• Mystery

    Some Conspiracy Theories Surrounding the Royal House of Windsor

    The scandals of the British royal family have made for excellent fodder for crime fiction.

    September 12, 2023  By Christine Wells
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    The Girl and the Faun: Eden Phillpotts, His Crime Fiction and His Strange Relationship with His Daughter Adelaide

    The prolific and long-lived Phillpotts was Agatha Christie's neighbor and early reader. He was also a monster.

    September 11, 2023  By Curtis Evans
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    The Gilded Age: On Invention and Excess

    Alyssa Maxwell on capturing the technologies of an unequal and rapidly changing era in historical fiction.

    September 11, 2023  By Alyssa Maxwell
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    Land Politics Can Be Murder

    Nina Simon on public lands in California, and how Attica Locke's words inspired her to change the direction of her first novel.

    September 8, 2023  By Nina Simon
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    When Teens Play Detective: The Influence of Golden Age Detective Fiction on YA Mysteries

    "An increasing number of young adult authors are bringing our love of puzzles and amateur detectives to high school..."

    September 8, 2023  By Lauren Muñoz
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    The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of Fall 2023

    75+ Noirs, Mysteries, Thrillers, and Horror Novels to take you though the end of the year.

    September 7, 2023  By Molly Odintz
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    Dorothy L Sayers and the Thirty-Foot Drain: Searching for Peter Wimsey

    James R. Benn goes on a quest to discover the original inspiration for Sayers' iconic war-weary character.

    September 6, 2023  By James R. Benn
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    The Secret History's tragic flaw? Those Kids Are No Fun

    Jessie Gaynor on the importance of having a good time while you're in a work of Dark Academia.

    September 1, 2023  By Jessie Gaynor
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    The Writer as Magpie

    Lucy Burdette on mystery writers and the many ways they find inspiration

    September 1, 2023  By Lucy Burdette
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    A Lovely Place to Die: Favorite Settings for a Charming Murder 

    Mark Waddell on the best little towns for murder and mystery.

    August 31, 2023  By Mark Waddell
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