Tag: Opening a Mystery

  • Michael Connelly’s The Law of Innocence

    Michael Connelly has become of the most successful current authors by selling over thirty novels and more than eighty million books. As a former newspaper reporter, he worked the crime beat at the L. A. Times and the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Connelly shot out of the gates in 1992, when his first novel, The Black…

  • Does True Crime Fit In Mystery/Detective Fiction?

    True crime is a genre of literature that, at first glance, doesn’t seem to belong in a blog about mystery and detective fiction. But its influence on the other fiction genres and its relationship can’t be ignored.

  • 2021 Edgar Award Winners

    On April 29th, the Mystery Writers of America celebrated its 75th year and awarded the 2021 Edgar Awards.

  • 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…

  • 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.