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Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin
By Nicolás Obregón December 20, 2019 Rebus doesn’t just prowl Edinburgh for wrong-doing, he is Edinburgh, and the city flows within his veins. 2004 was a strange year. At least in terms of awards, if nothing else. Clocks by Coldplay picked up Record of the Year at the Grammy’s, inexplicably beating Hey Ya! by OutKast. Across town, at the Oscars, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won Best Picture instead of Mystic River.
January 2019 by Abby Endler
By Abby Endler February 6, 2019 Hey there, reader! It’s officially 2019, and I’m thrilled to highlight these five January books worth checking out. When I’m not reading crime fiction or writing about crime fiction as Crime by the Book, I can often be found perusing Criminal Element’s fantastic selection of crime book reviews and features.
Nicolas Obregon's 'Sins As Scarlet' spotlights Los Angeles
Each author brings a different hue to the city or region he or she is writing about. Nicolas Obregon’s stunning second novel shows Los Angeles from the perspective of Kosuke Iwata, a former Japanese police detective who is now a private investigator in California. Born in Japan, where he was abandoned by his mother as a child, Iwata spent much of his youth growing up in California after his mother reclaimed him about a decade later.
The Best Cat-And-Mouse Chase Thrillers in Crime Fiction
By Paul Gadsby January 22, 2019 Paul Gadsby, author of Back Door to Hell, promises to get your heart racing with this list of the thrillers with the best chase scenes. When reading a book, there’s nothing quite like a pulsating pursuit to get you turning the pages. I’ve always loved the use of the cat-and-mouse chase as a plot device; the moment the tension boils over that sparks the frantic escape, the intense hunt, the heart-stopping near misses, the showdown between the hunter and the hunted.
Why Los Angeles (Still) Beguiles and Inspires - Finding Hidden Worlds in the City of Angels
You travel to Los Angeles for the first time anticipating the city you’ve seen and read about all your life. You bring preconceived ideas with you in your luggage: that there will be hopefuls rubbing shoulders with the hopeless, famous actors strolling along beaches where sun-kissed surfers dream of the Big One, and a slew of private detectives sleeping in their cars, mumbling cherchez la femme. You expect every anecdote overheard to become the twinkle of a screenplay in the waiter’s eye.
SINS AS SCARLET by Nicolas Obregon | Kirkus Reviews
A cold case gets hot and deadly when a veteran detective digs too deep. After catching the Black Sun Killer in his native Japan (Blue Light Yokohama, 2017), veteran detective Kosuke Iwata has left behind both Tokyo and his police career for sunny Southern California and work as a private investigator. Part of this transition has involved leaving behind his wife, Cleo, who recently died after having been in a vegetative state for several years following a suicide attempt.
5 Crime Books That Explore the Underbelly of Los Angeles - Finding Hidden Worlds in the City of Angels
When I moved to Los Angeles two and a half years ago, it was with the (possibly naive) intention of capturing the city’s dusky underbelly for my next novel. In Sins As Scarlet, I wanted my Japanese-American detective, Inspector Iwata, to drift through the unvarnished tranches of LA—the industrial, the suburban, the impoverished—neighborhood kingdoms so often shunned by ‘mainstream’ story-telling. What I found was a city as beguiling as it was inspiring.
Get in the Holiday Spirit with these 4 Christmas Cozies!
By John Valeri December 7, 2018 The best way to spread Christmas cheer is reading cozies throughout the year! Christmas comes but once a year—and with it, a bookish bounty of murder, mayhem, and merriment! Seasonal cozies are as much tradition as cookies, cakes, and pies, and pair equally well with a hot cup of tea (or something stronger) and a roaring fire.
Blue Light Yokohama
Inspector Kosuke Iwata returns to duty after a 14-month break, taken for personal reasons. He is immediately assigned to the case of a Korean family of four, butchered in their own home. The killing has ritual elements, and although preliminary enquiries turn up a few suspects, none seem to fit. A complication is that Akashi, the original detective assigned to the case, has recently committed suicide, and the trail has gone cold.
Private Eye July reading guide
Want to join in the fun during Private Eye July, but not sure where to start? Or are you a diehard mystery and suspense fan looking to fill your TBR list in one fell swoop? Then read on for our favorite procedurals, true crime stories, domestic thrillers and just about everything in between. The "girl" thriller of the year: Quincy Carpenter was the only survivor of a cabin massacre straight out of a slasher movie 10 years ago, but has she really put her horrific past behind her?
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