books

  • REVIEW AND INTERVIEW: Dietrich Kalteis and Crooked

    Dietrich Kalteis is one of those writers you can’t get enough of. Every new addition adds another to jewel to his crime writing crown. His latest historical crime offering, CROOKED, is absolutely no exception. Like an expert fisherman, Kalteis hooks readers from the outset thanks to a cast of dastardly charmers. Crooked, a fictional account,

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  • OUT NOW: EERIE ARIZONA

    Out this week is EERIE ARIZONA, my latest nonfiction book from The History Press, featuring creepy cryptid stories, ghostly haunts, the Phoenix Lights, and famous Arizona unsolved mysteries. Read about the chupacabra, the story behind the film Fire in the Sky, the murder of the star of Hogan’s Heroes, and more. Find it on Barnes

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  • REVIEW AND INTERVIEW: K.A. Schultz on her new books, GÖTHIQUE and KHRYSTMASS

    The words, “If you love the horrific lyrically delivered, this book is for you” were used to describe K.A. Schultz’s GÖTHIQUE, a late 2023 collection of prose and poetry that leans into the macabre the way a killer stalks their victims on a quiet night, silently at first, just out of sight, until the inevitable

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  • Off the Cuff with me and Dietrich Kalteis

    Thrilled to be today’s guest on Off the Cuff with one of the best crime writers of our generation, Dietrich Kalteis. We chatted about my latest Barker Mysteries novella, Monterey Lies, and writing stuff in general! Read it here!

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  • Whitehurst’s Top Reads of 2023

    Reading is often the best cure for what ails you. And 2023 was, for me, a year of ailments, ending with a flu bug that continues to rattle around in my chest as I type these words. There were some great reads this year, including many older tales and many new tales from up-and-coming talent.

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  • Monterey Lies coming this summer

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  • FIVE MOVES OF DOOM – Review and interview with A.J. Devlin

    A. J. Devlin’s freshman book “Cobra Clutch” won the 2019 Arthur Ellis Award and was named a finalist for the 2019 Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Awards. Not a bad feat for old “Hammerhead” Jed, who this month returns in the kickass “Five Moves of Doom,” the third muscle-flexing entry in Devlin’s tough-as-nails, banana-shaking crime series.

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  • Weird Fiction: ‘Berge Manor’ out now

    Happy to announce the publication of my weird fiction novel BERGE MANOR, from Strange Particle Press. Look for print and audiobook editions coming soon! Special thanks to the publisher for such a goth cover too! Get your ebook copy here! Read below for the blurb: In the creepy tradition of Robert Bloch’s PSYCHO and Shirley

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  • Monterey Noir reviewed at Col’s Criminal Library

    Thank you to Col’s Criminal Library for taking the time to review the first in Barker Mysteries, “Monterey Noir.” I appreciate the kind words and loved the review. Read the review here. Get your hands on a copy of Monterey Noir here, in kindle, print, and audio book.

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  • Featured in The Arizona Daily Star

    My latest nonfiction book for The History Press, “Murder & Mayhem in Tucson,” was featured this morning in The Arizona Daily Star for a story on southern Arizona authors. Thank you to them and writer Helene Woodhams for the mention! Read the article here and get your hands on Murder & Mayhem in Tucson here!

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