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How to Get Away with Murder in the Regency Era

How to Get Away with Murder in the Regency Era

Plan the crime at night, and for heaven's sake, don't use arsenic.

By Vanessa Riley | September 14, 2022

England’s Lake District: All the Calm and Placid Water Hides an Awful Lot of Murder

England’s Lake District: All the Calm and Placid Water Hides an Awful Lot of Murder

Crime and the City takes a late summer holiday with the crime fiction of the Lake District.

By Paul French | September 12, 2022

A Deep Dive Into the History of Bibliomysteries

A Deep Dive Into the History of Bibliomysteries

Or, a host of crime novels featuring libraries, bookshops, the publishing industry, and the world of collecting.

By Martin Edwards | September 9, 2022

Laurie R. King On Returning to Her San Francisco Roots During Lockdown

Laurie R. King On Returning to Her San Francisco Roots During Lockdown

After the pandemic began, King scrapped her Paris-set novel draft and set out to capture her hometown.

By Laurie R. King | September 9, 2022

Deanna Raybourn:<br> On Writers and (Characters)<br> of a Certain Age

Deanna Raybourn:
On Writers and (Characters)
of a Certain Age

"[C]rime genres have always been comparatively kind to older women..."

By Deanna Raybourn | September 8, 2022

A Change in Perspective: Writing for Adults, After a Career Spent Writing for Children

A Change in Perspective: Writing for Adults, After a Career Spent Writing for Children

Kathryn Lasky reflects on what it means to write a mystery for adults

By Kathryn Lasky | September 8, 2022

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Frances Crane and the Unique Charms of a Classic New Mexico Mystery

By Anne Hillerman | September 7, 2022

Five Steps to Writing a Crime Novel Inspired by Your Family (Without Making Everyone Hate You)

By Cody Luke Davis | September 2, 2022

The Shopkeeper Sleuth: Cozy Mysteries Featuring Crime-Solving Business Owners

By Krista Davis | September 2, 2022

Food to Die For

Food to Die For

Five Deadly Mysteries Featuring Decadent Dishes

By Mindy Quigley | September 2, 2022

Martin Edwards on the Russian Cult Classic Crime Novel <em>Count Azar</em>

Martin Edwards on the Russian Cult Classic Crime Novel Count Azar

When Vladmir Pimenovich Krymov began publishing in 1938, he had already led an extraordinary life.

By Martin Edwards | September 1, 2022

The Psychology of Fandom

The Psychology of Fandom

"What qualities in a book are likely to inspire fandom?"

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes | September 1, 2022

Alice Feeney's Favorite Locked Room Mysteries

Alice Feeney's Favorite Locked Room Mysteries

Who can resist the lure of the ultimate mystery?

By Alice Feeney | August 30, 2022

Six Things I’ve Learned About Writing In My Sixties

Six Things I’ve Learned About Writing In My Sixties

"I’m old enough to know that writing is a privilege."

By Rosalind Stopps | August 30, 2022

The Magic of Cookbooks in Fiction

The Magic of Cookbooks in Fiction

Lucy Burdette on the long tradition of weaving cookbooks into the plots of mystery novels.

By Lucy Burdette | August 29, 2022

Relating to Diverse Characters: The Common Denominator

Relating to Diverse Characters: The Common Denominator

Unless you're reading an autobiographical novel, you won't find a character exactly like you. But as humans, there are shared experiences that unite us.

By V. M. Burns | August 29, 2022

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