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Maddie Day on Crafting Distinctive Settings for Cozy Mysteries

Maddie Day on Crafting Distinctive Settings for Cozy Mysteries

Readers follow cozy series for the characters and the community—and setting is an integral part of that sense of character

By Maddie Day | November 22, 2024

Researching the Historical Mystery Setting, or, The Importance of a Site Visit

Researching the Historical Mystery Setting, or, The Importance of a Site Visit

Exploring your setting IRL is the best way to get the details right—and the local experts on your side

By Clara McKenna | November 22, 2024

10 of the Most Original Murders in Mystery

10 of the Most Original Murders in Mystery

Lucy Connelly on the most ingenious and novel killings in a long tradition of (fictional) killings.

By Lucy Connelly | November 21, 2024

Hannah Martian on the Road from Baseball Broadcaster to Thriller Author

Hannah Martian on the Road from Baseball Broadcaster to Thriller Author

And why Wyoming was key to it all.

By Hannah Martian | November 20, 2024

On Coming of Age in an Era of Feminist Awakenings and Roaming Serial Killers

On Coming of Age in an Era of Feminist Awakenings and Roaming Serial Killers

"Thirty-seven years on, I’ve written a novel revisiting the mix of terror and fury I felt as a young woman."

By Ajay Close | November 19, 2024

Welcome to Miami! Home to the Wild, Wacky, Beautiful, and Criminal

Welcome to Miami! Home to the Wild, Wacky, Beautiful, and Criminal

Raquel V. Reyes with a reader's guide to Miami crime books.

By Raquel V. Reyes | November 18, 2024

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From Managing a Golf Course to Writing Mysteries: One Author's Journey

By Steven Tingle | November 15, 2024

Jacquie Pham On Historical Fiction, Colonialism, and "the Many Imbalances that Wealth, Gender, and Power Wield."

By Jenny Bartoy | November 13, 2024

John Straley: Nature and My Life of Crime

By John Straley | November 12, 2024

A Name Nerd’s Guide to Agatha Christie

A Name Nerd’s Guide to Agatha Christie

Deciphering the hidden clues in Christie's roster of Amyas, Thyrza, and Hermione “Egg” Lytton Gore.

By Naomi Kaye | November 7, 2024

10 Great Mysteries in the Great Outdoors

10 Great Mysteries in the Great Outdoors

Margaret Mizushima on the wilder side of crime fiction.

By Margaret Mizushima | November 6, 2024

A Crime for All Seasons – Why Cozies Aren’t Just for Fall

A Crime for All Seasons – Why Cozies Aren’t Just for Fall

Gretchen Rue on the evergreen delights of the cozy mystery.

By Gretchen Rue | November 6, 2024

The Enduring Appeal of the Female Sleuth (and Her Friends)

The Enduring Appeal of the Female Sleuth (and Her Friends)

Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig on the great women-led mysteries that inspired their new novel.

By Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White | November 5, 2024

Christina Lynch: Why I Decided to Write a Version of

Christina Lynch: Why I Decided to Write a Version of "The Odyssey" From The Perspective of a Horse Solving a Mystery

Like the ancient hero's quest to find home, Lynch's pony's perambulations are both harrowing and emotionally resonant

By Christina Lynch | November 5, 2024

“Elsbeth” Takes it Cues from Cozy Mysteries

“Elsbeth” Takes it Cues from Cozy Mysteries

The oddball sleuth uses her quirks — and others' low expectations of her — to solve murders

By Elizabeth Held | November 1, 2024

Stories that Twist the Bounds of Genre

Stories that Twist the Bounds of Genre

Sometimes, the books that are the hardest to shelve are the easiest to love

By Olivia Blacke | November 1, 2024

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