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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

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The Many Faces of Nigel Morland, King of the Crime Fiction Fabulists

The Many Faces of Nigel Morland, King of the Crime Fiction Fabulists

Morland was best known for his mediocre mysteries featuring the mercurial Mrs. Pym. The real story of his life is much stranger.

By Curtis Evans | September 25, 2024

The Detective's Feast

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Martin Walker considers classic crime fiction's epicurean delights

By Martin Walker | September 24, 2024

Jeffrey Archer: My 10 Favourite Agatha Christie Books

Jeffrey Archer: My 10 Favourite Agatha Christie Books

The bestselling author reflects on a lifelong passion for Christie's work.

By Jeffrey Archer | September 23, 2024

Echoes of the Past in Crime Fiction

Echoes of the Past in Crime Fiction

Lucy Burdette on the complex psychology of some of our favorite crime novel protagonists

By Lucy Burdette | September 23, 2024

Nancy Drew Never Had a Sister: The New Cozy Sleuths

Nancy Drew Never Had a Sister: The New Cozy Sleuths

Lisa Q. Mathews, a longtime Nancy Drew editor and now a debut author, discusses her turbulent relationship with the mysteries.

By Lisa Q. Mathews | September 20, 2024

The Magic of Maigret

The Magic of Maigret

A.E. Gauntlett on the investigations of a detective who could go anywhere, even "the deepest and darkest recesses of the human psyche."

By A.E. Gauntlett | September 19, 2024

A Tale of Two Cities: Taking My Fictional Detective From Minneapolis to LA

A Tale of Two Cities: Taking My Fictional Detective From Minneapolis to LA

PJ Tracy shakes up her series with some changes in setting

By P.J. Tracy | September 19, 2024

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