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PJ Parrish

By Editor • Dec 11th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

Age: Pushing 60 Height/weight: 5 feet, 3 inches and trying not to shrink. I never weigh myself. If I get muffin-top when I put on my jeans, it’s time to cut back. Residence: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Killing Song (Pocket Books), will be the first stand-alone thriller written by Parrish, a New York Times best-selling [...]



Lisa Unger

By Editor • Dec 11th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

Unger is a New York Times best-selling mystery novelist whose 2010 book Fragile (Crown) was chosen as a “top book pick for great summer reads” on Good Morning America and selected as a “hot book” by Harper’s Bazaar. Beautiful Lies (Vintage) was a finalist for the International Thriller Writers’ best novel. LisaUnger.com Why do you [...]



Joe R. Lansdale

By Editor • Dec 11th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

Age: 58 Height: 5 feet, 10 inches Residence: Nacogdoches, Texas Lansdale has written mystery, suspense, horror, sci-fi and other novels and stories. His 2000 mystery The Bottoms (Mysterious Press) won the Edgar Award for best novel and was named a New York Times notable book of the year; it was released in paperback last week [...]



Jim DeFelice

By Editor • Dec 11th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

Age: Older than I think … Height/weight: 5 feet, 4 inches; 130 pounds In more than three dozen military and techno thrillers, and a military history titled Rangers at Dieppe (Berkley), DeFelice has explored the effects of war, politics, terrorism and technology on ordinary soldiers and civilians. He is best known for collaborating on best-selling [...]



Top 10 Mystery And Thriller Novels In South Florida

By Editor • Sep 10th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

  South Florida Adventures’ favorite literary genre is mystery/thriller, besides the obvious ones of sports and action-adventure. Murder on the Beach, a Delray Beach bookstore specializing in the killer genre, recently announced its monthly hardcover best-seller list. No. 1, Running Dark by Jamie Freveletti, features ultramarathoner Emma Caldridge who is on mile 35 of a [...]



June Thriller And Mystery Best Sellers

By Editor • Jul 3rd, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

    South Florida Adventures is all about getting your heart pumping fast, just like when reading thrillers and mysteries. Here are June’s best sellers at Murder on the Beach, a Delray Beach bookstore specializing in the genre. No. 1 on the hardcover list is James O’Neal, a resident of Lake Worth in Palm Beach [...]



Thriller & Mystery Best Sellers In South Florida

By Editor • Feb 2nd, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

At South Florida Adventures we love thrillers and mysteries that get our hearts pumping fast. Here are the January best sellers at Murder on the Beach, a Delray Beach bookstore specializing in the genre. Hardcovers 1. The First Rule by Robert Crais (Putnam, $27) 2. Silencer by James W. Hall (Minotaur, $25) 3. Deeper Than [...]



Top Thriller And Mystery Novels In South Florida

By Editor • Jan 29th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

  At South Florida Adventures we love thrillers and mysteries that get our hearts pumping fast. Here are the December best sellers at Murder on the Beach, a Delray Beach bookstore specializing in the genre.  Hardcovers  1. U Is For Undertow by Sue Grafton (Putnam, $28) 2. 9 Dragons by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $280) [...]



Mystery & Thriller Best Sellers In South Florida

By Editor • Sep 4th, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized

  Mysteries and thrillers provide cerebral adventures that get the blood pumping just like with physical adventures. So Delray’s Murder on the Beach, the only mystery/thriller bookstore in the region, shared its August best seller list with SouthFloridaAdventures.com. Jonathon King, No. 8 in the hardcover category, is a former college basketball player and former Sun Sentinel [...]