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Snowed in and SOL: Six Chilly 'And Then There Were None' Inspired Thrillers Perfect for Winter

Snowed in and SOL: Six Chilly 'And Then There Were None' Inspired Thrillers Perfect for Winter

Alexa Donne on a favorite mystery formula.

By Alexa Donne | October 24, 2024

It Takes a Village (To Solve a Murder)

It Takes a Village (To Solve a Murder)

Will Ferguson and Ian Ferguson on archetypes, story requirements and people they've met.

By Will Ferguson and Ian Ferguson | October 24, 2024

How Writing a Novel Helped One Writer Capture a Changing Dublin

How Writing a Novel Helped One Writer Capture a Changing Dublin

30 years after moving to Ireland, Jenny Wilson O'Rallaghallaigh found new understanding of her adopted nation's dramatic evolution

By Wilson O'Raghallaigh | October 24, 2024

Argh! True Crime Stories of Porch Piracy

Argh! True Crime Stories of Porch Piracy

Kate Carlisle rounds up the most brazen tales of real life package thieves

By Kate Carlisle | October 23, 2024

The Birth of Miss Marple—the Perpetual Spinster Detective at the Heart of Agatha Christie's Works

The Birth of Miss Marple—the Perpetual Spinster Detective at the Heart of Agatha Christie's Works

Mark Aldridge on the creation of an iconic character.

By Mark Aldridge | October 22, 2024

Quiz: Can You Identify These Last Lines of Classic Mystery and Crime Novels?

Quiz: Can You Identify These Last Lines of Classic Mystery and Crime Novels?

How well do you remember these famous final sentences?

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 17, 2024

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Giving a French Twist to a Classic American Archetype

By Ian Moore | October 16, 2024

The Long Reach of The Odyssey

By Paula Munier | October 16, 2024

Elly Griffiths' 10 Favourite Short Stories

By Elly Griffiths | October 15, 2024

You Can Go Home Again, Or, Finding The Past Through Fiction

You Can Go Home Again, Or, Finding The Past Through Fiction

Writing can be a method of excavating the places we once roamed, now changed irrevocably

By Marybeth Mayhew Whalen | October 15, 2024

Maxie Dara on Bringing Humor to Her Debut Mystery

Maxie Dara on Bringing Humor to Her Debut Mystery

"Death is scary, and fear is powerful, but laughter can weaken that power just a little..."

By Maxie Dara | October 11, 2024

Writing About Childhood in Crime Fiction

Writing About Childhood in Crime Fiction

Julia Dahl looks at 4 works of crime fiction with children as prominent characters

By Julia Dahl | October 10, 2024

How Teaching – and the Return of Students Post-Pandemic – Inspired Sarah Sawyer to Write a Mystery

How Teaching – and the Return of Students Post-Pandemic – Inspired Sarah Sawyer to Write a Mystery

"Slowly, they returned to campus, and although I was much busier, I could feel my creative energy and curiosity return."

By Sarah Sawyer | October 8, 2024

J.D. Salinger and <br>the Wounds of War

J.D. Salinger and
the Wounds of War

On trauma, literature, and the long shadows of WWII

By James R. Benn | October 7, 2024

Pandemic Plots: Mysteries Set During COVID

Pandemic Plots: Mysteries Set During COVID

A list of crime novels that address the plague era head-on

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins | October 1, 2024

The Legacy of 'The Lodger' – Marie Belloc Lowndes’ Influential Jack the Ripper Story

The Legacy of 'The Lodger' – Marie Belloc Lowndes’ Influential Jack the Ripper Story

Victoria Gilbert on the long history of a seminal suspense novel.

By Victoria Gilbert | September 30, 2024

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