Artist : Andre Martins de Barros
Lesa Holstine is holding a Christmas giveaway on her blog, with a chance to win two Christmas mysteries relating to food. Just drop her an e-mail to enter - but hurry, because tomorrow (November 15) is the deadline.
Crimespree is also sponsoring a giveaway of copies of Jamie Freveletti’s Dead Asleep and The Janus Reprisal. Just drop them an e-mail before November 16th.
Fan of cozy mysterys? Jenn's Bookshelves will be featuring her favorite cozy mystery series each day from December 1 - 8.
The spy museum in Washington, D.C., has just opened an exhibit titled "Exquisitely Evil: 50 Yeras of Bond Villains." The Museum has partnered with the Bond film producers to showcase over 100 artifacts from the films, from airships and underground lairs to nuclear weapons and hungry sharks. The exhibit also includes short videos and interactive stations.
Publishers Weekly has named its list of Best Mystery/Thriller books of 2012. They include:
- Exit Plan by Larry Bond
- Creole Belle by James Lee Burke
- Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain
- Black Box by Michael Connelly
- The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- Dead Anyway by Chris Knopf
- Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
- Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton
- Phantom by Jo Nesbo
- Mandarin Gate by Eliot Pattison
- Agent 6 by Tom Robb Smith
Amazon also released its list of the top books of 2012, including the Top 10 in the Mystery/Thriller genre:
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwen
- Live by Night by Dennie Lehane
- May We Be Forgiven by E.M. Homes
- Defending Jacob by William Landay
- Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton
- The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura
- Phantom by Jo Nesbø
- Creole Belle by James Lee Burke
- Broken Harbor by Tana French
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