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The Mysterious Robert E. Clarke

December 28, 2018 Lisa Tuttle 0

The Mysterious Robert E. Clarke Every family has a mystery. Mine concerned the identity of my great-grandfather, Robert E. Clarke.  In his teens, my father’s father was legally adopted by his mother’s second husband, a […]

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Top Ten Holiday Mysteries

December 21, 2018 Bob Rivers 0

Top Ten Holiday Mysteries Having to work on a holiday has been known to put me in a horrible mood, yet Poirot, Holmes, and Inspector Alleyn seem to delight in having their holidays marred by […]

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Twelve Must Read Thrillers

December 11, 2018 Louise Jensen 0

Twelve Must Read Thrillers (Author Louise Jensen has compiled a list of the twelve must read thrillers published this century. Some can be dystopian, some can have a trace of romance, a few will provide […]

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The Strand Magazine Giveaway

November 30, 2018 Andrew Gulli 0

The Strand Magazine is hosting a giveaway! Want to celebrate the holidays with the Strand Magazine? Then get ready for The Strand Magazine Giveaway! Enter now for a chance to win a coffee mug featuring […]

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Reconsidering Hemingway’s World War II Legacy

November 27, 2018 Dr. James Hughes Meredith 0

Reconsidering Hemingway’s World War II Legacy As much veneration as he has now garnered, Ernest Hemingway, believe it or not, still has not been given enough credit for what he attempted to write in his […]

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20 Years of The Strand Magazine

November 27, 2018 Andrew Gulli 0

20 Years of The Strand Magazine When the first issue of The Strand was released in fall of 1998, none of us had any idea we would still be doing this twenty years later. As with any […]

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THE FIVE BEST AND THE FIVE WORST FICTIONAL LAWYERS

November 21, 2018 Robert Rotstein 0

THE FIVE BEST AND THE FIVE WORST FICTIONAL LAWYERS This rather quirky list focuses on attorneys whose competence (or lack thereof) might not be obvious. In no particular order: BEST FICTIONAL ATTORNEYS Hans Rolfe, Judgment at […]

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Deadly Motives: The Hedonistic Drive of Serial Murder

November 1, 2018 Kate Kessler 0

Deadly Motives: The Hedonistic Drive of Serial Murder There are several motives that drive serial killing as far as experts are concerned. Some are driven by missions such as ridding the world of what they […]

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The Anatomy of an Architectural Mystery

October 7, 2018 Charles Belfoure 0

The Anatomy of an Architectural Mystery A few weeks ago, I was going through this abandoned 1880s rowhouse in north central Baltimore and came across a mummified cat on the third floor. (See attached) It […]

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Ten Great Things about Emperor Nero

October 3, 2018 Mystery Center 0

Ten Great Things about Emperor Nero  The emperor Nero, who reigned from A.D. 54—68, has been called “the first mass market pop star” and “the Elvis of the ancient world.”  Who could not want to […]

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