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 […]
Unpublished Raymond Chandler Story Debuts in the Strand (This weekend, an unpublished Raymond Chandler story debuts in the Strand. The short story is a searing indictment of the healthcare industry by one of the masters […]
Mobsters, Molls, Moguls, and Chorus Girls: Americans in British Detective Classics Ah, Americans. We love to flash cash, attempt world domination, overeat, and barge into parties loudly—at least, that’s the depiction of Yanks in the […]
The Best Books About Unreliable Memories (That I Can Recall) A few years ago, I attended an event run by an ex-detective-turned-author. He asked for two volunteers, people who had come to the event together, […]
The Allure of the Serial Killer Hero Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley novels never fail to lure me into rooting for the murderous hero. It seems that I am far from alone. There is a proliferation of […]
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