• Essays

    My Mother, The Mystery Writer

    Orania Papazoglou, aka Jane Haddam, was a complicated woman who wrote about complicated people.

    November 18, 2020  By Matthew DeAndrea
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    The Classics of Miami Noir: Long on Beauty, Short on Rectitude

    Les Standiford explores the history of crime writing in Miami, from Zora Neale Hurston to Elmore Leonard and beyond.

    November 17, 2020  By Les Standiford
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    Has Greed Fallen Behind as a Motive for Murder in Modern Crime Fiction?

    A look at the traditional motives for killing: Love, Lust, Loathing, and Loot.

    November 17, 2020  By Elka Ray
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    The Crime Novels of Mexico City

    A sprawling city with a rich tradition in mystery and crime fiction.

    November 16, 2020  By Paul French
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    The Evolution of Espionage Fiction

    Readers love their spygames, but with each new generation, the battles—and the expectations—take new shapes.

    November 16, 2020  By Otto Penzler
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    Censorettes: The Women Wartime Censors Who Kept The Allies Safe And Uncovered A Nest of Spies in Brooklyn

    Markers in hand, these World War II volunteers used their language skills and expertise to hunt down German spies.

    November 13, 2020  By Elizabeth Bales Frank
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    What Ozark Gets Wrong: The Latest Tricks in International Money Laundering

    "Running a casino to launder illegal cash is so 1940s."

    November 13, 2020  By Michael Niemann
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    It's Time To Add Some Magic to Your Cozies

    Indulging in the fanciful and adding in some magical realism is how a cat cozy can become a talking cat cozy.

    November 13, 2020  By Jennifer J. Chow
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    Writing Outside Representation

    E.A. Aymar talks with fellow crime writers about appropriation, and how to write across identity lines responsibly.

    November 12, 2020  By E.A. Aymar
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    The tortuous literary puzzle Cain's Jawbone has been solved for the first time since 1934

    Only three people have ever cracked it. The most recent sleuth did it during pandemic lockdown.

    November 11, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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