Tag: Opening a Mystery

Miss Jane Marple: Agatha Christie’s Surprising Senior Citizen

In 1927, Grand Dame Agatha Christie introduced to the world one of the most popular mystery characters, Miss Jane Marple.

October 14, 2021
Paranormal Suspense

Paranormal suspense considers a world that contains certain phenomena that are outside the realm of scientific explanation which science may explain one day.

October 7, 2021
Tear Me Apart by J. T. Ellison

Best-selling author J. T. Ellison takes us from ski course to the ER, to the family closet where the most private family skeletons are hidden

September 30, 2021
What do we really know about John le Carré?

John le Carré is one of Britain’s most popular spy novelists.

September 23, 2021
2021 Anthony Awards Winners

This year’s Anthony Awards were announced at the virtual Bouchercon this past weekend.

September 2, 2021
2021 Killer Nashville Awards

The 2021 Killer Nashville awards were announced this past Saturday. They seek to find and honor the best books of 2020 that incorporate the elements of mystery, thriller, and suspense.

August 24, 2021
The Development of Spy Novels

The themes of the spy novel are similar to the adventure novels, thrillers, and politico-military thrillers.

August 12, 2021
Tess Gerritsen

Terry (Tess) Gerritsen knew she wanted to write when she was a little girl growing up in San Diego, California. With a Chinese immigrant and a Chinese-American seafood chef as parents, she dreamed of writing her own Nancy Drew stories. According to an interview in the July 15, 2021, New York Times, Tess thought Nancy…

August 5, 2021
The 2021 Agatha Awards Winners

On July 17, the 2021 Agatha Awards were announced July 17 at the More Than Malice, the Virtual Malice Domestic Festival.

July 22, 2021
Rex Stout’s Writing Career

The creator of the characters of Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, Rex Todhunter Stout was one of the most popular and prolific crime fiction writers of all times.

June 29, 2021