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Police Procedurals
One of the key features of the police procedural genre is the attempt to accurately show and tell the profession of law enforcement
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RIP Margaret Maron
On February 23, 2021, we lost one of the legends of crime fiction with the passing of Margaret Maron.
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V. I. Warshawski
In the eighties, most if not all the private eyes in fiction were men, loners mostly. With their macho brands of honor. Then, in 1982, Sara Paretsky introduced private investigator Victoria Iphigenia (V. I.) Warshawski
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The Hardboiled Mystery
The hardboiled American detective was much more cynical than his English counterpart. It wasn’t a game or puzzle to him, but a more personal battle against evil, often of life or death.
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2021 Edgar Award Nominees
The 2021 Edgar Awards nominees were announced yesterday by the Mystery Writers of America. The Edgar Awards take their name from Edgar Allan Poe, considered to be one of the inventers of the detective genre. The winners will be presented in New York City later this year. The nominees come from usually around 2000 submissions…
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What Is A Cozy Mystery?
A cozy represents escapist reading at its grandest. Slipping inside the book will take you away to a prettier, happier place with friendly people. Just ignore the taped outline on the floor.
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Dashiell Hammett
Although Dashiell Hammett only wrote five novels, he is known as one of the pioneers of detective fiction. He brought us Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, and the Continental Op. Many of the best-selling mystery writers, including Raymond Chandler, say that they were influenced by his style and stories.
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What’s Your Genre?
A genre is a category of artistic composition, like literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. It allows us to group similar books or separate books by their differences..
