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Have Yourself a Cozy Christmas With These Delectable Mysteries

Have Yourself a Cozy Christmas With These Delectable Mysteries

Holiday cheer, festive foods, and a few not-particularly-upsetting murders...

By Ginger Bolton | December 6, 2021

The Curse of Englishness: Why Every British Thriller Is Also a Black Comedy

The Curse of Englishness: Why Every British Thriller Is Also a Black Comedy

"We specialise in a specific kind of English malice based on class and distorted moral rectitude."

By Christopher Fowler | December 4, 2021

Great Ominous Beach Settings In Fiction

Great Ominous Beach Settings In Fiction

"The ocean is without remorse...It is the perfect murderer."

By Sarah Strohmeyer | December 2, 2021

Shop Talk: Alex Segura Is Always Writing, Even When He's Not

Shop Talk: Alex Segura Is Always Writing, Even When He's Not

Crime writers talking routine, revision, and knocking out fifteen good minutes while the kids are napping.

By Eli Cranor | December 2, 2021

Strong Women in Fiction: The Problem With Magic Bracelets

Strong Women in Fiction: The Problem With Magic Bracelets

Elysia Whisler was told her protagonist was 'too strong'

By Elysia Whisler | December 1, 2021

Have Cozy, Will Travel: Books in Which Cozy Protagonists Are On the Move

Have Cozy, Will Travel: Books in Which Cozy Protagonists Are On the Move

Or, how to escape the Cabot Cove effect.

By Jennifer J. Chow | November 30, 2021

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By Robert Goldberg | November 22, 2021

Crime Fiction Is Ridiculous. We Might As Well Have Fun With It.

Crime Fiction Is Ridiculous. We Might As Well Have Fun With It.

"[T]here needs to be a tacit acknowledgement...that author and reader are both in on the same joke. And it is a joke."

By Daisy Waugh | November 22, 2021

The Downstairs World: A Fascinating Setting for a Murder Mystery Sleuth

The Downstairs World: A Fascinating Setting for a Murder Mystery Sleuth

There's no better sleuth for an interwar novel than a housekeeper.

By Colleen Cambridge | November 22, 2021

Making Good out of Murder: On Gwen Bristow and Bruce Manning, Crime Reporters and Crime Writers

Making Good out of Murder: On Gwen Bristow and Bruce Manning, Crime Reporters and Crime Writers

In the 1930s, crime reporters and spouses Bristow and Manning turned their New Orleans crime beat into fertile fodder for fiction.

By Curtis Evans | November 18, 2021

What We Owe To The Victorians

What We Owe To The Victorians

Modern sanitation, fast transit, global communications, and so much more...

By Emily Brightwell | November 18, 2021

A Rogues Gallery of Restoration England

A Rogues Gallery of Restoration England

Late 1670s London was full of larger-than-life characters. Here are 10 of the strangest.

By Robert Lloyd | November 16, 2021

The Timeless Mystery (Books) of Savannah, Georgia

The Timeless Mystery (Books) of Savannah, Georgia

Cozy mysteries, gothic novels, and true crime juggernauts—all inspired by a city awash in history.

By Paul French | November 15, 2021

10 Perfectly Plotted Murder Mysteries That Take Place During Christmas

10 Perfectly Plotted Murder Mysteries That Take Place During Christmas

"There is something wonderfully satisfying about a book in which Great-Uncle Albert or Cousin Bertha (or better still, both) receive the unexpected Christmas present they so richly deserve."

By Amy Pershing | November 15, 2021

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