The Many Faces of Nigel Morland, King of the Crime Fiction Fabulists

The Many Faces of Nigel Morland, King of the Crime Fiction Fabulists

Morland was best known for his mediocre mysteries featuring the mercurial Mrs. Pym. The real story of his life is much stranger.

By Curtis Evans | September 25, 2024

The Detective's Feast

The Detective's Feast

Martin Walker considers classic crime fiction's epicurean delights

By Martin Walker | September 24, 2024

6 Excellent Thriller and Horror Novels Set in Hotels

6 Excellent Thriller and Horror Novels Set in Hotels

Hotels are expansive, yet simultaneously claustrophobic; familiar, yet full of strangers—in short, perfect locations for mayhem

By Stephanie Wrobel | September 24, 2024

Dean Koontz: On Writing Novels That Make Your Publisher Extremely Uneasy

Dean Koontz: On Writing Novels That Make Your Publisher Extremely Uneasy

Why the best-selling author has always moved across genres.

By Dean Koontz | September 24, 2024

Jeffrey Archer: My 10 Favourite Agatha Christie Books

Jeffrey Archer: My 10 Favourite Agatha Christie Books

The bestselling author reflects on a lifelong passion for Christie's work.

By Jeffrey Archer | September 23, 2024

Echoes of the Past in Crime Fiction

Echoes of the Past in Crime Fiction

Lucy Burdette on the complex psychology of some of our favorite crime novel protagonists

By Lucy Burdette | September 23, 2024

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Nancy Drew Never Had a Sister: The New Cozy Sleuths

By Lisa Q. Mathews | September 20, 2024

Revenge and Capitalism in Popular Media

By Delilah S. Dawson | September 20, 2024

Spooky Sleuthing: 5 Noir and Detective Films That Feature the Supernatural

By Nick Kolakowski | September 20, 2024

September's Best International Crime Fiction

September's Best International Crime Fiction

Four new novels in translation perfect for mystery readers

By Molly Odintz | September 19, 2024

The Magic of Maigret

The Magic of Maigret

A.E. Gauntlett on the investigations of a detective who could go anywhere, even "the deepest and darkest recesses of the human psyche."

By A.E. Gauntlett | September 19, 2024

A Tale of Two Cities: Taking My Fictional Detective From Minneapolis to LA

A Tale of Two Cities: Taking My Fictional Detective From Minneapolis to LA

PJ Tracy shakes up her series with some changes in setting

By P.J. Tracy | September 19, 2024

Highway to Hell: <br>The Comedy and Chaos of the Family Vacation

Highway to Hell:
The Comedy and Chaos of the Family Vacation

Seedy motels. Truck stop bathrooms. Cracker Barrel.

By Maureen Kilmer | September 19, 2024

The Backlist: Rebecca Makkai on 'The Murderess' and Reading in Translation

The Backlist: Rebecca Makkai on 'The Murderess' and Reading in Translation

Makkai and Polly Stewart discuss Alexandros Papadiamantis and the project that's taking Makkai across the world of literature.

By Polly Stewart | September 18, 2024

Storm Warning: A Surprisingly Frank Noir Indictment of the Ku Klux Klan, Starring Ronald Reagan

Storm Warning: A Surprisingly Frank Noir Indictment of the Ku Klux Klan, Starring Ronald Reagan

A mostly forgotten 1951 film looked at terrorism in small-town America.

By Keith Roysdon | September 18, 2024

Librarians on the Case

Librarians on the Case

Sofie Kelly with a list of mysteries featuring bookish sleuths

By Sofie Kelly | September 18, 2024

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