• Mystery

    Cheryl Head On Using Crime Fiction To Tell The Story of Her Grandfather's Murder

    Read an interview with Cheryl Head and see a cover reveal of her new novel, Time's Undoing

    June 30, 2022  By Kellye Garrett
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    Elly Griffiths on Lockdown, Locked Room Mysteries, and Pandemic Fiction

    When the world turns into a series of locked rooms, what's a mystery novelist to do?

    June 30, 2022  By Elly Griffiths
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    The Challenge of Coloring Inside the Lines

    "[W]ithin the exercise of recrafting these well-known tropes, what possibilities for variation exist?"

    June 30, 2022  By Ann McMan
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    My Poison Snake: Erika Kobayashi on Growing Up in a Household of Sherlock Translators

    "Papa and Mama would debate endlessly the best way to transliterate “Watson” into Japanese...Meanwhile, my sisters and I would discuss various ways to die..."

    June 29, 2022  By Erika Kobayashi
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    From Operating Theaters to Alcoholic Cells: A Visit to a 19th Century Hospital

    Or, what happens in Bellevue often stays in Bellevue (because you won't be returning home any time soon).

    June 29, 2022  By Amanda Skenandore
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    Six Magical Mysteries For Those Who Believe In A World Beyond The Senses

    These writers "incorporate magical, mystical, or paranormal elements into their stories."

    June 27, 2022  By Daryl Wood Gerber
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    Santiago Crime Fiction: Hard to Escape Political History in Chile’s Capital

    Crime and the City visits a city between the Andes and the Pacific

    June 27, 2022  By Paul French
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    Death Goes Drag: How the Queer Experiences of Mystery Writers Rufus King and Clifford Orr Influenced Their Golden Age Detective Fiction

    Skilled at switching gender roles in masquerade, King and Orr translated their college drag experiences into queer-coded fiction.

    June 23, 2022  By Curtis Evans
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    Mysterious Lighthouses: The Perfect Setting for Fiction

    A reminder of the past, a marker of civilization...and sometimes a playground for our worst fears and anxieties.

    June 22, 2022  By Vicki Delany writing as Eva Gates
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    The Case for Catharsis in Crime Fiction

    Julie Mayhew on using crime and suspense to channel grief and rage.

    June 21, 2022  By Julie Mayhew
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