The winner of the 2020 Staunch Prize is Heaven My Home by Attica Locke. Now in its third year, the prize is awarded to a novel in the thriller genre in which no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped or murdered. The other finalists include The Coldest Warrior by Paul Vidich; The Burning Island by Jock Serong; Glorious Boy by Aimee Liu; Death in Her Hands by Otessa Moshfegh; and The Chemical Reaction by Fiona Erskine.
The latest issue of Suspense Magazine is out, featuring interviews with Vanessa Lillie, Victoria Thompson, and Lisa Gardner; the usual enlightening book reviews and essays; and also the annual “Best of” list, including the Crimson Scribe award winner for the best book of the year.
This is a fascinating story. Writing for CrimeReads, Kathy Peiss recounted learning that her uncle, a Harvard librarian, was quietly recruited by the OSS during World War II to save the scattered books of Europe.
The Telegraph celebrated "100 years of Hercule Poirot," raising a glass to Agatha Christie's immortal mustachioed detective, as Dame Agatha's first book celebrates its centenary.
The latest story up at Beat to a Pulp is "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town," by Jeff Esterholm.
The latest crime poem at the 5-2 Weekly is "Driving Past the Oliver House" by Frederick Shiels.
In the Q&A roundup, Author Interviews welcomed Monica Rodden to talk about her new thriller, Monsters Among Us, about a survivor of dating violence who uses her newfound awareness of everyday evil to hunt for a killer; Rich Leder stopped by the Indie Crime Scene blog to discuss his book, Cooking for Cannibals, which he describes as a "wild ride for Sci Fi fans and thriller fans and readers who love humour that crosses the line—or totally obliterates it."; Deborah Kalb interviewed Robert McCaw to discuss Death of a Messenger, the latest installment of Hawaii-set Koa Kane series; and CrimeTime UK's Paul Burke spoke with ex-US Special Forces Colonel-turned author Brad Taylor about American Traitor, the new Taskforce thriller featuring Pike Logan and his team.
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