If you’re gonna be in or around New York City on the evening of Wednesday, September 21, join publisher Charles Ardai, Lawrence Block and me, your not-so-humble narrator at the Mysterious Bookshop to kick off the relaunch of Hard Case Crime. Block will be signing his sexy and controversial GETTING OFF and I’ll be signing my new Angel Dare book ( Read more... )

Taking a short break from my UK reportage to post about a book I just read. THE END OF EVERYTHING by Megan Abbott ( Read more... )

Listen up, Skins. My novel HOODTOWN is now available in eBook format. You think Angel Dare is tough? Wait till you meet X. Click here to download that bad bitch right now.

Here's a snippet of the publisher's press release, in case you still need convincing:

"Hoodtown, the genre-bending ‘lucha-noir’novel from
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The response to my auction has been astounding so far. I've already raised almost $500 to help fighters and other athletes suffering from post-concussive disorders (including my own personal donation.) But it's not over yet. There are still three days left on the auction.

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Yesterday I decided it would be a nice idea to put one of my CHOKE HOLD ARCs up for auction to raise money to help fighters and other athletes suffering from post-concussive syndrome. I'm absolutely blown away by the fantastic response ( Read more... )

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Hi, my name is Christa, and I didn't like The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo ( Read more... )

I’ve been on a kick of fighting my way down the TBR pile lately, trying to reduce its height. At least until it’s less than my own. In heels, anyway. Come on, a gal’s gotta have goals, right? Anyway, I’m digging deep and reading books I’ve been meaning to get to for way too long. One of the books on that stack was Stephen Jay Schwartz’ BOULEVARD ( Read more... )

Check out the gorgeous Glen Orbik cover art for my new Angel Dare novel CHOKE HOLD, forthcoming from Hard Case Crime in Feb. 11.


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I’m not doing any official signings this year, but I’ll be there. Tonight I’ll be at the Mystery Bookstore for their annual pre-festival party and then I’ll be wandering around the festival tomorrow. You can probably find me by triangulating between the Mystery Bookstore booth, the MWA booth and the Sisters in Crime booth. See you there!