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Steve Hockensmith celebrates the Publication of World’s Greatest Sleuth with...
Steve Hockensmith courtesy of Central Crime Zone Okay, if you’ve come here today looking for a sneak peek of Steve Hockensmith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After, well, you’re...
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World’s Greatest Sleuth!–Steve Hockensmith
“This, I realized, was what it would look like to go up against a killer who knew more about detectiving than we did–a professional as opposed to talented amateurs like ourselves. If mystery...
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Cadaver In Chief–Steve Hockensmith
“Hello,” Woods said as she walked to her car. “Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello.” She said, “Hello” to everyone she passed, and they all said “Hello” to her. Anyone who didn’t say “Hello”...
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The Yard–Alex Grecian
“Breath through your mouth, Mr Day. The odor isn’t pleasant.” Day nodded, panting heavily. “I suppose it is Mr Little. But what have they done to him?” You can see what’s been done. The question is...
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The Affinity Bridge–George Mann
“One thing is certain. There doesn’t appear to be a simple solution to any of this.” Veronica shrugged, folding her hands on her lap. Newbury smiled. “There rarely is, my dear Miss Hobbes. There...
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The Last Policeman–Ben H. Winters
“I’m sorry, what did you say you were looking for?” “I don’t know yet. An investigation’s proper course cannot be mapped in advance. It follows each piece of information forward to the next one.” “Oh...
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The Ethical Assassin–David Liss
I probably wouldn’t have said it without the beer, but I’d had the beer. “Okay, fine. Meat is murder. But you know what else is murder? Wait, let me think. Oh, yeah. I remember now: Murder....
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The Holy Thief-William Ryan
Gregorin’s voice sounded guarded. “He mentioned she was mutilated. Tortured, you say? The poor woman, I only hope you catch the killer quickly. A madman by the sound of it.” “Well, Comrade Colonel,...
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Christmas Fear and Christmas Cheer
So, it’s that time of year again, in which bloggers either do a post on their favourite novels/short stories of the past year or spend some time looking at seasonally topical reads. The season being...
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The Casebook of Newbury and Hobbes–George Mann
Source: Review Copy Publisher: Titan Books Publication Date: September 24, 2013 I was first introduced to the World of Steampunk a few years ago when I happened upon a copy of Lavie Tidhar’s The...
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Who Thinks Evil–Michael Kurland
“We need, we must have something–someone–different. Someone acquainted within the unseen worlds of mendacity, deceit, treachery, and falsehood that lurk in the corners of the realm. Someone...
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The Revenant of Thraxton Hall- Vaughn Entwistle
“As I previously stated, madam, I am not with the police. If you believe a murder has taken place–“ “No Mr. Doyle,” the woman hastened to explain. “That is my problem. I need you to solve a...
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Osama-Lavie Tidhar
A man in a robot suit walking down the road, a sign above his head: Half price tickets. ‘There’s no place like home!’ the man shouted. He stopped by Joe, handed him a leaflet. ‘There’s no place...
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A Rage In Harlem – Chester Himes
“Just why did you come here, Brother Jackson? Why did you come to me?” “I just wanted to kneel here beside you, Reverend Gaines, and give myself up to the Lord.” “What!” Reverend Gaines stared as...
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