VJ Books Blog

Sod goodwill, give me crime

(theaustralian.news.com, Dec. 6, Graeme Blundell) A time for old mates, Christmas is a good reason to renew acquaintance with saved-up favourite genre authors, friends who can still provoke our attention. These are the guys we know won’t let us down, their books...

Miami Book Fair Preview: Edna Buchanan

(www.miaminewtimes.com, Nov. 07) Every corner of the country worth a damn seems to have a signature author painting its streets in the darkest shades on the palette – from Tony Hillerman hiking the parched Navajo desert to Dennis Lehane lurking in Boston’s...

Tony Hillerman – Dies at 83

(guardian.co.uk, Oct 31, Michael Carlson) Award-winning US mystery writer drawn to the world of the Navajo people. Tony Hillerman’s 18 mystery novels, set in the Navajo lands of south-west America, earned him first a cult following and later best-seller status....