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“Corbett writes with an intensity of feeling. . . . Without compromising the stark realism of his bruising style.” —New York Times Book Review

Open Road Media announces the ebook publication of three gripping fiction titles by David Corbett, to be released on May 15, 2012. Drawing on his past experience as a private detective, Corbett spins award-winning tales of crime and redemption.

Corbett’s highly praised debut, The Devil’s Redhead, tells the story of Dan, a talented photographer and marijuana smuggler. He and his girlfriend, Shel, plot one final score—but Dan lands in jail, taking the fall for ...

Every year, Mystery Writers of America grants Edgar Awards to the best new fiction and nonfiction of the year. In celebration of the Edgars, we’ve created a new short film featuring previous winners and nominees: T. J. English, Joseph Wambaugh, Brian Freemantle, Don Winslow, James Ellroy, Anne Perry, Loren D. Estleman, Thomas Cook, and James Grady. These writers speak about their writing process and about the significance of winning an Edgar.

Every year, one author receives a Grand Master award for outstanding achievement in the genre. To salute these winners, Open Road Integrated Media is sharing excerpts from eight Grand ...

John Harvey recently read alongside a small jazz group at The Green Door Store in Undercroft at Brighton Station, England.  We caught up with John, author of the celebrated Charlie Resnick detective novels, and asked him about his love of jazz, his passion for music and how it inspires much of his writing, particularly the character of Charlie Resnick.

It was my decision to make him a lover of jazz. A long-term listener to jazz myself [and, for a short period, a less than moderate practitioner], I wanted the opportunity to write about the music I knew, to try and ...

In honor of this month's Women's History Month, we've put together a new documentary style mash-up video celebrating Women's Mystery Month.  Bestselling authors including Anne Perry, Susan Isaacs, Ruth Rendell and more share their thoughts on writing mystery and suspense from a woman's point of view.   Enjoy!

The Sensational History of a Wild West Outlaw

American outlaw John Wesley Hardin was one of the most legendary gunmen in the Wild West. Descendent of Revolutionary War hero Colonel Joseph Hardin, John Wesley became notorious as a teenager, killing dozens of men while on the lam. Born and raised in Texas, Hardin first shot and killed a man when he was just fifteen. He eluded the law and through the 1870s, he remained a fugitive, leaving a trail of bodies behind him. He was eventually captured by the Texas Rangers and served seventeen years in in prison. Upon his ...

If you're reading this, it stands to reason you love a good mystery.  In fact, you may even be a mystery writer. . . in which case, you'll surely want to read more about the field trip we took earlier this week to the newly founded Crime Fiction Academy situated in the Center for Fiction in New York City's Mercantile Library.

[What's that?  Oh. You were looking for the Links We Like segment?  Right.  Well, that posts on Fridays—come back tomorrow.  But, wait. . . ! Now that you're here, why not stick around, have a read, and share ...

Open Road Media and MysteriousPress.com continue to up the ante on the number of crime fiction titles available through their recently announced publishing partnership.  To date, novels from more than a dozen authors have been digitized and by year's end, nearly two dozen authors and more than 150 titles will be available for immediate download across all reading devices. 

Already, this one-of-a-kind publishing adventure has introduced works from masters including Christianna Brand, Ken Bruen, Edward Bunker, Thomas H. Cook, George H. Cox, James Ellroy, Adam Hall, Stuart Kaminsky, Jack O'Connell, Mark McShane, Ellery Queen, Ross Thomas, and Donald E. Westlake....