• Mystery

    She's Your Man: A Ode To The Trouser Roles and Tenement Kids of the Gilded Age

    A historical novelist turns to the cross-dressing actresses of the turn of the century in crafting a fierce, independent sleuth.

    April 26, 2021  By Kathleen Marple Kalb
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    The Creative Sherlock Holmes: Appreciating the Rational Thinker's Hidden Artistry

    "Art requires the challenge of intense focus yet the ability to simultaneously remain open."

    April 23, 2021  By Bonnie MacBird
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    How An Eccentric Old House Allowed Me To Blur the Lines Between Fact and Fiction

    "That big, creepy, old house might have been a little crazy and a lot rundown, but it meant something to all of us. It was our past. Our history."

    April 21, 2021  By Carole Johnstone
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    Hercule Poirot’s First Appearances on Television and Radio

    While stage and screen appearances brought Poirot to international prominence, his arrival on television and radio by the late 1930s signified a new level of public adoration.

    April 21, 2021  By Mark Aldridge
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    How Crime Writers Can Reimagine Public Safety Without Police

    "The next wave of crime fiction could help shape the public imagination of what a world where police weren’t in charge of public safety could look like."

    April 20, 2021  By Amy Suiter Clarke
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    The Anatomy of Desire

    L.R. Dorn

    "What was going through your mind that night in the tent with Sandy?"

    April 20, 2021  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    How Do You Keep A Long-Running Series Fresh? The Secret Is Character

    C.S. Harris, author of the Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries, on the joys of following characters' lives far beyond the pages of a single book.

    April 19, 2021  By C.S. Harris
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    On Cowardice and Crime Fiction

    Why do we need our characters to be heroes or villains, when most in real life are somewhere in between?

    April 16, 2021  By Bridget Foley
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    Confessions of a Librarian and Historical Mystery Novelist

    Plotting murder and historical manipulations in the public library

    April 16, 2021  By Will Thomas
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    Why Librarians Are Natural Born Detectives

    Whether you're looking for information about an uncle's will or a homemade poison, the reference desk is the place to go.

    April 15, 2021  By M.E. Hilliard
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