Dark Deeds Down Under (edited by Craig Sisterson) is an anthology featuring short stories from several big names in the Aussie and Kiwi crime mystery fiction and thriller scene. Read my ful… Read More

English rugby was in the dock during the week. A prominent Member of Parliament described it as having “failed on an epic scale”, that it was “shambolic” and that… Read More

[originally published at New York Journal of Books] “Reading The Dark Remains yields far more than the strangely amazing and touching answer to ‘what if you comb… Read More

Denise Mina’s Conviction (Anna & Fin, 1) is a thrilling modern spin on mystery metafiction; the audiobook expertly narrated by Cathleen McCarron. Read my full review. 3.5 minutes… Read More

So it's farewell to the very best of modern sports writers, Hugh McIlvanney. From as far back as I can remember, my dad would rave about the brilliance of his writing on football and boxing… Read More

He had been suspended for smoking at school more times than he could remember and was left back rather than being promoted to high school, due to low attendance leading to failed grades. And… Read More

 [Originally published in New York Journal of Books] “Mina’s touch with the dark, gritty, and disturbing is expert, and this book is a persuasive and frigh… Read More

After a tough judging process by crime fiction experts from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, the Ngaio Marsh Award committee has revealed the longlist for the 2… Read More

This is the ninth piece in a ten-part series looking at the fighters whose stories make Donald McRae’s Dark Trade the enduring classic that it is. New U.S. edition coming from Ham… Read More

BCNegra oscurece a la ciudad de Barcelona La nueva edición del Festival BCNegra traerá a la ciudad 80 escritores de novela policíaca y más de 30 actividades para… Read More