• Mystery

    Fact, Fiction, and a DNA Surprise

    I usually take my plot ideas from real life headlines—but when a DNA test yielded an unexpected result, I decided to make my latest novel personal.

    March 4, 2020  By Betty Webb
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    She Lover of Death

    Boris Akunin

    "She spent several hours preparing for her meeting with Harlequin and left the house in good time, in order to make her first gala promenade through the streets of Moscow without hurrying and give the city a chance to admire its new inhabitant."

    March 3, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Joanne Fluke Has Some Recipes to Die For

    Time to get baking with these criminally delicious recipes from the Hannah Swensen mystery series.

    February 28, 2020  By Joanne Fluke
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    The New Vulnerability in the Mystery Genre

    The use—and misuse—of mental health disorders in crime fiction.

    February 25, 2020  By Peter Swanson
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    Pretty as a Picture

    Elizabeth Little

    "'Let’s roll,' he said when he saw me, and that was it for conversation, which was fine by me."

    February 25, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Bullying Has Always Been Bad. Social Media Makes It Worse.

    An Icelandic crime writer reflects on the changing nature of bullying, now one of society's greatest ills.

    February 24, 2020  By Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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    The Cozy Mysteries of the Pacific Northwest

    In Oregon and Washington, the forests are dense, the rain is consistent, and the small-town mysteries are full of charm.

    February 24, 2020  By Nancy Coco
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    The Life and Work of C.W. Grafton: Crime Novelist, Lawyer, and Father to a Mystery Icon

    He's remembered now as the father of Sue Grafton. But for a brief period, he was one of crime fiction's most promising authors.

    February 21, 2020  By L. Wayne Hicks
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    These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

    Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, and other greats who found inspiration in real crimes.

    February 21, 2020  By Nick Kolakowski
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    The Last Passenger

    Charles Finch

    "The storm only gathered strength during the short trip to Paddington. Lenox felt keenly for poor William Elliott, the raw-faced young groom, just seventeen, who sat atop the box of the carriage with the reins and whip in hand."

    February 20, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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