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7 Spectacular Books that Mix Mystery with Romance

7 Spectacular Books that Mix Mystery with Romance

Bellamy Rose on a classic combination of genres.

By Bellamy Rose | March 18, 2025

Sherlock Holmes in the World

Sherlock Holmes in the World

R.P. O'Donnell on Victorian era London and the strange circumstances that demanded a character like Sherlock Holmes.

By R.P. O'Donnell | March 17, 2025

5 Novels About Government Betrayal, Corruption, and Abuses of Power

5 Novels About Government Betrayal, Corruption, and Abuses of Power

"How can we convince more people to stand up for the rights of others? Maybe the answer lies in reading stories about all the ways power can be abused."

By Jacqueline Friedland | March 17, 2025

Criminals Don’t Take Holidays, Or, A Crime Writer's Take on St. Patrick's Day

Criminals Don’t Take Holidays, Or, A Crime Writer's Take on St. Patrick's Day

"Whatever the reason, crime and holidays often go together."

By Norman Birnbach and Tilia Klebenov Jacobs | March 17, 2025

How TV Procedurals Make What’s Bad Feel So Good

How TV Procedurals Make What’s Bad Feel So Good

On "the procedural as its own separate space in mystery storytelling."

By Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare | March 13, 2025

On Season One of <em>Search Party</em>

On Season One of Search Party

Olivia Rutigliano does a deep dive into one of the great, under-sung mystery pastiches

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 12, 2025

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By Hayley Scrivenor | March 12, 2025

How a Career as a Diplomat Informed a Life as a Writer

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Six Novels of Intrigue Set in Golden Age Hollywood

By Susan Meissner | March 10, 2025

Dolores Hitchens and the Early Days of the

Dolores Hitchens and the Early Days of the "Spinster Sleuth"

Katherine Hall Page on the legacy of 'Cat's Claw'

By Katherine Hall Page | March 4, 2025

Medicine and Mystery

Medicine and Mystery

Why doctors make for natural storytellers.

By Leonard Goldberg | March 3, 2025

Psychological Thrillers Are Finally Giving Middle-Aged Women Their Due

Psychological Thrillers Are Finally Giving Middle-Aged Women Their Due

"[N]o one is pushed to the brink like a menopausal woman. And no one can fight for her life like her either."

By Cate Ray | February 27, 2025

Art World Mysteries from Contemporary Writers and Golden Age Greats

Art World Mysteries from Contemporary Writers and Golden Age Greats

Patrice McDonough on dastardly deeds in rarified settings

By Patrice McDonough | February 26, 2025

Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

Kate Brody interviews the debut novelist about her searing indictment of Silicon Valley and its intrinsic misogyny

By Kate Brody | February 19, 2025

Tying Your Story to Current Events: Brilliant Strategy or a Fool’s Mission?

Tying Your Story to Current Events: Brilliant Strategy or a Fool’s Mission?

A mystery author grapples with the lure of 'ripped-from-the-headlines' stories.

By Jenn Bregman | February 17, 2025

Why Posh London Is Just as Good A Setting For Mysteries as Any Gritty Side Street

Why Posh London Is Just as Good A Setting For Mysteries as Any Gritty Side Street

Scratch beneath the stucco of Belgravia, London’s most upmarket residential district, and dark secrets lurk.

By Orlando Murrin | February 14, 2025

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