The End of The Blog

Thank you VERY much to all of you who have been checking out this blog. I hope you have found it time well spent! ;-)

However; 'tis time to say goodbye.

I am leaving Reel Girls and will not have time to keep this blog updated. I will be starting a new job, taking care of family, yadda, yadda ...

It has been good times sharing info with you. All the best to all of you!

Booked.tv was featured in Strand Magazine!

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On The Strand Mystery Magazine's website you will find samples of their short mystery stories, interviews, articles, and book reviews, as well as information on past issues, subscription forms, and much more. Check it out at http://www.strandmag.com/.

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Your own book review ... on this site!!

Have you read a really great crime fiction novel lately?
Want to have it featured on this blog site?
Well ... what's stopping you?!

Send me a review on a crime fiction book and I'll put it up on the site!
(However, I warn you that I may make some edits if there is profanity or inappropriate content.)

I look forward to hearing from you!

Adrienne Kelsey

A little bid of bad news ... A little bit of good news

So, guess what.
I have decided to leave Reel Girls :-(
Bummer ... but it was important career decision I needed to make.

Suffice to say ... I'm not sure just yet where this blogger will go ...

But I do promise to keep you posted! My goal is to keep this puppy going - whether it's still me part time, co-writing with someone else, or someone else taking over completely.

All the best!!

Cool Game - Murder or Suicide? - Exclusively from Booked.tv

Check out this cool game from the Booked.TV website:
Murder or Suicide? An Interactive Investigation.

Play the role of a crime scene investigator called to the scene of a suspicious death case. Gary Clarkson, age 44, has been found dead at his place of work. Investigate the crime scene, gather evidence, conduct suspect interviews and solve the interactive investigation. Was it murder or suicide?

Let me know what you think!!

Crime Fiction Festivals ... coming soon to a city near you?!

Hello all!

Got some updates for you on some cool crime fiction festivals coming up soon ...

In Washington, DC: Malice Domestic
An annual event out of Washington, D.C. that salutes traditional mystery books, best typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
April 25-27, 2008

In Toronto, Ontario: Bloody Words VIII
Bloody Words is Canada’s oldest and largest gathering of mystery readers and authors.
June 6-8, 2008

For other festivals ... check out the Booked.tv website!

Ttys

New Books from Authors Featured on Booked.tv website

Hello all!

After HOURS of researching (lol) ... I have compiled a list of the most recent books from authors featured on the Booked.tv website and provided a link to Amazon.ca for you to check into further if you are interested.

How much do you love me for doing this, right?!
Here you go:

• Mark Billingham's Death Message - Released Aug. 2007
• James O. Born's Burn Zone - Released Feb. 2008
• Peter Robinson's Friend of the Devil - Released Sept. 2007

To find out more about these authors, just click on the link below:

• Mark Billingham on Booked.tv website or www.markbillingham.com
• James O. Born on Booked.tv website or www.jamesoborn.com
• Peter Robinson on Booked.tv website or Inspectorbanks.com

All the best!
wtyl

Booked.tv has succumbed to the Facebook Craze!

Yes ... it's true ... Booked.tv has started a new Facebook group! Are you as excited as I am??

There are 99 members and counting ... having discussions, sharing links.

Wanna join the club?? Click here, login, and search for us by typing in "Booked - The Crime Fiction Club" or just "Booked".

Talk to you there!

Crime Fiction Conference ... in Hawaii!

So check this out ... a crime fiction conference in Hawaii! Fabulous right! Best part is ... it's not until March 7 - 12, 2009 so you have lots of time to save up for it and book time off from your busy schedule. ;-)

Here's some of the details:

Left Coast Crime 2009 (March 7 - 12, 2009) on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Programming: There will be a forensic track like you've never seen before; an interactive track that includes special events, interactive panels and sessions including Birds of a Feather (small group discussions), and much, much more! The meetings will take place in conference rooms, at the bar, and on the beach. In addition to great mystery content, there will be special sessions devoted to the flora and fauna and culture of Hawaii.

Interested in programming? Panelists, session moderators and others will be on a first come, first serve basis. Let them know what and who you'd like to see and hear. Registered attendees should send ideas and requests to: LCC09Programming@aol.com.

Reading: Prepare for your visit to Hawaii by reading mysteries set there. Check out their list at http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/2009/hawaii_books.html.

Plan Now: The committee is planning trips three days before and three days after the convention, as well as some trips during the convention itself. These include Visit the Volcano, snorkel, see the Petroglyphs, and more. Plan to come early and stay late. Read the blog at http://www.sayalohatomurder.com.

Hotel: They've locked in great rates at the Marriott Waikoloa from March 4 - 15, 2009. The rooms are going quickly. Go to http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/2009/hotel.html.

