Michael Sears

1 month ago | thebigthrill.org | Michael Sears

By Michael SearsIrma Venter is a bestselling South African crime fiction writer and journalist. She writes books about strong women, interesting men, and the fascinating space between right and wrong. Her debut in North America, Red Tide, is out from Catalyst Press. Deon Meyer commented, “Red Tide proves it again – Irma Venter is world-class.”Jaap Reyneke has retired as a detective, but the unsolved murder of his goddaughter on a Karoo farm three years before still eats at him.

Jan 6, 2025 | thebigthrill.org | Michael Sears |Elizabeth Crowens |Tracey Devlyn |Timothy Smith

By Michael SearsKwei Quartey’s latest book in the award-winning PI Emma Djan series set in Ghana was released last year. The first book in the series, The Missing American, was an Edgar Award nominee, and winner of the 2021 Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel. Emma has grown with the series, and all the books have powerful backstories relevant to Ghana (and, in fact, to all of us).

Dec 3, 2024 | crimereads.com | Michael Sears

When I sat down to write a crime novel set in Queens, New York, I did a quick look over my shoulder to see if I was stepping on anyone’s toes—or standing on their shoulders. Article continues after advertisementAfter all, it is impossible to write a dark mystery set in Manhattan without acknowledging the work of Lawrence Block. Or Ed McBain. Rex Stout. Chester Himes. Donald Westlake. And so on. It’s a crowded field. But Manhattan is only one of the five boroughs.

Nov 19, 2024 | thebigthrill.org | Michael Sears |Tracey Devlyn

By Michael SearsAnnamaria Alfieri is the author of three critically-acclaimed historical mysteries set in South America and four novels set in Kenya in the early nineteen hundreds. The Africa series follows the Commandments – or rather the breaking of them. The first book, Strange Gods, takes place in the burgeoning British East African town of Nairobi in 1911.

Oct 4, 2024 | thebigthrill.org | Michael Sears

By Michael SearsAbi Daré grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and then moved to the UK to further her education. Her debut novel introduced Adunni, a young girl in Nigeria who refuses to sit around quietly and let things happen to her. The Girl with the Louding Voice was a widely-acclaimed international best seller and has over 100,000 4/5 star reviews on Amazon worldwide. The sequel, And So I Roar, which has just been released, is even better.