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If you’re looking for a fast-paced, exciting, yet intelligent book for your next read, look no further – Stieg Larsson’s trilogy should top your summer reading list. [Read more...]

The scariest stories and most frightening fiction. What tales of terror give you chills?

The winners of the Bram Stoker Awards were announced over the weekend at the annual banquet dinner, which this year was held in England on the pier in Brighton. Best Novel: Audrey’s Door by Sarah Langan Best First Novel: Damnable by Hank Schwaeble Best Long Fiction: The Lucid Dreaming by Lisa Morton Best Non-Fiction: Writers [...]

Yesterday we lost a great sportsman and a great writer in Dick Francis. When a person can excel in their chosen profession and be one of the best in the world it is an amazing thing. Francis did this as the jockey for Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, winning over 350 National Hunt races. Even [...]

Robert B. Parker and fellow crime writer Dennis Lehane were friends. The two men shared an “appreciation for the sordid side of their beloved Boston, brought to life in their work in hard-boiled prose.”

Mystery Writers of America has announced its Nominees for the 2010 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honor the best in mystery writing. The winners are to be announced at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City on April 29, 2010. Or you can just check back here, or add our feed to your blog reader. [...]

What ten books does Stephen King say were his best reads of 2009? We’ve got the list…

America’s most popular weatherman Al Roker tries his hand at murder?!?!

Stephen King makes an appearance in the latest issue of Playboy.

Dan Brown and his Lost Symbol book have enjoyed two weeks of positive publicity and now here comes the bad stuff. The Telegraph reveals 50 factual errors in the novel and also The Da Vinci Code. Langdon is shown lecturing his students that the Christian tradition of communion, eating the body of their god, comes [...]