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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

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The Joy of Murder

The Joy of Murder

Allison Brennan on the distinct pleasures of romantic suspense.

By Allison Brennan | June 18, 2025

9 Great Mystery and Thriller Novels Set At Sea

9 Great Mystery and Thriller Novels Set At Sea

In these novels, the ocean is a character, and the water is...choppy.

By Sian Gilbert | June 17, 2025

Infusing Eastern Philosophy into a Climate Thriller

Infusing Eastern Philosophy into a Climate Thriller

"[O]ur interconnectedness can illuminate possibilities for a future with humanity and Earth in balance"

By Dheepa R. Maturi | June 17, 2025

How Authors Weave Real-Life Detail Into Their Mysteries

How Authors Weave Real-Life Detail Into Their Mysteries

Gerri Lewis on the craft of creating background that enriches a mystery.

By Gerri Lewis | June 16, 2025

Everything’s Coming Up Cozies

Everything’s Coming Up Cozies

Karen Dukess on why the crime fiction world is embracing the cozy mystery.

By Karen Dukess | June 13, 2025

Seven Books and One Play About Marital Murder

Seven Books and One Play About Marital Murder

Peter Swanson on a great tradition of 'planning to kill a spouse' thrillers.

By Peter Swanson | June 12, 2025

Jurassic Vistas and Lost Voices: The Hurdles and Joys of Research in Fiji

Jurassic Vistas and Lost Voices: The Hurdles and Joys of Research in Fiji

On the trials, tribulations, and many rewards of doing research properly

By Nilima Rao | June 11, 2025

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