Features
Diving For Danger
Randy Wayne White uses his love and detailed knowledge of Florida's Gulf Coast to craft riveting thrillers.
by Oline Cogdill
Building Your Book Collection, Part 3: Condition
Is that cover chipped, sunned, or foxed? Understanding a bookseller's decription of condition.
by Nate Pedersen
G.M. Malliet: Birth of a Cozy Writer
Malliet used her Cambridge education—and the Malice Domestic convention—to jumpstart her career
by Oline Cogdill
The Murders in Memory Lane: Ross Thomas
Lawrence Block recalls his friendship with the later thriller writer and considers his top-notch body of work.
by Lawrence Block
Romancing the Con
These happy couples found true love at mystery fan conventions.
by Twist Phelan
P.D. James: Talking About Detective Fiction
The grande dame of crime fiction is the latest in a long line of noted writers to turn a critical eye to the history of the mystery.
by Jon L. Breen
The Little Priest from Essex
Belying his innocuous appearance, G.K. Chesterton's modest little Catholic priest is in fact a revolutionary figure in the mystery genre.
by Steven Steinbock
Encore! Rupert Holmes Returns to Center Stage
Holmes takes on a new and exciting challenge with his stage adaptation of Agatha Christies' Witness for the Prosecution.
by Wm. F. Hirschman
Departments
At the Scene
by Kate Stine
Our Readers Recommend
by Mystery Scene readers
New Books Essays
by Kenneth Wishia, Wendy Clinch, Martin Edwards, Kris Neri, Kelly Stanley, Thomas Kaufman, and Sarah Wisseman
Child's Play: Books for Young Sleuths
by Roberta Rogow
What About Murder? Reference Books Reviewed
by Jon L. Breen
Small Press Reviews
by Betty Webb
Gormania!
by Ed Gorman
Short Stories Considered
by Bill Crider
Very Original: Paperback Originals Reviewed
by Lynne Maxwell
