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    Winter Thrillers That Will Transport You to Mountaintops and Frozen Tundras Around the World

    Winter Thrillers That Will Transport You to Mountaintops and Frozen Tundras Around the World

    Sarah Pearse's favorite frozen mysteries and thrillers

    By Sarah Pearse | February 2, 2021

    Now, More Than Ever, Is the Time for 'Escapist Fiction'

    Now, More Than Ever, Is the Time for 'Escapist Fiction'

    The need for escape over the past year has blurred the lines of an already hazy demarcation between literature and genre fiction.

    By V. M. Burns | February 1, 2021

    The Delicate Art of the English Tea Set: A Historical Mystery Writer's Appreciation

    The Delicate Art of the English Tea Set: A Historical Mystery Writer's Appreciation

    How an antique porcelain collection inspired a new love for a cultural touchstone.

    By Alyssa Maxwell | February 1, 2021

    It Takes a Village To Keep a Book In Print: A Chat with the Collins Crime Club

    It Takes a Village To Keep a Book In Print: A Chat with the Collins Crime Club

    Publishing director David Brawn on the first African-American detective novel and a new golden age of reissued classics.

    By CrimeReads | January 29, 2021

    On the Art of the Plot Twist

    On the Art of the Plot Twist

    "Psycho" and "Les Diaboliques" shocked audiences with their unpredictable revelations. What made them so effective?

    By Milan Terlunen | January 28, 2021

    Millenial Cozies: A New Generation Discovers the Joys of the Cozy Mystery

    Millenial Cozies: A New Generation Discovers the Joys of the Cozy Mystery

    Cozy mysteries are experiencing a revival as younger voices turn to writing (and reading) more of this charming genre.

    By Kate Lansing | January 26, 2021

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    So, who is Arsène Lupin, anyway?

    By Olivia Rutigliano | January 22, 2021

    Six Perfectly Alluring Academic Mysteries

    By Edwin Hill | January 22, 2021

    That time Sherlock Holmes appeared in an Arsène Lupin story as "Herlock Sholmès"

    By Olivia Rutigliano | January 22, 2021

    The Mystery Is Holmes: Why We Return to Conan Doyle's Stories Over and Over Again

    The Mystery Is Holmes: Why We Return to Conan Doyle's Stories Over and Over Again

    "if Holmes’s thoughts were laid bare, if his methods ever became commonplace, then Holmes would lose his mystery..."

    By Timothy Miller | January 21, 2021

    What Writing About the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre Taught Me About the Madness of Crowds

    What Writing About the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre Taught Me About the Madness of Crowds

    A historical fiction author considers a sixteenth century atrocity with too many lessons for the present, and the role of fiction in representing the past.

    By Kate Mosse | January 21, 2021

    When Poe Invented the Detective Story, he Changed the Literary World Forever

    When Poe Invented the Detective Story, he Changed the Literary World Forever

    Poe's contemporaries and forebears had a lot to say about the new genre, and his detective, the brilliant Dupin

    By Olivia Rutigliano | January 19, 2021

    Winter Thrillers: Snowstorms, Mountain Chalets, and Murder

    Winter Thrillers: Snowstorms, Mountain Chalets, and Murder

    You're on the mountaintop, a storm blows in, the phone lines go dead...

    By Allie Reynolds | January 19, 2021

    Detective Fiction and Dementia: A Biopsy

    Detective Fiction and Dementia: A Biopsy

    What does the intersection of detective fiction and Alzheimer’s disease tell us about the paths of mysteries and the course of this tragic disease?

    By Frederick Weisel | January 15, 2021

    A Novel Is So Much More Than Just The Sum of Its Parts

    A Novel Is So Much More Than Just The Sum of Its Parts

    After launching a new series in a new setting, P.J. Tracy reflects on the meaning of novelist synergy.

    By P.J. Tracy | January 15, 2021

    Diamonds in Literature: The Ultimate MacGuffin

    Diamonds in Literature: The Ultimate MacGuffin

    "Radiant, indestructible, immortal – diamonds are what we are not, and our admiration of them comes to no good."

    By Victoria Gosling | January 14, 2021

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