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SEVEN HOLMES NOVELS and HOW THEY GREW
By Nicholas Meyer It is hard for me to remember a world before Holmes. I was eleven when my father presented me with the complete Sherlock Holmes stories. What I do remember, as if it […]
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Crime Reading for a Summer’s Evening
British women’s fiction author, Liz Fielding, winner of the Daphne du Maurier award for excellence in mystery suspense, has not only been writing this summer, she has been reading across the genre. These are some […]
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My Nine Favorite Mysteries… Including TEN
By Kieran Scott If you love a voicey, atmospheric mystery with some comedy woven in, this list is for you. (Although there are two or three outliers when it comes to the comedy. You’ll know […]
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Top Ten Rural Thrillers
There’s something about close-knit communities full of history and secrets that ignites the imagination—not only that of writers but also readers. Here are a few of my favorite novels set in rural places. […]
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Top Ten Mysteries Set in Dublin
Author Fiona McPhillips lists her top ten favorite mystery novels set in the dark underbelly of Dublin, Ireland. […]
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My Top 10 R.L. Stine Books
R.L. Stine is an undeniable legend of teen horror and anyone who grew up reading his books is likely to have long-buried nightmares caused by one of his many terrifying creations. Stine wrote so many […]
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Top Ten Books Where Women Were Pushed to the Edge – And Over It
Women were traditionally the victims in crime novels. But a crop of current thrillers have turned the tables, featuring women as not only the perpetrators, but also the heroes. Here are ten books where women […]
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Money Can’t Buy you happiness… Or maybe it can, and you are just shopping in the wrong places? By Adele Parks
What would you do if you won just over $23 million? How would you change? And what would you be willing to lose? We have all dreamed about winning the lottery and how we would […]
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Book Review: Five More American Mystery Classics
Book Review: Five More American Mystery Classics The American Mystery Classics series continues to republish some great crime novels of the past, featuring some of the greatest talents in the genre, including some legends who have […]
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Exclusive Excerpt: The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America
The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America (Hardcover; on-sale April 7) by David Stout, an Edgar award-winning author and veteran journalist, has received its second STARRED review. “At turns […]