We’d like to extend a hearty congratulations to Steve Cavanagh, winner of the 2018 CWA Gold Dagger Award! Cavanagh’s award-winning series, featuring conman-turned-criminal-attorney Eddie Flynn, consistently garners starred reviews while delivering legal thrills and razor-sharp wit. The first two books are available now in the US, with THIRTEEN due next summer. THE DEFENSE “Cavanagh’s stellar […]
Tag: legal thriller
Thriller Thursday: Case Closed Podcast
Happy #ThrillerThursday to two bestselling authors with returning series favorites. Plus, a new true crime podcast! FEARED by Lisa Scottoline Also available in audio In the next book in the best-selling Rosato & DiNunzio thriller series, the all-female law firm is hit with a sex discrimination suit. “Series fans and newcomers alike will revel in […]
Thriller Thursday (3/8/18 Edition)
It’s a slushy gray Thursday, perfect mystery-reading weather: THE THIRD VICTIM by Phillip Margolin Also available in audio Regina Barrister, a legendary criminal defense attorney, has agreed to take on the seemingly impossible task of defending Alex Mason—a prominent local attorney accused of kidnapping, torture, and murder. Yet Regina’s young co-counsel is worried her boss’s […]
2017 Bram Stoker Award Nominees (& Winners!)
We have 4 nominees (AND 2 WINNERS!!!) for the 2017 Bram Stoker Awards! Superior Achievement in a Novel Award ARARAT by Christopher Golden – WINNER! Superior Achievement in Long Fiction MAPPING THE INTERIOR by Stephen Graham Jones – WINNER! AGENTS OF DREAMLAND by Caitlin R. Kiernan Superior Achievement in an Anthology Award NIGHTS OF THE […]
For Your Consideration: March 2018 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and nominate your favorite titles for the March 2018 LibraryReads list! Nominations are due January 20! Click here for the full list of 2018 deadlines. THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR by Sally Hepworth From the author of LibraryReads pick THE THINGS WE KEEP comes a new suburban drama about desperate mothers, secrets among neighbors, […]
Flatiron Fiction Stars
We’re seeing stars for Flatiron Books’s W18 fiction! OLIVER LOVING by Stefan Merrill Block Also available in audio “Block’s powerful, ambitious third novel (after The Storm at the Door and The Story of Forgetting) examines the dislocation, confusion, and psychological trauma experienced by families and communities when sudden, violent loss of life occurs. The author […]
2016 Agatha & Lefty Award Winners
Happy #ThrillerThursday, friends! First, congrats to our MWA Grand Masters Ellen Hart (FEVER IN THE DARK/The Jane Lawless Mysteries, Minotaur Books) and Max Allan Collins (BETTER DEAD, Forge Books), who were officially announced as part of the 2017 Edgar Award winners! Congratulations to our 2016 Agatha Award winners Best Contemporary Novel: A GREAT RECKONING by Louise […]
Thriller Thursday (3/30/17 Edition)
Crime & cat cozies, oh my! Read on for our #ThrillerThursday picks: CONVICTION by Julia Dahl Three starred reviews! In Dahl’s third powerful novel, Rebekah Roberts investigates a murder that occurred in Brooklyn after the Crown Heights riots of 1991, for which the wrong man may have been convicted. “CONVICTION is a cleverly named compelling […]
DAISY IN CHAINS & THE SECRETS OF WISHTIDE are September 2016 LibraryReads Picks
FANTASTIC NEWS! Macmillan has two books on the September 2016 LibraryReads list! Coming in at #5 is DAISY IN CHAINS by Sharon Bolton The new standalone novel from the LibraryReads author of LITTLE BLACK LIES! A criminal defense attorney with a reputation for getting the wrongly convicted exonerated is drawn into the machinations of a […]
We heart Lisa Scottoline!
If you’ve been lucky enough to meet her, you know why we love Lisa Scottoline. She’s HILARIOUS, yet incredibly down-to-earth, a super talented writer, and very outspoken about how her books belong to several different genres. Lisa is the cover story of the October 2014 issue of Writer’s Digest (on stands now)! She talks about […]