Category Archives: crime

My First Published eBook

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

Poch Peralta’s first eBook, The Picasso Anthology, is published by Amazon. The ebook is a compilation of short stories comprising of most sub-genres of crime fiction i.e., cozy (humorous), police procedural, hard-boiled, etc. The style of the book is comparable … Continue reading →

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Writers Beware Program

Posted on February 12, 2010 by

These folks are wizards when it comes to digging up the dirt. Let’s all team up to support the Writers Beware Program and catch the plagiarists. -http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/.

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Physical Anthropology/Human Bones in Forensics

Posted on February 6, 2010 by

One will notice that in crime fiction, forensics is always about human body parts, textile (including carpet) fibers, and just everything about what the victim or criminal touched. In Aaron Elkins’ “Icy Clutches”, it was specifically about human bones. In … Continue reading →

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The Curse of Sherlock Holmes

Posted on January 21, 2010 by

Tip: This article is a ready idea for a great novel. It exposes how the copyright ownership of ‘Sherlock Holmes’ is still being fought for until now so much so that even Jean Conan Doyle, a daughter of the creator, … Continue reading →

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Two Bestselling Writers Just Passed Away

Posted on January 20, 2010 by

Another bestselling author in my library has passed away. Robert Parker, who helped revive and modernize the hard-boiled sub-genre of crime fiction died last Monday of natural causes. He was just 77. Thirty-seven of his more than 50 novels feature … Continue reading →

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The Daughter of Time -History Investigated

Posted on January 5, 2010 by

I’ve managed to buy a 1951 crime/mystery book The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey which the New York Times praised as ‘One of the best mysteries of all time’. What makes the book unique is that Tey’s sleuth Alan … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes 2009

Posted on January 2, 2010 by

Do you know that fans of Sherlock still send fan mails to the fictional (of course) address of the King of Fictional Sleuths at Baker street of London as if he’s alive? From Fletch: ‘The new Sherlock Holmes movie opened … Continue reading →

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Snubbed Manuscript Saves Writer from Bankruptcy

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

Here is another success story of a desperate writer: ‘The publishing world is in a frenzy over a debut novel whose Australian author is drawing comparisons to JK Rowling (Harry Potter? Perhaps you’ve heard of it.). “Beautiful Malice was one … Continue reading →

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Very Evil Someone

Posted on August 11, 2009 by

I know someone who is so evil that he wishes his younger sister to die first before him because he doesn’t trust her about the family wealth that would be left behind. He shamelessly told me that. The irony is … Continue reading →

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