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Cover of Clues: A Journal of Detection with photo of author Thomas Harris. Theme issue on Disability & Detective Fiction

Read abstracts for _Clues: A Journal of Detection_ (vol 43, no 2, 2025)—theme issue on #Disability & #DetectiveFiction elizabethfoxwell.blogspot.com/2025/09/Clue... #AlfredHitchcock #ThomasHarris #MaryElizabethBraddon #TV #CornellWoolrich #Victorian #LouisePenny #TanaFrench #autism #StephenKing

John le Carré: Tradecraft Free exhibition at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford

"Tradecraft," a new exhibit at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford through April 6, focuses on author John le Carré - research, drafts, and corrections for his novels, non-fiction, and adaptations, as well as correspondence - some on display for the first time. visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/lecarre

IACWNA Hammett Award for best crime novel 2025 is The God of the Woods by @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social. Other finalists: Broiler by Eli Cranor; Rough Trade by Katrina Carrasco; Crooked by Dietrich Kalteis; and The Long-Shot Trial by William Deverell. www.crimewritersna.org/hammett-prize

You can select your local NPR (I selected Colorado Public Radio) or give to NPR overall. It serves everyone, no fees/no paywalls.

#TrueStory Hub & I were once interviewed on NPR. They said it might not air so I didn't tell anyone. Then one day it aired - heard from people I hadn't seen in decades!

🎉 Happy Birthday to #GrahamGreene, #bornonthisday in 1904! He wrote "entertainments," including crime and suspense novels like The Power and the Glory, Brighton Rock, and A Gun for Sale, rich in espionage and moral complexity. #CrimeFiction

🎉 Happy Birthday to #EdmundCrispin (Robert Bruce Montgomery), #bornonthisday in 1921. He was a crime fiction writer known for detective Gervase Fen. His novels, such as The Moving Toyshop, blend mystery, humour, and literary style—classic British crime fiction. #CrimeFiction

Author R&R with Dan Buzzetta

Author @authordanbuzzetta.bsky.social stopped In Reference to Murder to take some Author R&R about writing and researching THE MANIPULATOR. inreferencetomurder.blogspot.com/2025/09/auth...

Members of Congress must serve their constituents, not their own financial interests. We need a stock trading ban on Congress, and I cosponsored legislation to do it.

1/ On April 5, there are nationwide protests happening literally everywhere in the US. Find more details here: handsoff2025.com

Pretty much all my books are in there - and they're all copyrighted.

I don't know ... if kinda looks like Petra keeled over from all the excitement!

Beyer And DelBene Introduce Legislation Stop Trump Tariff Chaos, Restore Trade Authority To Congress

Trump is drunk on power and unleashing economic chaos. Congress must take back its constitutional power over trade policy to prevent economic disaster and protect our alliances. Introducing the Congressional Trade Authority Act with @repdelbene.bsky.social to do that:
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 typewriter, one of many treasures up for auction on Friday via Doyles

New Crime Novels (Gift Article) Our critic on November’s best new books.

New crime novel reviews by @sarahweinman.bsky.social : Graeme Macrae Burnet; Kotaro Isaka; @shelleyburr.bsky.social; and John Straley. More here: bit.ly/4eLCbWb

Great list, Wes! If you have room, here I am: @bvlawson.bsky.social

Crime and thrillers of the month – review An intruder strikes fear into a family in a brilliant debut, while a life of luxury turns very dark indeed. Plus, one of Nicci French’s finest novels yet

The Guardian Books' crime and thrillers of the month: Nightwatching by by Tracy Sierra; The Lagos Wife by @vanessawalters.bsky.social; Anna O by Matthew Blake; Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French. tinyurl.com/24jyb7yu

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup Happiness Falls by Angie Kim; The Trials of Lila Dalton by LJ Shepherd; The Winter Visitor by James Henry; Butter by Asako Yuzuki; Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin

The best recent crime and thrillers review roundup via The Guardian: Happiness Falls by Angie Kim; The Trials of Lila Dalton by LJ Shepherd; The Winter Visitor by James Henry; Butter by Asako Yuzuki; Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin. www.theguardian.com/books/2024/f...

The deadline is approaching for applications for the International Thriller Writers Scholarships to attend ThrillerFest XIX, May 28–June 1, 2024 in New York City. Interested applicants have until February 23 to submit a form. thrillerfest.com/registration...

Who Could Get Through So Many Titles? I’m posting this selective list of the coming season’s new crime, mystery, and thriller works rather later than I had hoped. My original i...

Jeff Pierce at The Rap Sheet blog compiled a list of crime fiction books being published in the first three months of 2024 deserving of particular notice, including novels, anthologies, and a few nonfiction books. As he aptly notes, "Who Could Get Through So Many Titles?"