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    The Many Levels of Mystery: ‘Whodunnit?’ to ‘Whydunnit?’ and Beyond

    The Many Levels of Mystery: ‘Whodunnit?’ to ‘Whydunnit?’ and Beyond

    "There is mystery and then there is Mystery."

    By Daniel Taylor | February 10, 2023

    Sympathy for the Specter

    Sympathy for the Specter

    Or, why ghosts should inspire more pity than fear.

    By Johnny Compton | February 9, 2023

    Can Detective Novels Withstand the <em>Moonlighting</em> Curse?

    Can Detective Novels Withstand the Moonlighting Curse?

    When courtship turns to commitment in long-running mystery series, how does an author keep the magic alive?

    By Deborah Crombie | February 9, 2023

    How Writing a Genderfluid Mystery Helped Me Understand Myself as Genderqueer

    How Writing a Genderfluid Mystery Helped Me Understand Myself as Genderqueer

    "It took a fictional character in a novel to allow a real part of myself to live and breathe."

    By Jennifer Savran Kelly | February 9, 2023

    Scrumptious Cozy Mysteries to Tempt Your Palate

    Scrumptious Cozy Mysteries to Tempt Your Palate

    Enjoy these "series focused on candies and desserts"

    By Sarah Fox | February 9, 2023

    The Year Ian Fleming Finally Started Writing His Novel

    The Year Ian Fleming Finally Started Writing His Novel

    Was he mostly just eager to avoid the looming responsibilities of real life?

    By John Higgs | February 8, 2023

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    Kellye Garrett and Alex Segura: Two Authors Look Back on a Year of Literary Firsts

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    How Writing about Immigration Helped Me Find Home

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    On the 1968 Film Which Introduced the Trope of the

    On the 1968 Film Which Introduced the Trope of the "Black Guy Dies First"

    Spider Baby helped introduce the modern horror concept of the Black character existing solely to die"">"Spider Baby helped introduce the modern horror concept of the Black character existing solely to die"

    By Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris | February 7, 2023

    The Great, Always Bizarre Florida Crime Fiction Tradition

    The Great, Always Bizarre Florida Crime Fiction Tradition

    What other state has produced so many good novels about crime and corruption?

    By Mike Lawson | February 7, 2023

    Thrillers Set in Stunning Locales

    Thrillers Set in Stunning Locales

    These books are all the more delicious for the juxtaposition of beautiful settings and dark deeds.

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    Harry Dean Stanton is the Hero of Every Noir

    Harry Dean Stanton is the Hero of Every Noir

    Or, a brief taxonomy of a very strange oeuvre.

    By J. D. O'Brien | February 6, 2023

    São Paulo: City of Extremes

    São Paulo: City of Extremes

    Crime and the City visits the Brazilian megalopolis in search of good books.

    By Paul French | February 6, 2023

    The Novelist As Method Actor

    The Novelist As Method Actor

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    By M. J. Rose | February 6, 2023

    The Lure of Government Secrets and Treasures

    The Lure of Government Secrets and Treasures

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