspQSngkwrdsok https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejC7JlswUpisMtaXKMm36c-X This bold 21st century literary update of the movie Taxi Driver features a queer brown heroine who drives for a ride share service, worrying over making ends meet even as her fears, justified or otherwise, seem to suffocate her.  Damani lives in a major city with her ailing Amma, who worries when she’s not at…]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:00:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejC7JlswUpisMtaXKMm36c-X https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDrFq936KHyZIvmyuk5fxzE The pseudonymous Alex Finlay—by day, a prominent Washington D.C. attorney with an extensive history of appearing before the U.S. Supreme Court—has quickly established himself as master of the high concept suspense novel. He made his debut with 2021’s Every Last Fear, now in development as a streaming service series, which was followed by The Night…]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:00:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDrFq936KHyZIvmyuk5fxzE https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDGa0IMFbWB5HtuT6pSmY81 Cheesemonger Willa Bauer is filled with anticipation—and not just because she’s auditioning to cater an upscale bridal shower. The Harrington family hosting the festivities is both rich and wildly influential. The exposure of her cheeses to their well-heeled shower guests would be wonderful in and of itself, but the spread will also be photographed—with a…]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:00:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDGa0IMFbWB5HtuT6pSmY81 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejCWUq2vxgvysAO5yOwvVe_2 Chapter Two “I’m not leaving.” “Nat.” I poked my nipple at Oliver’s chin. His mouth, pink and wet like chewed-up bubble gum, turned down at the corners, remained resolutely closed. He was so beautiful. Peach fuzz of golden hair, eyes that were cobalt in the light, black in the dark of night. “Natalie. Let’s go…]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:10:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejCWUq2vxgvysAO5yOwvVe_2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDa5k8mJNEPjLDXWBZfdr71 I’ve always loved “buddy” detective stories featuring a main sleuth and his or her sidekick, especially if the relationship is akin to oil and water (at odds all the time) or oil and vinegar (a good shake and they are well-blended). The point of my tortured metaphor is that the juxtaposition of two main characters…]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 21:00:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDa5k8mJNEPjLDXWBZfdr71 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejALK7rkE_HvP2sGk81fO-bN Marie Still’s story is a familiar one and yet entirely her own. She spent her youth obsessing over words, imaginary characters, and the darkness that unites them. Then, after college, she did the pragmatic thing and got a job—or a series of them—that would afford her financial security while still allowing her to work with…]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:00:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejALK7rkE_HvP2sGk81fO-bN https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDw2h21egz0Awpx5_w21kha Chapter 1 The woman on the phone refused to give her name, but she swore she’d just seen a rattlesnake on her hike up Black Cat Mountain. “I almost stepped on the frigging thing!” The man on the other end of the call was a Maine game warden named Mike Bowditch. “Did you get a…]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:44:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDw2h21egz0Awpx5_w21kha https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejD10CQ1we-E4WnhpmeYcemU Prolific thriller author Karen Rose has two series on the go—last year’s New Orleans novel series and the just published Cold Blooded Liar, first of the San Diego Case Files series. In Cold Blooded Liar, Rose continues the pattern she established in Quarter to Midnight. In the New Orleans mystery, investigator Molly works for the…]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:24:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejD10CQ1we-E4WnhpmeYcemU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDo9aL-jh-gf6vLeqE6yv18 It’s been a long three years since Amazon Charts bestselling author Karen Katchur’s last book was published. Spring Girls was the third entry in her stellar Northampton County series following River Bodies and Cold Woods. Prior to transitioning to straight-up suspense, Katchur—who earned degrees in criminal justice and education before turning to the page—also wrote…]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2023 02:30:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDo9aL-jh-gf6vLeqE6yv18 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDwQFPl-cBC_7b9ICM-PHur Watch on YouTube More: Watch Other Author Interviews *Author Photo Credit Susan Parman.]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:30:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDwQFPl-cBC_7b9ICM-PHur https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejB-NLzB-5x2Ht6jHbRcHw3s It was the latter part of the following Saturday afternoon; the sun was low in the sky and dusk not an hour away as they walked along a well-trodden path to an area of woodland known to both girls. Following a detailed introduction to the weapon they would be using, it was time to begin.…]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:26:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejB-NLzB-5x2Ht6jHbRcHw3s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejBYf6MRKIDPjlw3HFUzDTIP Theodosia Browning, proprietor of the Indigo Tea Shop, is looking forward to catering a Lìmon Tea Party in an honest-to-goodness lemon grove. She’s been hired by local fashion brand Lemon Squeeze Couture to serve a thematic afternoon tea to accompany the launch of their inaugural collection, in conjunction with Charleston Fashion Week. Everything would be…]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 21:00:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejBYf6MRKIDPjlw3HFUzDTIP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejBueA6vhyqfKO4sICfMfkNm Alex North is as much a mystery as the books he writes. A British crime novelist and family man, he has achieved international acclaim and bestseller status under a nom de plume. His previous North novels, The Whisper Man (2019)—soon to be a feature film—and The Shadows (2020), are a potent blend of searing suspense…]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:03:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejBueA6vhyqfKO4sICfMfkNm https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejACCqPborIjMS1Ly282xAAw Chapter One: An Unwanted Journey Exeter August 1922 There were three things a girl wanted after the night I had. One: a proper breakfast. Two: a scarcity of sunlight. And three—possibly most important—coffee. Dark, bitter, and at least two pots. But I had none of the aforementioned. What I did have, however, was a splitting…]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 22:00:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejACCqPborIjMS1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejBOYt8R1VoZLYeLGixeGJZp  Watch on YouTube More: Watch Other Author Interviews *Author Photo Credit Pamela Stege.]]> Sat, 11 Mar 2023 02:09:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejBOYt8R1VoZLYeLGixeGJZp https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDTVdD6hYwtpxeIF_fEM9tn Sister Holiday is no one’s idea of the perfect nun. Queer, with bleached hair and tattoos over most of her body – not to mention topless photos from her days in a punk rock band easily accessible on the Internet – her desire to take holy orders was a tough sell to nearly every convent…]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:00:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDTVdD6hYwtpxeIF_fEM9tn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejC-atN-B5suzgaB2UxGNFpJ It’s been well over a year since American expat Megan Malone has been involved with investigating a murder, a year in which she’s settled down into her Dublin home with her Polish girlfriend Jelena and her two no-longer-puppies Dip and Thong. Megan is actually relaxing with Jelena at Accents, a cafe they both enjoy, when…]]> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 22:00:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejC-atN-B5suzgaB2UxGNFpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejAAAD7k6FYzHa8qfTAM-Smm Vintner Parker Valentine isn’t sure if she’s relieved or otherwise that her boyfriend, Reid Wallace, won’t be able to attend her cousin Emma’s wedding with her. Reid has been offered an opportunity to open another restaurant out in San Francisco, so he will be scouting locations while Parker attends the Colorado wedding alone. While Parker…]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:00:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejAAAD7k6FYzHa8qfTAM-Smm https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDaxB7tdnTCk9aXKMm36c-X Recently, as my publisher and I began to prepare for the release of my new book, I updated my author bio for the first time in years. I try to be as tight-lipped as possible with personal details, and in this case I ruthlessly whittled down the bio to a single sentence that was essentially…]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:00:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vIXBQNMzejDaxB7tdnTCk9aXKMm36c-X