For One Writer, Rediscovering the Novels of Dick Francis Was the Answer to a Personal Crisis and a Mysterious Illness
John Fram was at work on his second novel when a strange illness knocked him down. A chance encounter with some wildly popular horse racing mysteries helped get him right. But how?
By John Fram | July 15, 2021
On Writing a Dog Mystery and Finding the Secret to Happiness
Peter Abrahams has found that writing mysteries from the goodnatured perspective of a pet is the key to life-long optimism.
By Peter Abrahams | July 15, 2021
Katie Crouch on Expats, Embassy Circles, and the Mysterious Life of the "Trailing Spouse"
By Miriam Parker | July 14, 2021
When Gothic Goes to the Suburbs
By Megan Miranda | July 14, 2021
Berlin in 1946 Was a Cultural Battlefield Unlike Any Before
The earliest battles of the Cold War took place in Berlin, where Soviets unleashed a complex program to win over German culture.
By Giles Milton | July 13, 2021
