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February Events:

 

February featured author: Marcus Sakey!

 

February's short story is a great who-done-it that invites readers to play along!

 

 

 

January Events:

January's featured author: Gabriel Cohen! 

January's short story brings us another howlingly funny visit with Mr. Death!

January spotlight novel: They Did It With Love

 

 

December Events:

December's featured author: Lori G. Armstrong!

December spotlight review: Terminal by Andrew Vachss

New Mystery Reader's first full-length movie review - BROKEN. 

 

November Events:

November featured author: Mark Gimenez!

November's short story: The Cursed Vampire

November spotlight review: STONE COLD

 

October Events:

October featured author: Linwood Barclay!

Also for October, an interview with Maxine Paetro, James Pattersons' co-author of the Woman's Murder Club series!

Spotlight Review: Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley

 

September Events:

September featured author: Michael Marshall Smith!

September/August spotlight review:   The Intruders by Michael Marshall

 

August Events:

Please welcome our August featured author: Joseph Finder
 

Our August short story: A tale of dear old Grandma and her dastardly deeds!

 

July Events:

July Featured Author: Alafair Burke
 

July's short story: Atoner; what happens when a PI is just a little too smart for her own good!

July spotlight review: Innocence by David Hosp

 

June Events:

Please welcome June's author of the month award winning Louise Penny!

June's short story: Flamewar, when madness meets cyberspace!

June spotlight Review: The Good Guy by Dean Koontz

 

May Events:

May featured author: Craig Johnson

A humorous tale of what happens when Death hires a detective! 

Spotlight review: The Color of Blood by Declan Hughes

 

April Events:

April featured author: Terri Persons

April's short story: A Prickly Case....a delightful amateur sleuth discovers things are not quite what they seem!

Spotlight Review, including a brief interview with author Michael J.  Diamondstein, Cloaked In Doubt!

 

March Events:

March author of the month:  Laura Lippman

March's short story of the month, Death and the Detective, humorously twisted!

March Spotlight review: The Watchman by Robert Crais
 

 

February Events:

Please welcome our featured author for February: Debut novelist Patry Francis with her first title, Liar's Diary!

February's short story reminds us that our enemies are often closer then we think.

February spotlight review:  In This Rain by S.J. Rozan 

2007 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominees!

 

January Events:

New Mystery Reader presents 2 brief snapshot interviews this month: 

January Snapshot: Scott Turow

January Snapshot: Jeffrey Archer

January Spotlight Review:
Defending Violet by Jennifer Louise Jefferson

 

December Events:

December featured author:
Mark Arsenault

 

December Spotlight review:
Gravewriter by Mark Arsenault

 

December short story:
Fringe Benefits

 

November Events:

November Featured author:
Carol Lea Benjamin

 

November Review of the month:
The Hidden Assassins by Robert Wilson

 

November's short story: The Prey!

 

 

October Events:

October featured author: Michael Connelly !

October review of the month:
Echo Park by Michael Connelly

Instead of our monthly short story, please enjoy Dana King's review of a republished  title that deserves a second look!

 

September Events:

September featured author, Dianne Emley talks about her  stunning new suspense series!

September short story:  The Waiting Room, where  even death has its own set of rules.  

Something special for September is an in- depth look at the works of Parameswaran Nair, one of India's first legal thriller authors, including an exciting interview!

 

August Events:

August featured author: George Pelecanos!

 August short story:  A beautiful and riveting tale of love from afar!

August spotlight review: The Night Gardener 
by George Pelecanos

 

July Events:

July featured author: Erica Spindler

July's short story combines a bit of lunch, shopping and, of course, a very deadly desert!

July spotlight review: Blue Screen by Robert B. Parker

 

June Events:

June featured author: Joseph Finder, creator  of the New York Time's bestseller, Killer Instinct!  

June's short story is a frightening look at a future where science is but a memory....

June spotlight review:   The Hard Way by Lee Child

 

May Events:

May featured author:  Lisa Unger brings us her breakout novel, Beautiful Lies!

Get an inside glimpse of Karen Treanor's new title, The Angelus Ghost!

May Review:  Harlan Coben's exciting new Myron Bolitar mystery, Promise Me!

 

April Events:

April author of the month:  Lois Gilbert!

Check out the International Thriller Award Nominees

 

March Events:

March author of the month:  Michael Prescott!

March Spotlight Review: Sea Change by Robert Parker

Our March short story explores a writer's actions who has run out of ideas for his murderous fiction...

 

February Events:

February author of the month: Michele Martinez!

February Short Story:  Granny has some secrets, showing you're never too old to play the game!

February Spotlight Review:  Road to Purgatory and Road to Paradise by Max Allen Collins

Short Article: A humorous look at the truth from Legal Thriller author Paul Levine

 

January Events:

January featured author J. Carson Black talks about her new series!

January's short story from Anne K. Edwards, a haunting story of a man and his horse.

 

December Events:

December's short story from Anne K. Edwards, a young woman's idea of catching the last train out.

