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Six Novels That Bring Together Mystery and Time Travel

Six Novels That Bring Together Mystery and Time Travel

Literature that tests the boundaries of time itself.

By Julie McElwain | August 7, 2020

You Don't Have to Be Young to Be a Badass Detective

You Don't Have to Be Young to Be a Badass Detective

Nobody suspects a little old lady...

By Jane Badrock | August 7, 2020

Small Town Mysteries From the US, Canada and Australia

Small Town Mysteries From the US, Canada and Australia

Across the globe, small towns are full of secrets, and novelists have taken notice.

By Poppy Gee | August 6, 2020

9 Mystery Novels Featuring Collections

9 Mystery Novels Featuring Collections

In which museums, libraries, rare books, and lost treasures abound...

By Elsa Hart | August 6, 2020

My Life in True Crime

My Life in True Crime

Kim Powers' life has been spent writing about crime. But the suspicions about his own mother's death were kept secret.

By Kim Powers | August 6, 2020

Add a Tart Twist to Your Summer Reading List With These Cocktail Themed Mysteries

Add a Tart Twist to Your Summer Reading List With These Cocktail Themed Mysteries

Pull up a barstool, grab a drink, and check out these boozy mysteries!

By Sherry Harris | August 6, 2020

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The 35 Most Iconic Caper Movies, Ranked

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 5, 2020

Writing with Children at Home During a Pandemic

By Jesse Kellerman | August 5, 2020

A Faked Obituary and the Search for a Missing Sister

By Betsy Bonner | August 5, 2020

Laura Lippman:

Laura Lippman: "My Imagination Is Really Dark."

The author opens up about parenting, aging, choosing happiness, and exploring her dark, twisted imagination.

By Molly Odintz | August 5, 2020

Whatever Happened to Eliot Ness After Prohibition?

Whatever Happened to Eliot Ness After Prohibition?

The legendary Prohibition agent who took on the Capone mob was banished from Chicago after his glory days. Why?

By Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz | August 5, 2020

Weird Women: The Forgotten Female Horror Writers of the 19th Century and Beyond

Weird Women: The Forgotten Female Horror Writers of the 19th Century and Beyond

Women were at the cutting edge of strange and supernatural writing long before Lovecraft came on the scene.

By Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa Morton | August 4, 2020

How Dashiell Hammett's Contintental Op Became a Depression-Era Icon

How Dashiell Hammett's Contintental Op Became a Depression-Era Icon

After an era of gentleman detectives, Hammett brought the world a detective grounded in (and ground down by) hard-edged reality.

By Susanna Lee | August 4, 2020

The Joys of Mystery Fiction's Most Enduring Tropes

The Joys of Mystery Fiction's Most Enduring Tropes

Abandoned islands, manor houses, and retired military men. They all serve a purpose in classic detective fiction.

By Alex Pavesi | August 4, 2020

What Scares a Thriller Writer?

What Scares a Thriller Writer?

Ten of today's rising and bestselling thriller authors weigh in on the things that chill them to their very cores.

By Megan Collins | August 4, 2020

The Roaring Twenties—Prohibition, Cocktails, Crime and….Mystery Plays?

The Roaring Twenties—Prohibition, Cocktails, Crime and….Mystery Plays?

A run of murder mystery plays, many based on recent sensational real-life crimes, spiced up theater life in 1920s Chicago.

By Susanna Calkins | August 4, 2020

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