Criminals Who Go Dormant Serial criminals. They capture our imagination—in novels and real life—because they’re sort of like the bogeyman. It’s bad enough that someone in your life could hurt you (most violent crime is […]
Anthony Horowitz on Moriarty Anthony Horowitz is one of the most succesful young adult authors of this past generation. He is the author of the bestselling Alex Rider series which have sold over 19 million. […]
Homicide for the Holidays According to studies, you are more likely to die on Christmas than on any other holiday, with New Year’s Day and Thanksgiving falling right behind. Researchers believe it’s the stress of […]
November Reads: Reviews of Michael Connelly, Mary Higgins Clark, and Patricia Cornwell The days are darker and the nights are longer. In other words, it’s the perfect time to take a stack of books over […]
Top Ten Mystery Novels of 2014 Here are my top ten mysteries written in 2014.1. The Skin Collector by Jeffery Deaver (Hachette)2. Suspicion by Joseph Finder (Dutton)3. Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck (Weinstein Books)4. The […]
October Reads: Reviews of Craig Johnson, Valerie Geary and Andrew Grant Daylight saving time is on the horizon so it’s the perfect opportunity to curl up with a stack of new books. Here are six […]
Story Trumps Structure Twelve years ago, I had an idea for a series of mysteries featuring a one-armed detective. At that time, I attended a seminar by a well-known novelist who taught us to outline […]
A Sense of Place: How to create atmosphere in your Novels… My grandmother used to say, “I don’t think I’m living in Lapland as much as Lapland is living in me.” Growing up in northern […]
The Greeks Began it all The Old Testament tells us that Cain was the first murderer on earth when he slew his brother Abel on account of sibling rivalry, and that Daniel was the original […]
The Truth About Authors The most common question I get when talking to readers is “Do authors really try out all those sex scenes in their books?” Then the person will lean close and whisper, […]
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