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Elizabeth George
She always knew she was meant to write, but it took teaching a high school creative writing class—in California—to inspire George to create her quintessentially English detecting duo, Inspector Thomas Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers.
by Oline H. Cogdill
Henry Slesar: Crime With a Twist
This master of the twist ending at one time had the largest audience of any writer in the US.
by Michael Mallory
Binge-Watching True Crime
Our Golden Age of Television is creating a boom in high-quality true-crime documentaries.
by Jake Hinkson
Jane K. Cleland
The creative life came naturally to this successful cozy crime author—she’s herself the daughter of a crime writer.
by John B. Valeri
Gordon McAlpine: Untangling Holmes Entangled
Taking the reader to a mind-bending alternate universe with Sherlock Holmes and friends.
by Joseph Goodrich
Isabella Maldonado
Twenty-two years on the job— and the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding—gave this writer inspiration for her Latina homicide detective Veranda Cruz.
by Betty Webb
Justice For All: Recent Legal Thrillers
An array of new novels that focus on the highs and lows of the justice system.
by Jon L. Breen
Jessica Strawser
After almost ten years of editing Writer’s Digest, Strawser was inspired to give fiction a try herself.
by John B. Valeri
Double Takes
by Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini
The Case of the Hardy Boys
n their ninth decade the sleuthing brothers are still solving cases and thrilling readers.
by Craig Sisterson
“Bloody Scotland” Crossword
by Verna Suit
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by Kate Stine
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Small Press Reviews: Covering the Independents
by Betty Webb
Very Original: Paperback Originals Reviewed
by Hank Wagner & Lynne F. Maxwell
Short and Sweet: Short Stories Considered
by Ben Boulden
Sounds of Suspense: Audiobooks Reviewed
by Dick Lochte
What About Murder? Reference Books Reviewed
by Jon L. Breen
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