The Rap Sheet

Harrogate International Festivals this morning announced its shortlist  of nominees for the 2026 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Y...

Sisters in Crime Australia recently released its longlists of books being considered for the 2026 Davitt Awards, “celebrating excellence in...

Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more. ...

It’s June, time again for publications to begin issuing their “best books of the year … so far” lists. I don’t know that I shall weigh in on...

There are several dozen category winners in this year’s INDIES Book of the Year Awards program, coordinated by Foreword Reviews  and designe...

• Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov, Kenneth Branagh , David Suchet, Alfred Molina, John Malkovich, even Tony Randall—over the decades, they have...

Well, after severe time pressures this last spring compelled me to limit my list of forthcoming crime, mystery, and thriller works to U.S....