Archive for the ‘mysteries’ Category

Kathleen George’s New Novel Comes Out of Hiding

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Hideout by Kathleen GeorgeHIDEOUT, Kathleen George’s latest novel, comes out from St. Martin’s Minotaur next week. After the jump, hear what nice things Booklist and Library Journal have to say about it!

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Macavity, Macavity, There’s No One Like Macavity!

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

The Poacher's Son by Paul DoironWe’re very pleased to tell you that THE POACHER’S SON has been nominated for a Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel. A big congratulations to Paul Doiron!

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Update Your Summer Reading List!

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

If you’re wondering which books to take to the beach this summer, the Sacramento Bee and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch are here to help! The Bee recommends two of our favorites, BACK OF BEYOND by C.J. Box and TRESPASSER by Paul Doiron, which also made the Post-Dispatch’s list. Both books were also recently featured on The Rap Sheet’s summer reading list, so we think they should definitely be on yours, too!

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Publishers Weekly Gives Hideout A Star

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Hideout by Kathleen GeorgePublishers Weekly calls HIDEOUT, Kathleen George’s forthcoming novel, “stellar” — and they must really think it is because they also give it a starred review!

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Author on Fire

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Night on Fire by Douglas CorleoneDouglas Corleone has been a very busy man promoting NIGHT ON FIRE, his latest mystery!

In addition to giving a presentation at the Hawaii Books and Music Festival and appearing on ABC affiliate KITV and radio station KZOO, Doug recently completed a virtual book tour, hitting 30 blogs in 30 days. (Hey, if we lived in Hawaii, we’d never want to leave either!) (more…)

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Library Journal Praises Corleone’s Latest

Friday, April 1st, 2011

Night on Fire by Douglas Corleone St. Martin’s will publish NIGHT ON FIRE by Douglas Corleone next month, and Library Journal says, “The John Grisham-style twists and turns and cinematic courtroom scenes keep the pages turning. With its high-octane pace, this is perfect airplane fare. Before you know it, you’ll be humming Hawaii Five-O theme music and thinking about William Lashner’s Victor Carl, another lawyer who couldn’t resist getting involved with his beautiful clients. ” 

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Some ‘Barry’ Exciting News!

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Each year, the Barry Awards, presented by Deadly Pleasures magazine, honors the best in crime fiction, so we’re beyond thrilled to tell you that they’ve chosen to recognize three ARLA authors! (more…)

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Kirkus’ Picks Are No Mystery To Us!

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Kirkus ReviewsWe’re very excited to tell you that both C.J. Box’s NOWHERE TO RUN and Paul Doiron’s THE POACHER’S SON made it onto Kirkus Reviews’ Best Mysteries of 2010 list!

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Probably The Only Time A Sportsman Will Approve Of A Poacher

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

The Poacher's Son by Paul DoironThe Maine Sportsman, the biggest outdoor publication in New England, recently raved about THE POACHER’S SON, calling it “an exceptional read, includes great characters and a terrific plot…a page turner for sure.”

The reviewer, who happens to be the Executive Director of the Sportsman Alliance of Maine, calls Doiron’s depiction of a Maine game warden “spot on” and “carefully and accurately drawn.” That means a lot coming from an expert!

He concludes, “Although Doiron agrees he’s lucky to get his first novel published, you’ll be the lucky one if you buy it and read it.” We couldn’t agree more!
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Another Reader Falls In Love With The Poacher’s Son

Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The Poacher's Son by Paul DoironPopMatters recently raved about Paul Doiron’s debut novel, calling it “pure, unadulterated literary suspense. Beautifully crafted and perfectly paced, it makes you tuck your feet up under you while reading, and occasionally look nervously over your shoulder—just to make certain no one is there.”

The reviewer concludes, “The Poacher’s Son is a great read with a fantastic ending. The best part: it’s not really over. Doiron plans on writing a series of books featuring Mike Bowditch. I’m looking forward to the next one.”

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