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    My Favorite Con Artists

    My Favorite Con Artists

    Victoria Thompson on some of history's most inventive swindlers, and the stories they passed down.

    By Victoria Thompson | December 21, 2022

    Authors Who Write Outstanding Mystery Series and Stellar Standalones

    Authors Who Write Outstanding Mystery Series and Stellar Standalones

    Books are an invitation to a world of stories.

    By Alicia Beckman | December 19, 2022

    8 Great Mystery Series Featuring Librarians as Amateur Detectives

    8 Great Mystery Series Featuring Librarians as Amateur Detectives

    Librarians are mystery solvers with a very particular set of skills.

    By Victoria Gilbert | December 19, 2022

    New Orleans Crime Fiction: Where Nothing Is Too Extreme

    New Orleans Crime Fiction: Where Nothing Is Too Extreme

    In this city, every day is Anything Can Happen Day

    By T.G. Herren | December 16, 2022

    Jeffery Deaver's Guide to Writing Page-Turning Fiction

    Jeffery Deaver's Guide to Writing Page-Turning Fiction

    "I constantly keep in mind that I am writing for my customers—my readers—and my job is to give them what they want."

    By Jeffery Deaver | December 15, 2022

    The Best Traditional Mysteries of the Year

    The Best Traditional Mysteries of the Year

    Rounding up the year's best detective stories and whodunnits!

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 14, 2022

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    YOUR GUIDE TO NOT GETTING MURDERED IN AN ENGLISH COUNTRY MANOR HOUSE

    By Maureen Johnson | December 14, 2022

    Why Do I Think About Murder So Much?

    By Stephen Spotswood | December 13, 2022

    The new Seniors of Crime Fiction, on Page and Screen

    By Alexis Gunderson | December 12, 2022

    Crime and the City: Tunis

    Crime and the City: Tunis

    Reading your way through the mysteries of an ancient Mediterranean city.

    By Paul French | December 12, 2022

    10 Bingeable (and Complete!) Mystery Series You Can Enjoy Now

    10 Bingeable (and Complete!) Mystery Series You Can Enjoy Now

    It's the season to hunker down with a good pile of books and read them one after another.

    By Darynda Jones | December 9, 2022

    Dirty Snow and Dark Secrets in Midwestern Noir

    Dirty Snow and Dark Secrets in Midwestern Noir

    What is it about the Midwest that makes for such a great mystery setting?

    By Hannah Morrissey | December 9, 2022

    Killing Them Softly: Getting Away With Murder in Cozy Mysteries

    Killing Them Softly: Getting Away With Murder in Cozy Mysteries

    Andrew Shaffer learns the craft of writing a cozy mystery.

    By Andrew Shaffer | December 8, 2022

    Five Character-Driven Mystery Novels from European Authors

    Five Character-Driven Mystery Novels from European Authors

    Swiss author Joël Dicker selects some favorite European mysteries with human dramas at the center.

    By Joël Dicker | December 8, 2022

    Martin Edwards on <em>Murder in the Basement</em>, A Pioneering Work of Suspense

    Martin Edwards on Murder in the Basement, A Pioneering Work of Suspense

    Murder in the Basement, and so is his flair for taking the genre in new directions."">"Berkeley’s cynicism and love of irony are much in evidence in Murder in the Basement, and so is his flair for taking the genre in new directions."

    By Martin Edwards | December 6, 2022

    Cozy Mysteries Perfect for Fall

    Cozy Mysteries Perfect for Fall

    Sarah Fox with "several cozies featuring fall festivals that will give you all the autumn feels"

    By Sarah Fox | December 5, 2022

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