• Mystery

    Jacqueline Winspear: How I Became A Mystery Writer While Breaking Every Rule

    The author of the iconic Maisie Dobbs series remembers her early days as an author and questions the nature of genre.

    March 23, 2021  By Jacqueline Winspear
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    Five Novels About Solving Crimes in Native Communities

    These books are about crimes. But they're also about laughter, love, loyalty, and healing.

    March 17, 2021  By Angeline Boulley
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    On Harrow Hill

    John Verdon

    "Although their partnership had lasted only ten months, Gurney knew more about the personal life of Mike Morgan than that of anyone else he’d worked with in his twenty-five years in the NYPD."

    March 17, 2021  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Cook of the Halcyon

    Andrea Camilleri, translated by Stephen Sartarelli

    "'Can I come in?' asked Fazio."

    March 16, 2021  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    How Reading Mystery Novels Made Me a Better Fantasy Writer

    Studying the craft behind a great mystery novel is a worthy endeavor for writers working in any genre.

    March 16, 2021  By Kim Neville
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    Six Riveting Tales of Ultra-Competitive Parents

    Any parent wants the best for their child, but these parents will do anything to secure their children's futures.

    March 15, 2021  By Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman
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    Beyond The Moonstone and The Woman In White: It's Time to Appreciate Wilkie Collins' Lesser-Known Classics.

    "How does anyone read Wilkie’s best stuff and not immediately go seek out the rest?"

    March 11, 2021  By Steve Goble
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    Donna Leon On Thirty Years of Inspector Guido Brunetti

    Now thirty books in to her iconic Venetian series, Leon talks inspirations and craft with her long-time editor, George Gibson.

    March 9, 2021  By George Gibson
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    Eight Dark Novels of Love and Obsession, Against A Mediterranean Backdrop

    "You can’t have a gothic story without an obsession. And what is falling in love but obsession personified? No, deified?"

    March 9, 2021  By J. T. Ellison
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    To Really Understand Agatha Christie, You Need to Know About Poisons

    From Belladonna to Strychnine, Christie filled her pages with sinister concoctions.

    March 8, 2021  By Sarah Penner
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