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Louise Penny: The Road to Three Pines
When she finally arrived at this small fictional village, located a little east of Montreal, just north of the Vermont border, Penny found a home and a hero—Chief Inspector Armand Gamache—with whom she plans to spend decades.
by Oline H. Cogdill
Phoebe Atwood Taylor
Antic crime in Old Cape Cod featuring Yankee sleuth Asey Mayo.
by Michael Mallory
High Crimes & Misdemeanors
In its nuanced examination of Frank Underwood’s dark path to political power, House of Cards is approaching the status of art.
by Jake Hinkson
David Goodis: Poet of the Losers
The publication of a highly anticipated biography completes the ascension of Goodis to noir royalty.
by Joseph Goodrich
Books of Life
Mystery writers’ autobiographies.
by Jon L. Breen
Riders on the Storm
There’s war in Vietnam and unrest at home in Ed Gorman’s distinguished Sam McCain series.
by Tom Nolan
Gormania
Mary Daheim chats about the writing life and her new Bed-and-Breakfast mystery, Clam Wake.
by Ed Gorman
“Teller of Lies for Fun & Profit” Crossword
by Verna Suit
Departments
At the Scene
by Kate Stine
Mystery Miscellany
by Louis Phillips
Hints & Allegations
2014 Thriller Awards, Australian CWA Ned Kelly Awards, Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, British CWA Dagger Awards
New Books
Phantom Limb
by Dennis Palumbo
Wouldn't It Be Deadly
by D.E. Ireland
The Hook
First lines that caught our attention
The Hook
Vintage Edition
compiled by James Thorpe
Reviews
Small Press Reviews: Covering the Independents
by Betty Webb & Sharon Magee
Very Original: Paperback Originals Reviewed
by Lynne Maxwell & Hank Wagner
What About Murder? Reference Books Reviewed
by Jon L. Breen
Sounds of Suspense: Audiobooks Reviewed
by Dick Lochte
Short & Sweet: Short Stories Considered
by Bill Crider
Mystery Scene Reviews
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