• Mystery

    My Life in True Crime

    Kim Powers' life has been spent writing about crime. But the suspicions about his own mother's death were kept secret.

    August 6, 2020  By Kim Powers
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    Add a Tart Twist to Your Summer Reading List With These Cocktail Themed Mysteries

    Pull up a barstool, grab a drink, and check out these boozy mysteries!

    August 6, 2020  By Sherry Harris
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    No Woods So Dark As These

    Randall Silvis

    "A light vapor of fog hung in the air between the trees, a subtle graying discernible only when the man looked out one of the pickup truck’s windows but not when he glanced at his sons sitting beside him in the cab."

    August 6, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Writing with Children at Home During a Pandemic

    Writing a novel is lonely, depressing work. Having kids around all the time can make it...surprisingly joyful.

    August 5, 2020  By Jesse Kellerman
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    Laura Lippman: "My Imagination Is Really Dark."

    The author opens up about parenting, aging, choosing happiness, and exploring her dark, twisted imagination.

    August 5, 2020  By Molly Odintz
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    The Joys of Mystery Fiction's Most Enduring Tropes

    Abandoned islands, manor houses, and retired military men. They all serve a purpose in classic detective fiction.

    August 4, 2020  By Alex Pavesi
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    Sucker Punch

    Laurel K. Hamilton

    "We all shook hands as if there wasn’t another person in the room— well, in the cell."

    August 4, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Size Zero

    Abigail Mangin

    "The dining room table was set for one, adorned with pussy willow branches and white rose petals."

    August 3, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Complicated, Dangerous, Toxic, and Sometimes Beautiful: Male Friendships in Crime Fiction

    Crime novels allow us to explore the complexities of relationships between men.

    July 31, 2020  By David Bell
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    The Daughters of Foxcote Manor

    Eve Chase

    "The forest looks like it’ll eat them alive, thinks Rita."

    July 31, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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