Spotlight Review for December: 
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her

For die hard fans of mystery:  Five Christmas Gift Suggestions 

 

November Events:

November's featured author is Jim Hansen, author of the upcoming legal thriller, NIGHT LAWS

November Short Story, The Inheritance, sometimes death and deceit go hand in hand!

Spotlight Review for November: Fiddlers by Ed McBain

 

October Events:

October featured author is David Morrell, creator of Creepers, a stunning new novel on urban exploration!

Read Dana King's mock interview:  it's a riot!

 

September Events:

September featured author is John Connolly!

September short story is a chilling account of murder from Mayra Calvani !

Spotlight Review:  Blood on the Leaves by Jeff Stetson!

 

August Events:

August author of the month, Denisa Mina!

August short story, THE PERFECT MURDER, from Kathy VanWey!

A fine and fitting good-bye tribute to Ed McBain from long-time fan, Dana King.

 

July Events:

July's author of the month is Elizabeth Benedict, creator of the stunning new break-out thriller, The Practice of Deceit!

In honor of Wimbledon, July spotlight review: Otto Penzler's, Murder is My Racquet, as reviewed by Paul Kane. 

July's short story, Hail Mary, from our staff reviewer Dana King, is a humorous take on the ending of a marriage, and a life.

 

June Events:

Our June author of the month is William Lashner, author of the legal thriller, Falls the Shadow!

June review of the month, Dana King explores Connelly's latest thriller, Black Angel!

Our short story for June comes from reader David Tracy.....an interesting look at perception.

 

May Events:

May author: Michael Robotham with his American debut of his engrossing novel, Suspect

Our May short story: Food Noir, an amusing and wry take on food and mystery from Dana King. 

Spotlight review for May: Agatha Christie-A Reader's Companion, reviewed by Paul Kane

 

April Events:

April Author of the month:
Victor Gischler, author of the new novel, Suicide Squeeze

April's short story told through a loving couple's emails reveals that it doesn't take much to solve a pesky problem. 

Tim Davis discusses Jance's new title, along with some interesting info on the author herself in this spotlight review for April!

 

March Events:


Robert Crais, author of the exciting Elvis Cole series!

Short story for March:  Skeletons in the Closet 

Spotlight review for March: Lovecraft: Tales as reviewed by Tim Davis

Also for March is the in-depth review of Otto Penzler's latest anthology of short stories: Dangerous Women, reviewed by Paul Kane

 

February Events:

February featured author:
William Bernhardt, a long time favorite of New Mystery Reader!
 

February's short story:
No Strings Attached, by Kathy VanWey.  The things that people will do for some spending money...  

 

January Events:   

Our January author of the month: James Hall, creator of the sure to be blockbuster of the year; Forest of the Night

January's short story comes our way from Kelly Ann Fitzpatrick...chock full of intrigue, double dealing and a wonderful surprise ending!

Spotlight review for January: An outing from the UK called The Lonely Dead by Michael Marshall and reviewed by Paul Kane

 

December Events:

December's author is Stephanie Kane, creator of the exciting and innovative series featuring defense attorney Jackie Flowers!

Another great short story from Kathy VanWey for December...a wry and funny look at the beauty of revenge!

 

November Events:

Our November author, Marianne Wesson,  creator of the stunning new legal thriller, CHILLING EFFECT!

November's short story, written by author Lisa Polisar; Three Measures Rest, a dynamite tale of murder!

 

October Events:

Our October author of the month is Frank Devlin, with his first suspense outing entitled "Love in all the Wrong Places"!!

Our October short story comes from Kathy VanWey ...murderous thoughts can go two ways.

Spotlight Review: Mr. Paradise by Elmore Leonard.  Reviewed by Paul Kane.

 

September Events:

Author for September:  Kevin O'Brien, author of several heart-pounding thrillers!

Karen Treanor, one of our top reviewers has a new book out....check out the great review!

Our September spotlight review:
The Return of the Dancing Master by Henning Mankell as reviewed by Stan Izen!

 

August Events:

Author for July/August:  Keith Ablow, author of the stunning series featuring forensic psychiatrist Frank Clevenger!

Our August short story comes from Kathy VanWey ....Strawberry and Rhubarb Pie ... Sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do...

 

July Events:

Our short story for the month of July comes from Stephen D. Rogers about a real estate agent who does more than sell houses!

Where Are All The Missing People: An article by  Marti Talbott

 

June Events:

Clinton McKinzie, author of the Antonio Burns series!

Our short story for the month of June comes from Jonathan Lowe, called Fate's Shadow....Because sometimes fate can cast a long and dangerous shadow.

 

May Events:

Harry Shannon in his mystery debut,  Memorial Day.  A suspenseful and poignant read  featuring fallen hero extraordinaire Mick Callahan!

Our short story for the month of May comes to us from Kathy VanWey.  What would you do for a good grade?  Read EXTRA CREDIT for an unsavory solution!

 

 

New Mystery Reader Magazine  editor@newmysteryreader.com