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2021 Edgar Award Winners
On April 29th, the Mystery Writers of America celebrated its 75th year and awarded the 2021 Edgar Awards.
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Slightly Murderous Intent on Killer Nashville
I enjoy both learning from the classic authors as well as finding new writers who are able to ever push the envelopes of the mystery genre. Last week , I was honored to have Killer Nashville publish my review of Slightly Murderous Intent by Lida Sideris. Slightly Murderous Intent is book four of the Southern California…
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The 2021 Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards Longlist
The Crime Writers Association announced their longlists for their dagger awards.
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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…
