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10 years later, the seminal thriller still has a few twists and reveals left for unsuspecting readers.

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Scott Blackburn on the intimacy, the excitement, and the potential for deceit that only a good first person narrator can conjure up.

The Enduring Appeal of the Female Amateur Sleuth

"[T]he most singular characteristic that female amateur sleuths share is sheer persistence..."

Javier Cercas and The Art of the Back Story

With the launch of a new detective series, the enigmatic Spanish author begins a new chapter.

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Unusual and Iconic Tales of Intentional Poisonings

Kate Khavari on the long and sordid history of murder by poison

In Praise of Nancy Drew – And the Women in Mystery Who Save Themselves

Tracy Gardner on a lifelong passion for strong women and mystery fiction

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10 years later, the seminal thriller still has a few twists and reveals left for unsuspecting readers.

Scott Blackburn on the intimacy, the excitement, and the potential for deceit that only a good first person narrator can conjure up.

"[T]he most singular characteristic that female amateur sleuths share is sheer persistence..."

With the launch of a new detective series, the enigmatic Spanish author begins a new chapter.

Do you want to see British people solving mysteries in the south of France or the hills of Italy?

Kate Khavari on the long and sordid history of murder by poison

Tracy Gardner on a lifelong passion for strong women and mystery fiction

Mindy Carlson on lessons learned from a pandemic-inspired turn toward romance novels.

Gothics, whodunnits, psychologicals, historicals, and more than one parody of Fire Fest.

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