I, Antihero “I often looked at myself with furious discontent, which verged on loathing, and so I inwardly attributed the same feeling to everyone.”―Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground In college, I signed up for a literature […]
How to Create a Believable Police Procedural Feeling daunted about writing a police procedural because you’ve never worked in law enforcement? Don’t be. With a few notable exceptions (Joseph Wambaugh comes to mind), the vast […]
Most Important Spies in US History A few years back during a university lecture, I asked the students to name the US traitor whose espionage had done the most damage to our country; one the […]
FIVE FEARSOME FAMILIES IN LITERATURE Fearsome families! There’s something about them that holds us in awe. We can’t believe the things they do! But at the same time, we have to read on. Why? This […]
Top Ten Rocky Mountain Mysteries I’m afraid I’m afflicted with Niwot’s Curse. This is a legend of Chief Niwot, leader of the Southern Arapahoe who lived on Colorado’s Front Range. When the first white settlers […]
Top Ten Mystery Sleuths I’ve been reading mysteries nonstop since I was a teenager and have, of course, accumulated my own favorite top ten mystery sleuths. Here they are, in no particular order except for […]
Top Ten Gifts to Give a Suspense Writer… With Christmas approaching, let the angst begin. What should you get the mystery or suspense writer on your list? You know, the one who’s perpetually late because […]
Vig by R.G. Oram He just sat there, waiting. Sitting with his back gently resting on the chair. Hands on the table pressed together in the shape of a pyramid. His eyes looked straight at the […]
10 Iconic Brooklyn Buildings and Boulevards by Judge Frederic Block I am amazed at how many of the buildings and boulevards of Brooklyn —designed by some of the world’s greatest architects of the time— either […]
The Strand Magazine’s Top 25 Books of 2017 These are the Strand Magazine’s pick for the Top 25 Books of 2017, amongst many others. 1. The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry (Crown) 2. Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis […]
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