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Green Mountain Mysteries: A Taxonomy of Vermont Noir

Green Mountain Mysteries: A Taxonomy of Vermont Noir

Sarah Stewart Taylor considers the many fictional horrors and murders of her beloved home state

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | August 15, 2024

9 Crime Novels About Stolen Children

9 Crime Novels About Stolen Children

These books explore a parent's worst nightmare, to chilling effect.

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | August 3, 2023

The Detective at Leisure: 8 Books In Which Characters Solve Crimes While On Vacation

The Detective at Leisure: 8 Books In Which Characters Solve Crimes While On Vacation

Sarah Stewart Taylor on the beloved trope of the Busman's Holiday.

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | July 7, 2022

How Elizabeth Bowen's Big Houses Laid the Groundwork for Irish Domestic Noir

How Elizabeth Bowen's Big Houses Laid the Groundwork for Irish Domestic Noir

Anglo-Irish aristocrat and author Elizabeth Bowen chronicled the death of her class through her sinister depictions of the "big house."

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | June 22, 2021

Crime Fiction and the Close, Sometimes Twisted Bonds of Sisterhood

Crime Fiction and the Close, Sometimes Twisted Bonds of Sisterhood

Whether searching for sisters or covering up their crimes, the bonds of family are tightest in crime fiction.

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | June 23, 2020

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