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Elly Griffiths on Victorian London, Time Travel, and Her New Mystery, 'The Frozen People'

Elly Griffiths on Victorian London, Time Travel, and Her New Mystery, 'The Frozen People'

A wide-ranging conversation with the bestselling author.

By Alex Dueben | July 9, 2025

The Murder Mystery: Keeping It Fresh

The Murder Mystery: Keeping It Fresh

Liza Tully on a beloved genre and how authors stay a step ahead of their readers.

By Liza Tully | July 9, 2025

Top 10 Time Travel Books

Top 10 Time Travel Books

Elly Griffiths on the special magic of time travel fiction.

By Elly Griffiths | July 8, 2025

Why Luxury Hotels Are Gold for Crime Novelists

Why Luxury Hotels Are Gold for Crime Novelists

Clémence Michallon on the allure of destination thrillers.

By Clémence Michallon | July 7, 2025

Isis Crawford: What Baking Means to Me As a Mystery Writer

Isis Crawford: What Baking Means to Me As a Mystery Writer

Cooking was the first form of magic in Isis Crawford's life. Writing became the second.

By Isis Crawford | July 7, 2025

The Locked Room, Island-Style: Writing a Mystery Where Paradise Turns Deadly

The Locked Room, Island-Style: Writing a Mystery Where Paradise Turns Deadly

Katherine Wood on finding the right balance of escapism and dread.

By Katherine Wood | July 2, 2025

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Murder Spelled Backwards: Appreciating Wordplay in Literature

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By Jo Firestone | July 1, 2025

Why Do Humor and Murder Go Together So Well?

By Gloria Chao | June 30, 2025

Tips and Tricks to Cozy Sleuthing

Tips and Tricks to Cozy Sleuthing

"Tip #1 – Never wear your best outfit to go sleuthing. Or heels."

By Lynn Cahoon | June 30, 2025

London-Set Historical Mysteries

London-Set Historical Mysteries

"Since the dawn of detective fiction, inspectors have been most at home in London."

By Julia Seales | June 26, 2025

Headless Bodies and Why We're Obsessed With Them

Headless Bodies and Why We're Obsessed With Them

Simon Toyne on the strange allure of stories about severed heads.

By Simon Toyne | June 26, 2025

Amateur Sleuths with Offbeat Jobs

Amateur Sleuths with Offbeat Jobs

Molly MacRae on bookies, booksellers, physics professors, and other non-detective characters who solve crimes

By Molly MacRae | June 26, 2025

5 Great Literary Mysteries Set in Coastal Massachusetts

5 Great Literary Mysteries Set in Coastal Massachusetts

Plus a few more where the only mystery is who's sleeping together.

By Dwyer Murphy | June 24, 2025

Dying on the Stage: Seven Mysteries Set in the Theater

Dying on the Stage: Seven Mysteries Set in the Theater

It's curtains for the characters of these classic novels

By Dianne Freeman | June 23, 2025

How to Improvise a Locked Room Murder Mystery

How to Improvise a Locked Room Murder Mystery

Author Bianca Marais found the more she outlined, the less inclined she was to write. But could she finish a murder mystery without a master plan?

By Bianca Marais | June 20, 2025

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