An Interview with Hayden Trenholm

Hayden Trenholm is the Aurora Award winning author of two novels and numerous short stories and plays. he is also a familiar face at KeyCon, Winnipeg's science fiction and fantasy convention. Hayden was kind enough to answer some questions about his writing and his latest novel, Steel Whispers.

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A Review of Vanilla Ride by Joe R. Lansdale

Good ol' boys Hap Collins and Leonard Pine return to star in their first new adventure in eight years, Vanilla Ride. What starts as a simple favour for a friend -- rescuing his granddaughter from her deadbeat, drug dealing boyfriend -- quickly has the the duo at odds with not only the local law, but the Dixie Mafia.

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Crime Writer's Association Releases Dagger Shortlists

The CWA's Dagger Awards shortlists are out, and it looks like the Scandinavians have taken the knives to the competition. Of the six finalists for the International Dagger, which celebrates the best spy, thriller, suspense, crime or mystery novel translated into English for U.K. publication, France's Fred Vargas was the only non-scandinavian on the list.

The International Dagger Shortlist:

• Shadow by Karin Alvtegen
• The Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indriðason
• The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
• The Redeemer by Jo Nesbø
• Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin
• The Chalk Circle Man by Fred Vargas

You will find a complete list of nominees in all categories here.

An Interview with Linda L. Richards

Linda L. Richards' first novel featuring drunken private dick Dexter J. Theroux and plucky secretary Kitty Pangborn, Death Was the Other Woman, was one of my favourite novels of 2008. The follow up, Death Was in the Picture will without a doubt find itself in similar company for 2009. Linda was kind enough to agree to a brief email interview to answer some of my questions.

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