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Meet the Sutantos: How My Wacky Indonesian Family Inspired A Murder Mystery

On crafting a cozy mystery full of the cheerful, conflicting advice of a large extended clan.

The LAPD's Secret History of Citizen Spying

Los Angeles has a long history of activism—and police infiltrators in activist groups.

The Amazing Tale of Fergus Hume and William Freeman; or, the Critic’s Comeuppance

Critic William Freeman despised the mediocre mysteries of Fergus Hume. But was bad writing all there was to his enduring hatred?

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.

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."

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."

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.

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."

The Anatomy of Desire

L.R. Dorn

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On crafting a cozy mystery full of the cheerful, conflicting advice of a large extended clan.

Transcripts, letters, news clippings...These novels ratchet up the suspense and character development with unexpected elements.

Los Angeles has a long history of activism—and police infiltrators in activist groups.

Critic William Freeman despised the mediocre mysteries of Fergus Hume. But was bad writing all there was to his enduring hatred?

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

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

"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."

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.

"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."

L.R. Dorn

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