Features
Catriona McPherson
Whether it’s her Golden Age mysteries featuring Dandy Gilver or her contemporary novels of suspense, McPherson has an appreciative and growing audience.
by Oline H. Cogdill
Philip MacDonald
Once a bestselling author, as well as a prolific film and TV writer, MacDonald is sadly neglected today.
by Michael Mallory
Mod Squad: Odd Squad
Behind the scenes as a TV writer on one of the grooviest cop shows ever.
by Rita Lakin
The Hook
First Lines That Caught Our Attention
Adrian McKinty
Memories of his Belfast child- hood during The Troubles fuel McKinty’s fiction.
by Oline H. Cogdill
Girls Like Us
Female readers are increasingly demanding—and getting—crime fiction that reflects their lives and concerns.
by Megan Abbott
Gormania
A chat with Wallace Stroby, author of thrillers about professional thief Crissa Stone.
by Ed Gorman
Publish & Perish: Judith Flanders
The author uses her own background as a book editor to enrich her mysteries set in London’s literary world.
by Cheryl Solimini
“Never Off Duty” Crossword
by Verna Suit
Departments
At the Scene
by Kate Stine
Mystery Miscellany
by Louis Phillips
Hints & Allegations
Anthony and Shamus awards, Hammett Prize, CWA Daggers
My Book Essays
Reece Hirsch, Jon McGoran, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Tara Laskowski
Reviews
Small Press Reviews: Covering the Independents
by Betty Webb
Short & Sweet: Short Stories Considered
by Bill Crider
Very Original: Paperback Originals Reviewed
by Lynne Maxwell & Hank Wagner
Sounds of Suspense: Audiobooks Reviewed
by Dick Lochte
What About Murder? Reference Books Reviewed
by Jon L. Breen
Mystery Scene Reviews
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The Docket
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