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February's Best Debut Novels

February's Best Debut Novels

The best new debut novels in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | February 16, 2022

Who Do You Think You Are? A List of Identity-Switching Mysteries

Who Do You Think You Are? A List of Identity-Switching Mysteries

"[A]dopting a new name, a new backstory, a new reality, always makes for an intriguing story."

By Deanna Raybourn | February 15, 2022

Can <em>The Thin Man</em> Serve as a Gateway to Cozy Mysteries?

Can The Thin Man Serve as a Gateway to Cozy Mysteries?

Hammett's classic screwball noir and the 1934 film adaptation might just convince noir fans to give cozies a chance.

By Michelle Hillen Klump | February 15, 2022

Time To Curl Up with a

Time To Curl Up with a "Quozy" - A Queer Cozy Mystery

Rob Osler on the long awaited rise of a sub-genre.

By Rob Osler | February 14, 2022

<em>Death on the Nile</em> is one of Agatha Christie's Most Insightful Mysteries

Death on the Nile is one of Agatha Christie's Most Insightful Mysteries

Stopping for a moment to appreciate the text of a frequently adapted novel.

By Julia Sirmons | February 11, 2022

<em>Death on the Nile</em> is Predictably Cursed by Its Troublesome Cast

Death on the Nile is Predictably Cursed by Its Troublesome Cast

Despite Branagh’s Best Efforts, the New Agatha Christie Adaptation Soured on the Shelf

By Marah Eakin | February 11, 2022

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Book of Cold Cases

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 10, 2022

Sara Gran Considers The Art of Suspense

By Sara Gran | February 8, 2022

Gone, But Not Forgotten: 12 Great Mystery Authors Readers Still Love

By Rick Bleiweiss | February 7, 2022

Saved By Quilting: A Crime Writer's Ode To Crafting

Saved By Quilting: A Crime Writer's Ode To Crafting

How moving to Paducah, Kentucky, the quilting capital of the world, helped one mystery novelist recover from deep depression.

By Bruce Leonard | February 7, 2022

Sleuth Youths

Sleuth Youths

Enduring lessons from three great junior detectives of literature

By Stuart Gibbs | February 4, 2022

Finding Inspiration At A Former Military Base on the Big Island

Finding Inspiration At A Former Military Base on the Big Island

There is much fodder for crime fiction in Hawaiʻi's long and complicated relationship with the US military.

By Robert McCaw | February 3, 2022

Beyond Helpmates and Victims: The Rise of the Proto-Feminist Detective Novel

Beyond Helpmates and Victims: The Rise of the Proto-Feminist Detective Novel

"The star detective writers of the post-war period were all women—and working women too."

By Michelle Birkby | February 3, 2022

Sherlock Holmes's Artistic Ancestry

Sherlock Holmes's Artistic Ancestry

Why did Conan Doyle decide to connect his fictional character with the Vernets, a family of distinguished French artists?

By Timothy Miller | February 2, 2022

The Nosy Neighbor in Crime Fiction: Busybodies, Gossips, and Internet Sleuths

The Nosy Neighbor in Crime Fiction: Busybodies, Gossips, and Internet Sleuths

Allison Buccola on the ever-vigilant observer of local mysteries.

By Allison Buccola | February 2, 2022

The Art of Throwing Truly Memorable Parties – In Suspense Novels

The Art of Throwing Truly Memorable Parties – In Suspense Novels

Lara Elena Donnelly on dinner parties, galas, country weekends and the many tortures they inflict on characters with secrets to hide.

By Lara Elena Donnelly | February 2, 2022

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