Two Sherlockians and a Former Journo Walk into a Zoom Call…

Two Sherlockians and a Former Journo Walk into a Zoom Call…

Nicholas Meyer and Leslie Klinger discuss Meyer’s new 'Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell.' Nancie Clare listens in and asks one question.

By Nancie Clare | August 28, 2024

The Toxic Legacy: Coming-of-Age In Psychological Suspense

The Toxic Legacy: Coming-of-Age In Psychological Suspense

These young protagonists must choose between continuing their family's manipulations—or breaking the cycle completely

By M. M. DeLuca | August 28, 2024

8 Brooding Gothic Mysteries Set On the British Isles

8 Brooding Gothic Mysteries Set On the British Isles

"There’s something to be said for the particular feeling that the British Isles conveys, especially when a Gothic story is at play"

By Dawn Kurtagich | August 28, 2024

How Superstition Becomes Something More Dangerous

How Superstition Becomes Something More Dangerous

Sam Ripley explores the darker side of a little harmless superstition

By Sam Ripley | August 28, 2024

On the Trail of <em>The Five Red Herrings</em>, A Sayers Novel That Stands Apart

On the Trail of The Five Red Herrings, A Sayers Novel That Stands Apart

Martin Edwards shines a spotlight on a long-neglected but essential text from Dorothy L. Sayers

By Martin Edwards | August 27, 2024

Inviting The Danger In: On House Guests, Unexpected Visitors and Real Estate Paranoia 

Inviting The Danger In: On House Guests, Unexpected Visitors and Real Estate Paranoia 

C.M. Ewan on books where the call is moving from inside the house.

By C.M. Ewan | August 27, 2024

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Fiona Barton on Women Journalists in Crime Fiction

By Fiona Barton | August 27, 2024

Forgive, but Don't Forget: On Redemption in Crime Fiction

By Adam Mitzner | August 27, 2024

Love Kills the Demon: 30 Years of Natural Born Killers

By Martyn Conterio | August 26, 2024

Dark Desert Highway: My Favorite (Scary) Road Trips In Literature

Dark Desert Highway: My Favorite (Scary) Road Trips In Literature

Anna Downes goes on a winding journey through the best horror novels set on the road

By Anna Downes | August 26, 2024

An Ode to Charles Willeford

An Ode to Charles Willeford

First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of American crime fiction fans.

By Michael Ledwidge | August 23, 2024

Criminally Beautiful: Crime Novels with a Focus on Nature

Criminally Beautiful: Crime Novels with a Focus on Nature

"Nature can be a helpful accomplice or a wicked adversary."

By Ayla Rose | August 23, 2024

Of Psychopaths and CEOs

Of Psychopaths and CEOs

On the rise of entrepreneurs who act like "Greek gods—mercurial, sometimes destructive, and murkily in control of our lives."

By Elisabeth Eaves | August 22, 2024

Ludicrous But Memorable: Agatha Christie’s <em>The Big Four</em>

Ludicrous But Memorable: Agatha Christie’s The Big Four

Curtis Evans on the least-well-liked of Christie's Poirot novels

By Curtis Evans | August 22, 2024

My First Thriller: John Gilstrap

My First Thriller: John Gilstrap

Lightning and serendipity. The rejections never stopped, nor did the money.

By Rick Pullen | August 22, 2024

William Boyle on Discovering Donna Masini and a Great 'Italian-American-Recovering-Catholic-from-Brooklyn' Novel

William Boyle on Discovering Donna Masini and a Great 'Italian-American-Recovering-Catholic-from-Brooklyn' Novel

Boyle and Polly Stewart revisit Masini's intense, obsessive 'About Yvonne'

By Polly Stewart | August 22, 2024

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