• Mystery

    Portland: Noir in the City of Roses

    Portland has inspired its fair share of crime novels. From its hardscrabble past to today's hot button issues, it's a city living on a knife's edge.

    August 30, 2021  By Paul French
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    The Best Chocolates for Crime Lovers (And Their Favorite Sleuths)

    Milk balls for Miss Marple, spicy bonbons for Nero Wolfe, and an Amaretto truffle for Nancy Drew.

    August 30, 2021  By JoAnna Carl
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    The Power of Totalitarian Noir

    Stories about cops and detectives working within authoritarian systems have always had a complex appeal. For one author, those stories now seem closer to home.

    August 27, 2021  By Thomas Mullen
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    The Darkness Knows 

    Arnaldur Indridason

    "You couldn’t have asked for better weather."

    August 27, 2021  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    A Rumination on DCI Jane Tennison

    Looking back at the beloved series "Prime Suspect" and its curt, magnetic, mighty protagonist.

    August 26, 2021  By Julia Sirmons
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    August's Best Debut Novels

    The best new debut novels in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    August 25, 2021  By Molly Odintz
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    The Joys and Difficulties of Writing a Faithful Sherlock Holmes Novel

    "I had a strong sense that producing a novel that would dovetail with the work of Arthur Conan Doyle was a test of knowledge and skill, and that I hadn’t crammed nearly enough."

    August 25, 2021  By Tim Major
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    The Storyteller’s Promise

    William Kent Krueger on the power of fiction and the profound experience of offering readers a little hope.

    August 24, 2021  By William Kent Krueger
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    Colombo – Writing Crime in a Nation Once Torn Apart by Violence

    A look at the crime and mystery literature of Sri Lanka's largest city

    August 23, 2021  By Paul French
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    Meet The Real-Life Pets Who Inspired the Cozy Mystery Cover Art

    Behind every cute companion on the cover of a cozy is a real-life fuzzy friend

    August 23, 2021  By Ellen Byron
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