166 Winter Cover, James Rollins

Features

James Rollins

Known for his bestselling Sigma Force novels about “scientists with guns,” Rollins unveils Unrestricted Access, an entertaining collection of short stories that spans his career as a writer.
by Oline H. Cogdill

Columbo at 60

The greatest of all TV ’tecs celebrates six decades of dogged detection.
by Michael Mallory

Lisa Jewell

A writing career that began on a dare results in a parade of bestselling suspense.
by John B. Valeri

The Mystery Lovers Gift Guide

Our annual extravaganza of gifts for all your mystery-loving family and friends.
by Kevin Burton Smith

Alex Erickson

Coffee, cats, and crime with a shot of (socially responsible) escapism.
by John B. Valeri

Library of Congress Crime Classics

These welcome reprints mine the history of American detective fiction.
by Jon L. Breen

Liz Nugent

A childhood accident and job dissatisfaction both played a part in Nugent becoming a premier psychological thriller author.
by Craig Sisterson

My Book: Shadow Ridge

Policing offers a course in humanity.
by M.E. Browning

James M.Cain in Hollywood

The celebrated hardboiled writer and Hollywood prove a potent combination.
by Pat H. Broeske

My Book: Poetic Justice

A courtroom stenographer takes the case.
by Andrea J. Johnson

Kevin O’Brien

Two bickering half-sisters join forces to sleuth in O’Brien’s latest thriller.
by John B. Valeri

My Book: Gingerdead Man

Injecting homicide into the holidays.
by Maya Corrigan

My Book: Puzzling Ink

Crime and crossword puzzles.
by Becky Clark

Black Mystery Writers Crossword

by Verna Suit

Departments

At the Scene

by Kate Stine

Mystery Miscellany

by Louis Phillips

Hints & Allegations

The Anthony Awards, the Ned Kelly Awards

Reviews

Small Press Reviews: Covering the Independents

by Katrina Niidas Holm

Very Original: Paperback Originals Reviewed

by Hank Wagner and Robin Agnew

Sounds of Suspense: Audiobooks Reviewed

by Dick Lochte

What About Murder? Reference Books Reviewed

by Jon L. Breen

Short and Sweet: Short Stories Considered

by Ben Boulden

Mystery Scene Reviews

Miscellaneous

The Docket

Letters

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