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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
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
