Amazon adds animated cover to Patricia Cornwell's "Quantum"

Posted on July 30, 2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We know Fussy fans are looking forward to Patricia Cornwell’s Quantum. While you still have to wait for October 1...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: E-reader, Mystery, Technology

My favorite murder: 13 authors dish

Posted on July 26, 2019 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times asked thirteen crime authors which of their fictional murders has been their favorite. Lee Child, Karin...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Mystery, The New York Times, Thriller

Andrea Camilleri, creator of the Inspector Montalbano books, has died

Posted on July 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s never too late to try your hand at writing. Granted, Andrea Camilleri didn’t exactly start from scratch, but the...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Mystery, Obituary, The Guardian, The New York Times

Crime fiction is making headlines

Posted on July 8, 2019 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The long-running debate over how much violence in any sort of media affects its consumers doesn’t appear to be petering...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Mystery, The Guardian, Thriller

Kick off the Fourth of July with quick patriotic reads

Posted on July 4, 2019 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Happy Fourth of July to our American readers! If you need a quick dose of holiday-appropriate fiction to get you...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Free reads, Historical fiction, Mystery

Author Karin Slaughter discusses literature and libraries

Posted on June 20, 2019 at 2:33 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Crime writer Karin Slaughter has truly made it big in the publishing world, with bestseller status well-established and film and...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery, Thriller, Writer's Digest

Author Q&A: Thomas Hollyday

Posted on June 12, 2019 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Romance-mystery author Thomas Hollyday's photo and website URL.

Today we’re interviewing Thomas Hollyday, author of romance mysteries.

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery

Author Q&A: Ted Clifton

Posted on June 10, 2019 at 8:53 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Mystery author Ted Clifton's photo and website URL.

Today we’re interviewing mystery author Ted Clifton.

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery

Meet the man who created Encyclopedia Brown

Posted on June 9, 2019 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If we were to make a list of books we most strongly associated with bookworms of all ages, we’d have...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Children's literature, Classic literature, Mystery

Try out Fussy's new mystery-recommendation tool

Posted on June 5, 2019 at 4:05 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ready to shake up your book-recommendation routine? Fussy is beta-testing a new way to suggest free mystery ebooks — they’ll...

Categories: Library Updates

Tagged As: Free reads, Mystery, Technology