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Detections and Digressions: <br>A Close Reading of P.D. James’ <em>Devices and Desires</em>

Detections and Digressions:
A Close Reading of P.D. James’ Devices and Desires

James set out to capture British society more broadly than her predecessors, yet her novels had more in common with the Golden Age than she ever cared to admit

By Curtis Evans | March 20, 2025

Joshua Hammer on Victorian London and the Great Race to Solve the Mysteries of Writing

Joshua Hammer on Victorian London and the Great Race to Solve the Mysteries of Writing

In Hammer's new book, he chronicles an era when archaeologists were stars and the public followed the quest to decipher Assyrian script.

By Kevin Canfield | March 20, 2025

Golden Age Detectives in Love

Golden Age Detectives in Love

Celebrating the love lives of Lord Peter Wimsey, Harriet Vane, Roderick Alleyn, Albert Campion, and more.

By Rosanne Limoncelli | March 20, 2025

Sherlock Holmes <br>Vs. the French

Sherlock Holmes
Vs. the French

On Holmes's smack-talk about French detectives

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 19, 2025

Elon Green on the 1980s Police Brutality Case That Brought New York's Art Scene Together In Protest

Elon Green on the 1980s Police Brutality Case That Brought New York's Art Scene Together In Protest

In 1983, 25-year-old graffiti artist Michael Stewart died after a brutal police beating. Artists, musicians, and East Village denizens soon united in outrage.

By James Polchin | March 19, 2025

Science Fiction, Locked Room Mysteries, and the Joy of Literary Games

Science Fiction, Locked Room Mysteries, and the Joy of Literary Games

Olivia Waite on rewriting the rules of the universe and solving a mystery in space

By Olivia Waite | March 19, 2025

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Mining Gig Work for the Plot

Mining Gig Work for the Plot

Hannah Deitch recalls her days as the SAT tutor and how she turned that role into a crime novel.

By Hannah Deitch | March 18, 2025

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7 Spectacular Books that Mix Mystery with Romance

Bellamy Rose on a classic combination of genres.

By Bellamy Rose | March 18, 2025

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New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | March 17, 2025

Sherlock Holmes in the World

Sherlock Holmes in the World

R.P. O'Donnell on Victorian era London and the strange circumstances that demanded a character like Sherlock Holmes.

By R.P. O'Donnell | March 17, 2025

5 Novels About Government Betrayal, Corruption, and Abuses of Power

5 Novels About Government Betrayal, Corruption, and Abuses of Power

"How can we convince more people to stand up for the rights of others? Maybe the answer lies in reading stories about all the ways power can be abused."

By Jacqueline Friedland | March 17, 2025

Criminals Don’t Take Holidays, Or, A Crime Writer's Take on St. Patrick's Day

Criminals Don’t Take Holidays, Or, A Crime Writer's Take on St. Patrick's Day

"Whatever the reason, crime and holidays often go together."

By Norman Birnbach and Tilia Klebenov Jacobs | March 17, 2025

Chekhov's Nail Gun: <em>Lethal Weapon 2</em> and the Calibration of Expectations

Chekhov's Nail Gun: Lethal Weapon 2 and the Calibration of Expectations

Olivia Rutigliano on one of the cleverest sequels in action movie history

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 14, 2025

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