Register: The convention fee is $200 until March 9, 2008. $225 after March 10, 2008.
Check out their website for more information and to register at http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/2009.

This looks pretty great if you ask me ... let me know what you think ... who's in??

New stuff coming to Booked.TV!

Hello all!

I have some interesting updates to share.

Booked.tv has added a new crime fiction author to their site - John Connolly. John Connolly is a best-selling crime writer from Dublin, Ireland. Here's a little bit about him if you've never heard of him before:

John Connolly was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1968 and has, at various points in his life, worked as a journalist, a barman, a local government official, a waiter and a dogsbody at Harrods department store in London. He studied English in Trinity College, Dublin and journalism at Dublin City University, subsequently spending five years working as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times newspaper, to which he continues to contribute.

His first novel, Every Dead Thing, was published in 1999, and introduced the character of Charlie Parker, a former policeman hunting the killer of his wife and daughter. Dark Hollow followed in 2000. The third Parker novel, The Killing Kind, was published in 2001, with The White Road following in 2002. In 2003, John published his fifth novel - and first stand-alone book - Bad Men. In 2004, Nocturnes, a collection of novellas and short stories, was added to the list, and 2005 marked the publication of the fifth Charlie Parker novel, The Black Angel. John's seventh novel, The Book of Lost Things, a story about fairy stories and the power that books have to shape our world and our imaginations, was published in September 2006, followed by the next Parker novel, The Unquiet, in 2007. He is currently working on The Reapers which, if he stops pfaffing about, will be published in 2008.

John Connolly is based in Dublin but divides his time between his native city and the United States, where each of his novels has been set.

He is a great writer

Love is Murder conference in Rosemont

If you live in Rosemont, Illinois ... or will be there from Feb 1st to the 3rd ... there is a cool conference coming up called Love is Murder for fans, authors, and aspiring writers of mysteries, romantic suspense, horror and thrillers.

Panelists include nationally known authors, editors, publishers, and agents, as well a criminal justice experts, attorneys, police offices, and more.

Here's a little PR from the site ...

"Fans have the opportunity to hear some of the best mystery writers in this country and abroad discuss their books, their motivation for writing, their plans for future mystery novels -- just about anything fans are interested in. Fans are encouraged to question the authors during the panels, converse with them during meals and in the hospitality room, and generally mingle with them throughout the conference. We'll have authors who write in all the mystery fields -- amateur sleuth, thrillers, suspense, historical, paranormal, police procedurals, PI novels. Mostly, fans will enjoy a weekend of fun events and be able to indulge in the camaraderie that goes hand in hand with a love for the mystery genre."

To check out more about it, click on the following link: Love is Murder.

More festivals for crime and crime fiction lovers can be found on the Booked.tv website by clicking here!

Look for more entries coming soon!!

Crime Fiction Novels for Christmas ... Check it out at www.booked.tv!

Want a great crime fiction novel to read over the holiday season or desperately looking for one to give as a gift ... search no further.

There are two crime fiction novels that were highly recommended to me that I thought you might want to check out.

The first ... Ian Rankin's newest Inspector Rebus novel - Exit Interview. This is supposed to be the last one of the series ... but from the buzz I'm getting from everyone who's read it is that there better be another one! (For those of you who don't know who Ian Rankin is, he's the UK's #1 best-selling crime fiction author ... with a sexy accent to boot ;-) ).

Here's a little teaser:

It's late autumn in Edinburgh and late autumn in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus. As he tries to tie up some loose ends before retirement, a murder case intrudes. A dissident Russian poet has been found dead in what looks like a mugging gone wrong. By apparent coincidence a high-level delegation of Russian businessmen is in town, keen to bring business to Scotland. The politicians and bankers who run Edinburgh are determined that the case should be closed quickly and clinically. But the further they dig, the more Rebus and his colleague DS Siobhan Clarke become convinced that they are dealing with something more than a random attack - especially after a particularly nasty second killing. Meantime, a brutal and premeditated assault on local gangster 'Big Ger' Cafferty sees Rebus in the frame. Has the Inspector taken a step too far in tying up those loose ends? Only a few days shy of the end to his long, inglorious career, will Rebus even make it that far?

BONUS: Click here to listen to an exclusive podcast with Ian Rankin on Booked.tv. Trust me ... it'll be worth your time ... the man is funny!

The second book that you should check out is Rick Mofina's newest crime fiction novel - A Perfect Grave. Not only does it look like a REALLY good read ... but he's Canadian. There's a good enough reason right there!

