Tag: Opening a Mystery

  • 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 […]

  • Evan Hunter Was Ed McBain

    Hunter’s best-known pseudonym was first used in the 87th Precinct debut novel, Cop Hater (1956).  He knew he wanted to make the books to give a realistic look into the life and work of a cop, but he had no experience as a police officer. So, according to his friend and mystery columnist for The New York Sun, Otto Penzler, he approached an officer on the street and began quizzing him.

  • The 2021 Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards Longlist

    The Crime Writers Association announced their longlists for their dagger awards.

  • 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

  • Interviews With J A Jance and Ruth Rendell

    Every writer has their own process. I love hearing how our favorite writers got started and how they developed their processes.

  • RIP Margaret Maron

    On February 23, 2021, we lost one of the legends of crime fiction with the passing of Margaret Maron.

  • 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.

  • Josephine Bell

    Calling Josephine Bell a writer from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction does her a disservice.

  • 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.

  • Jennifer Dornbush’s Hole In the Woods

    Based on a true story, this book is about a police officer who investigates the cold case of the murder of a seventeen-year-old girl thirty years ago