Historical Crime Novels Featuring Agatha Christie Vibes

Historical Crime Novels Featuring Agatha Christie Vibes

Fiona Davis recommends works that "incorporate Christie’s signature moves and...keep you on the edge for the entire ride"

By Fiona Davis | January 8, 2025

Why We Tell The Same Stories Over and Over Again (And Get Something Different Each Time)

Why We Tell The Same Stories Over and Over Again (And Get Something Different Each Time)

On interpretation, familiarity, and the rich potential waiting in the wings.

By Isa Arsén | January 7, 2025

Ike’s Girls: America’s First Women’s Expeditionary Force

Ike’s Girls: America’s First Women’s Expeditionary Force

Kristi Jones on the forgotten stories of women who served in combat theaters during WWII.

By Kristi Jones | December 16, 2024

Let's Not Forget Charles Dickens's Other Christmas Ghost Stories!

Let's Not Forget Charles Dickens's Other Christmas Ghost Stories!

He loved writing these. There are very many.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 11, 2024

8 Books about Women Keeping Secrets

8 Books about Women Keeping Secrets

"The thing about secrets—especially in novels—is that they always come out eventually..."

By Midge Raymond | December 2, 2024

Researching the Historical Mystery Setting, or, The Importance of a Site Visit

Researching the Historical Mystery Setting, or, The Importance of a Site Visit

Exploring your setting IRL is the best way to get the details right—and the local experts on your side

By Clara McKenna | November 22, 2024

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Jacquie Pham On Historical Fiction, Colonialism, and "the Many Imbalances that Wealth, Gender, and Power Wield."

By Jenny Bartoy | November 13, 2024

7 Historical Mysteries Where Political Intrigue Fuels the Plot

By Celeste Connally | November 13, 2024

Victimhood or Empowerment: The Two Faces of Female Criminality

By Clare Whitfield | November 7, 2024

Dominic Nolan on Historical Crime Fiction, London, and Cycles of Violence

Dominic Nolan on Historical Crime Fiction, London, and Cycles of Violence

A conversation with the author of 'White City'

By Baynard Woods | November 6, 2024

On The

On The "White Baron" and Writing Real Evil into Historical Fiction

What an aristocratic mass murderer of the Russian Civil War teaches us about rising fascism today

By Nicholas Pullen | October 29, 2024

Resurrecting Christopher Marlowe As a Queer Icon

Resurrecting Christopher Marlowe As a Queer Icon

Hesse Phillips on using historical fiction to commune with the dead and investigate a 400-year-old murder mystery

By Hesse Phillips | October 22, 2024

Indian Migration to North America: A Tale Worth Telling

Indian Migration to North America: A Tale Worth Telling

Asha Greyling on the unsung immigrant community that helped build the foundation of America.

By Asha Greyling | October 16, 2024

A Murder of Ladies MacBeth

A Murder of Ladies MacBeth

Four New and Upcoming Novels Featuring the Much-Maligned Character

By Molly Odintz | October 10, 2024

The Best Medieval Crime Novels

The Best Medieval Crime Novels

In which Anna Rasche, author of The Stone Witch of Florence, muses on those diverse qualities which make the Middle Ages an excellent setting for criminal tales, and humbly offers her favorite titles in this genre.

By Anna Rasche | October 8, 2024

The Arizona Trunk Killer: On the 1932 Murders That Shocked the World

The Arizona Trunk Killer: On the 1932 Murders That Shocked the World

In 1932, Ruth Judd killed two of her friends and stuffed them inside a travel trunk. Why was it so hard to believe in her guilt?

By Laurie Notaro | October 8, 2024

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