The Rap Sheet

24/06/2025

Enjoy this 1951 pilot for a Peter Graves TV series that ultimately wasn't picked up.

This rare footage only seen before in a few clips now restored. Peter Graves who plays Bill Ballin, a former policeman who now works for the Las Vegas casino...

21/06/2025

From Janet Rudolph: "Summertime, and the living is easy. Or is it? So many mysteries taking place during Summer are filled with murder and mayhem -- on the Beach, at the Lake, and in the 'hot' City! What follows is a list of Summer Crime Fiction that exudes the heat and accompanying crime of Summertime. I've omitted most Fourth of July and Labor Day Mysteries from this list because I'll be updating those specific lists later this Summer."

Today marks the Summer Solstice! It is my favorite day of the year because it's the longest, and I love light! Today is also the first da...

17/06/2025

"On the mafia queens, criminal masterminds, and black widows of the 20th century."

Since I set out to write about dangerous women of history, I’ve dug into the lives of all kinds of female criminals, pickpockets, mob wives, madams, and murderers. Some had wild stories, sure, but …

17/06/2025

Nominations for the 2025 Macavity Awards were announced this morning, in five categories. https://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/06/macavity-kudos.html

12/06/2025

The Private Eye Writers of America has announced its finalists for the 2025 Shamus Awards.
https://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/06/distinguished-dicks.html

12/06/2025

From CrimeReads: "Olivia Worley looks at the literature of unrequited love."

If there’s one thing I love, it’s a book about obsession. Maybe that’s because reading one often mirrors the feeling of getting obsessed: you’re drawn in by a narrator’s mesmerizing voice, and then…

11/06/2025

Among the most interesting recent crime and thriller releases are works by S.A. Cosby, Ashley Weaver, Stephen King, Anna Bailey, Linwood Barclay, and Katherine Reay.

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

11/06/2025

"Discovering characters in the world of Mary Russell (and Sherlock Holmes)."

One of the great pleasures in historical fiction—as a reader, but also as a writer—is learning stuff. Setting aside the minor quibble that we writers lie for a living, the rules of the game are cle…

11/06/2025

"Day of the Jackal" author Frederick Forsyth has died at age 86.
https://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-end-comes-for-forsyth.html

09/06/2025

"Renowned South African crime author Irma Venter plunges readers into the arid expanse of the Great Karoo where the little town of Carnavon harbours old grudges, secrets and an unsolved murder that took place three years back."
https://crimefictionlover.com/2025/06/red-tide-by-irma-venter/

09/06/2025

"If the career of an author were a storyline, Linwood Barclay has thrown down a bit of a plot twist with his latest novel. What we’re used to is pacy thrillers with themes pulled from the headlines. Private detectives. Investigative journalists. Cops. However, with 'Whistle,' the Canadian author steps into world of horror. Creepy things that whistle in the night …"
https://crimefictionlover.com/2025/06/interview-linwood-barclay/

08/06/2025

Courtesy of B.V. Lawson, In Reference to Murder.
https://inreferencetomurder.typepad.com/my_weblog/