Category: Crime
I imagine it is every author’s secret dream to be considered ‘inspirational.’ Except maybe to certain readers. How would you feel if your book was on the top of …
Police memoir isn’t a vocal genre, but goes back two centuries. Detective fiction is a well-established genre, first published and popular in the 1920’s and 1930’s. So, it’s not particularly …
Christianna Marks
December 16, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Contemporary, Crime, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Faves, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBT, Memoir, Mental Health, New Adult, Relationships, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Shakespeare, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
As 2016 comes to a close, (how the heck did that happen?) it’s time for me to reflect on the books that found their way into my heart this …
On Friday, December 3, 1926, Agatha Christie went missing. It’s one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of literary history, and a tale so perfect that it could have been …
Not everyone loves reading books. Hard to believe, but it’s true. So it somewhat makes sense that those people would not be excited to receive a book as a …
Christianna Marks
November 30, 2016
Author Spotlight, Crime, Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Horror, Human Interest, New Releases, Reading, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
Do you enjoy a brooding gentleman who also happens to be tall, dark, and handsome, and not without extreme amounts of wit? If you answered yes, then allow me …
When Karin Slaughter names her top favorite detectives, you ought to listen and take note. Slaughter, a well known name in crime writing, has written sixteen novels with a …
While I’ve personally never been in the presence of the bright lights, big personality brilliance of New York, it’s a place that has always struck me as being one …
Sara Deeter
November 7, 2016
Book Lists, Crime, Crime Fiction, Drama, Faves, Feminism, Humor, New Adult, Women, Young Adult
Every little kid dreams of being a spy when they grow up, right? I know I did (sorry for the vase I knocked over while practicing my super cool …
The Zodiac killer prowled the Northern California area during the late 60’s to the early 70’s. There were 5 murders and 2 injuries confirmed to have been committed by …
Caitlin Stiles
October 23, 2016
Adult, Authors, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Crime, Drama, Emily Bronte, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fantasy, Faves, Genre, Grab Bag, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, J.K. Rowling, Jane Austen, Literary Fiction, Mental Health, Politics, Reading, Romance, Truman Capote, Women, Young Adult
A world with only ten books would seem to be a world without color, or at least without tones and nuances. That being said, imagining a world without ten …
Few true crime authors get to meet the subject of their work, let alone get to be friends with them. Ann Rule was one such author. Beginning her career …
Greek and Roman mythology was brutal. Many of the most famous tales are accounts of war, revenge, wanton frenzied violence, or all of these at once. In honor of …
Sometimes, it’s nice to read a book with a familiar setting. Setting has a huge impact on a novel, so there’s something nostalgic and warm about reading a book …
The 1692 Salem Witch Trials may have taken up a small portion of U.S. History, though the highly controversial trials, involving over 200 townsfolk accused of witchcraft, have mesmerized …
I didn’t think about race a lot. I never needed to, as I lived in a fairly homogeneous German farming town in rural America. There’s nothing wrong with that, …
Christianna Marks
September 20, 2016
Author Spotlight, Crime, Feminism, Human Interest, Mystery, New Releases, Relationships, Reviews, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
Every once in awhile you come across a book that you know is important, The Female of the Species is one of those. The story goes that this is …
When I was in school, my lunches were spent huddled in a corner of the library, feet propped up on the table, reading a book. The teachers would always …
Cyberwarfare is a concept still very much in contention amongst scholars, soldiers, and political pundits. Yet the increasing number of attacks on American networks within the past five years has …
With Fear the Walking Dead heading back to AMC tonight, I thought that it was only fitting to put together a list of novels that any zombie fanatic would …