Here's a little teaser to sink your mind into:

Perfect Grave is the third installment in Rick Mofina's internationally acclaimed new series featuring rookie crime reporter Jason Wade of The Seattle Mirror. In A Perfect Grave, Wade, a troubled loner from the wrong side of the tracks, pursues the story of a murdered Seatle nun. The case leads him to a hermit nun who founded a mysterious religious order; and ultimately to the dark secret that has tormented his ex-cop father for decades. It culminates in a life and death struggle against the clock. With time running out, Jason and his father battle the odds to confront a terrible truth. Catch this heart-pounding thrill ride of a series and discover why Mofina, a former reporter and two-time winner of the Arthur Ellis Award, counts James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, David Morrell, Sandra Brown and Kay Hooper among those who have praised his books.

That's all for me right now. Merry shopping ;-)

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I greatly recommend any feedback you have.

Thanks much in advance!!

Kathy Reichs audio podcast just for you ...

Ok, I admit it. I'm a shameless plugger of the Booked.tv website created by the independent production company I work for - Reel Girls Media. But I honestly can't help myself because I am so proud of this site and I actually think you will want to check out this podcast by Kathy Reichs - our featured crime fiction novelist. ;-)

If you haven't heard of Kathy Reichs ... she is a bestselling crime fiction novelist, forensic anthropologist, and producer of the primetime TV series Bones that airs on Fox. Kathy talks about the importance of ensuring forensic accuracy in her novels, why crime fiction is such a desirable genre, and the difference between writing novels and working in television.

Kathy is famous for her series of novels on the fictional character Dr. Temperance Brennan - the wry, impassioned director of forensic anthropology for the province of Quebec. Her first novel in the series - Deja Dead - has just been re-released in a 10th anniversary edition. Here's a little snippet on what it's about:

Dr. Temperance Brennan is driven to unravel shocking acts of violence by reading the bones of the dead. NP In the year since Tempe left behind a shaky marriage in North Carolina, work has often preempted her weekend plans to explore Quebec. But when an unidentified female corpse is discovered meticulously dismembered and stashed in garbage bags, Tempe detects an alarming pattern within the grisly handiwork -- and her professional detachment gives way to a harrowing search for a killer in the city's winding streets. With little help from the police, Tempe calls on her expertise, honed in the isolated intensity of the autopsy suite, to investigate on her own. But her determined chase is about to place those closest to her -- her best friend and her daughter -- in mortal danger....

Dunn ... dunn ... dunn! :-) Interested in checking it out?? Please check the Booked.tv website on Monday by clicking here.

If you are already well aware of Kathy and this series ... we also have her latest novel - Bones to Ashes - available to purchase through our Booked.tv website by clicking here. For your convenience ... here's what it's about:

Temperance Brennan, like her creator Kathy Reichs, is a brilliant, sexy forensic anthropologist called on to solve the toughest cases. But for Tempe, the discovery of a young girl's skeleton in Acadia, Canada, is more than just another assignment. Évangéline, Tempe's childhood best friend, was also from Acadia. Named for the character in the Longfellow poem, Évangéline was the most exotic person in Tempe's eight-year-old world. When Évangéline disappeared, Tempe was warned not to search for her, that the girl was "dangerous."

Thirty years later, flooded with memories, Tempe cannot help wondering if this skeleton could be the friend she lost so many years ago. And what is the meaning of the strange skeletal lesions found on the bones of the young girl?

Meanwhile, Tempe's beau, Ryan, investigates a series of cold cases. Three girls dead. Four missing. Could the New Brunswick skeleton be part of the pattern? As Tempe draws on the latest advances in forensic anthropology to penetrate the past, Ryan hunts down a serial predator.

Find great crime fiction novels to buy on www.booked.tv

With danger of sounding cliche or overly marketable ...

If you are looking for a new crime fiction book to read ... http://www.booked.tv/ has a huge library of books to choose from and provides you with a link directly to amazon.ca.

Just click here if you want to search for books by authors OR you can click here to search for books by title.

If you have a book that you would like to add to the booked.tv website or would like to post a review on this blog for one of the books featured on the booked.tv website ... please let me know! I would love to hear from you. Just email me at afkelsey@shaw.ca.

Otherwise, good luck searching and happy reading!

www.booked.tv - Check out this website if you are a crime fiction novel addict!

After starting an internship with a production company based out of Edmonton, Alberta CANADA called Reel Girls Media Inc., I quickly fell in love with one of their interactive media sites called BOOKED.TV --> http://www.booked.tv/

Now, you may be thinking oh yeah, this girl is just out to try and generate business for a company she works with and she really doesn't find it personally interesting. Not true at all! I really genuinely like this site. It's filled with podcasts, webisodes, author chats, and lots of other great stuff for people who love crime fiction novels - including me!

I really liked the selection of books. They cover a broad range of different crime fiction topics and authors.

I also really liked the webisodes. They are short little clips, only 2-3 minutes long, with interesting details about crime scene investigation from people working in the field in Canada. Take a couple of minutes to check them out and tell me if you agree.