Tag Archives: Stephen King

The Tale of the Naturalist’s Log

Posted on July 24, 2014 by mcwarchives

There are books we love because they move us, maybe even change the way we live our life. Vicki Doudera here. Don’t worry — I’m not going to talk about The Goldfinch again. (But that post’s available here if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Vicki's Posts | Tagged Matt Doudera, Stephen King | 8 Comments

Once Upon a Time … in Maine

Posted on May 19, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Today our guest at Maine Crime Writers is Jenny Milchman, whose newest book, RUIN FALLS, was published in April. Welcome, Jenny! I spent a lot of time in Maine, summers as a child. Monhegan Island, Port Clyde, Cushing, Rockport… all … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged Castle Rock, Cover of Snow, Cujo, Jen ny Milchman, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Monhegan, Ruin Falls, Stephen King, Tess Gerritsen, The Dead Zone | 5 Comments

Weekend Update: January 18-19, 2014

Posted on January 18, 2014 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers we’ll be featuring posts from Vicki Doudera (Monday) Dorothy Cannell (Tuesday), Special Guest Jenny Milchman (Wednesday) Jim Hayman (Thursday), and Susan Vaughan (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Barb Ross, Best New England Crime Stories 2015: Rogue Wave, Dorothy Cannell, Edgar Awards, Hallie Ephron, James Hayman, Lea Wait, Mary Higgins Clark Award, Stephen King, Susan Vaughan, Vicki Doudera, writers' retreat | 1 Comment

For Halloween – Our Scariest Books Ever

Posted on October 31, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait: I’m not a big fan of scary stories for the sake of scary .. although I love many contemporary suspense books, I don’t stay up all night to avoid nightmares. (Although I may stay up close to all … Continue reading →

Tagged Bone, Edgar Allan Poe, George Chesbro, Group Post, IT, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Pet Sematary, Red Dragon, Stephen King, The Cask of Amontillado, The Exorcist, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Haunting of Hill House, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Shining, Thomas Harris | 7 Comments

For lovers of new authors, we introduce Dale T. Phillips

Posted on July 16, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Tell us about your latest book, A Shadow on the Wall: In this third outing of the series, Zack Taylor’s new life in Maine is crumbling. His fledgling Portland business is in jeopardy, he’s been dumped by his lady love, … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged Dale T. Phillips, Portland Maine, Shadow on the Wall, Stephen King, University of Maine Orono, Zack Taylor series | 9 Comments

Maine Visitors Ask: What, No Cabot Cove??

Posted on June 16, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

(Our Guest Blogger today is Paula Keeney, from Mainely Murders Bookstore in Kennebunk) It’s (almost) summer in Maine. That means the tourists are back and many are looking for some good summer/beach reads. How do you spell m-y-s-t-e-r-i-e-s? At Mainely … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged Brandon Blake, Cabot Cove, Claire Fergusson, Deadline, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow, James Hayman, Jessica Fletcher, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kate Flora, Maine Murders Bookstore, Mike McCabe, mystery bookstores, Playing God, Port City Black and White, Port City Shakedown, Redemption, Rizzoli and Isles, Stephen King, Tess Gerritsen, The Angel of Knowlton Park, The Chill of Night, The Cutting | 2 Comments

Stephen King at UMass Lowell

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. A week ago today, my husband and I went to hear Stephen King speak at UMass Lowell. It was amazing, and frankly, a bit surreal. First of all, there were more than 3,000 people there. For most … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged Adam Renn Olenn, Andre Dubus, Barbara Ross, Best New England Crime Stories: Dead Calm, Stephen King, Tsongas Arena, UMass Lowell | 7 Comments

The Scariest Book I Ever Read Was . . .

Posted on October 28, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

In honor of Halloween, one of crime writers’ favorite holidays, we’re recycling a post from the past in which we shared our own scary favorites and solicited views from some of our Sisters (and Brothers) in Crime. Just as scary … Continue reading →

Tagged A Sight for Sore Eyes, Bad Little Falls, Carol O'Connell, Catherine Haynes, Criminal Minds, Daphne du Maurier, Edge of Dark Water, Erik Larsen, Farthing, Francis Dolarhyde, Group Post, Hallie Ephron, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Hannibal Lecter, Into the Darkest Corner, James Herbert, Janis Bolster, Jo Walton, Joe R. Lansdale, Lea Wait, Lisa Haselton, Marni Graff, Paul Doiron, Poe, Rebecca, Red Dragon, Robbie Harold, Rosemary's Baby, Ruth McCarty, ruth rendell, Salems Lot, scary mysteries, Sisters in Crime, Stephen King, Susan Santangelo, The Cask of Amontillado, The Devil in the White City, The Fog, The Other Woman, The Pit and the Pendulum, the vault, Thomas Harris, Vicki Doudera, We Need to Talk About Kevin | 11 Comments

Fifty Shades of Distraction

Posted on May 23, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, just back from eight days in London and Amsterdam, and scrambling to catch up, get the laundry done, and sink back into a novel that needs major tweaking before it can go to the agent who has … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged A Reliable Wife, A Visit from the Goon Squard, Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers, Donald Maass, Elmore Leonard, James W. Hall, Jennifer Egan, Robert Goolrick, Selling the Breakout Novel, Stephen King | 12 Comments

Library Noir

Posted on April 14, 2012 by mcwarchives

Vicki Doudera here, closing up our series of posts pertaining to National Library Week, and wondering what to say that hasn’t been said by my fellow Maine Crime Writers? Should I regale you with sunny stories of libraries I have known, … Continue reading →