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Tis the Season to be (Fictionally) Murdered

Tis the Season to be (Fictionally) Murdered

Catriona McPherson Chooses her Top Holiday Crime Novels

By Catriona McPherson | December 1, 2023

On The Horrifying, Hilarious Violence of a Punch & Judy Puppet Show

On The Horrifying, Hilarious Violence of a Punch & Judy Puppet Show

"Because who doesn’t love a puppet, with a wriggling, uneasy love that might be terror?"

By Catriona McPherson | December 6, 2021

The End of Things: My Favorite Islands in Crime Fiction

The End of Things: My Favorite Islands in Crime Fiction

“Best of an island is once you get there—you can’t go any farther … you’ve come to the end of things."

By Catriona McPherson | November 25, 2020

The Mother Archetypes of Crime Fiction

The Mother Archetypes of Crime Fiction

7 Mothers You Meet in Crime Novels, from Gothicly Evil to Disastrously Giving

By Catriona McPherson | October 22, 2018

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