Tag Archives: crime novel
International intrigue follows James Krieg
The Neighbor from Geneva is the second international thriller written by 1977 Boston College grad F. David Ford. Like his debut novel, The Great Trade, this book features the adventures of former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer James Krieg, who … Continue reading
Murder in Harvard Square
Boston College Law School Professor R. Michael Cassidy, a nationally recognized expert in criminal law and legal ethics, drew on his knowledge of both academic life and criminal procedure for his debut novel, When the Past Is All Deception (Atmosphere … Continue reading
The Chicago underworld
Boston College graduate Chuck Hogan is the author of Gangland (Grand Central Publishing, 2022), a new thriller based on Tony Accardo, who led the mob in Chicago in the 1970s, and his right-hand man Nicky Passero. What Accardo doesn’t know … Continue reading
Dermot Sparhawk
The crime novel series featuring private investigator Dermot Sparhawk continues with the release of Murder in the Charlestown Bricks. The novel is about Sparhawk’s search for the person who murdered a woman who was like a second mother to him. … Continue reading
Post-Soviet crime fiction
Alexei Bayer, a Russian-born economist, fiction writer, and translator, will present “Post-Soviet Crime Fiction: A Genre in Search of Identity” on Mar. 29 at 5:30 p.m. in Stokes Hall, South, Room S209. He will discuss the development of the crime novel into … Continue reading