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Keith Roysdon

Keith Roysdon
Keith Roysdon is a lifelong writer and is the co-author of three true-crime books, the latest of which is “The Westside Park Murders.” He also writes fiction. The former newspaper reporter and editor has written for CrimeReads about TV’s most unusual investigators, the TV classic “Magnum, P.I.” and beloved mystery series for “juvenile” readers. Roysdon is on Twitter at @keithroysdon


After 35 Years, the Murder of Two Teenagers Still Haunts a City—and True Crime Writers

In 1985, Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon were murdered in Muncie, Indiana. In the aftermath, a community banded together.

February 26, 2021  By Keith Roysdon
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An Elegy for the Quiet Genius of Counterpart

That cross-genre sci-fi spy thriller is just as confusing as you've heard and probably the best espionage series in years.

February 19, 2021  By Keith Roysdon
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A Short History of Classic TV’s Most Unusual Investigators

In the late Sixties everyone wanted to create a TV detective. But how to make your fictional sleuth stand apart?

January 8, 2021  By Keith Roysdon
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A P.I. in Paradise: How ‘Magnum’ Set the Standard for ‘80s TV Detectives

The Hawaiian shirts. The short-short shorts. In 1980, CBS was in need of a Hawaii-set hit, and they found a P.I. for a new era.

December 4, 2020  By Keith Roysdon
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A Brief History of the Juvenile Mysteries You Checked Out of the Library Eight at a Time

How young sleuths like Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys became literary icons for generations.

September 24, 2020  By Keith Roysdon
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The Evolution of Dennis Lehane

How the acclaimed author's work has transformed through the decades, bringing readers some of the era's most powerful noirs.

July 22, 2020  By Keith Roysdon
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Bosch Is Back—And He's Still the Prickly Bastard You Want Showing Up at a Crime Scene

Six seasons in, Bosch may just be TV's best police procedural.

April 17, 2020  By Keith Roysdon
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Spenser: Confidential Isn’t Your Father’s Spenser. Hell, It Isn’t Even Robert B. Parker’s Spenser.

A new look and a new era for Boston's legendary private eye.

March 12, 2020  By Keith Roysdon
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