Features
Catch Her: Lisa Gardner
Intensive research underpins each of Gardner’s first-rate thrillers, including her latest, Catch Me.
by Oline H. Cogdill
Nicola Upson & The Mysteries of Josephine Tey
Stymied in her research for a biography, Upson instead deployed enigmatic Golden Age writer Tey as the detective in a mystery series.
by Lynn Kaczmarek
Simon Brett and The Modern Whodunit
Brett’s career is a showcase of the classic, pure whodunit.
by Jon L. Breen
The Closer
This criminally underappreciated police procedural is questioning the moral assumptions of an entire TV genre.
by June Thomas
The Celebrated Hercule Poirot
Agatha Christie’s world-famous sleuth shows no signs of age.
by Art Taylor
Building Your Book Collection: Association Copies
Value can skyrocket when a book has a story above and beyond what’s contained in its pages.
by Nate Pedersen
My Evening with Sherlock
A clever researcher has revealed the author of the oldest known Sherlock Holmes pastiche as none other than Peter Pan’s creator.
by J.M. Barrie
The Murders in Memory Lane: Those Scott Meredith Days, Part III
How critiquing bad books made for a good education. Plus, the true story of the worst story ever.
by Lawrence Block
Author Anagrams, Part II
by Teri Duerr
Kiss Me, Kill Me Mystery Crossword
by Verna Suit
Departments
At the Scene
by Kate Stine
Mystery Miscellany
by Louis Phillips
Hints & Allegations
Nominations for Edgar Awards and Dilys Award, Martha Grimes named MWA Grand Master
The Hook
First Lines That Caught Our Attention
New Books
The Expats
by Chris Pavone
John Wayne Rides Again
by Betty Webb
A Toast to Robert Mitchum
by Dick Lochte
Gormania
Richard Neely, dissing Billy Wilder, Graham Greene and the nuns, Robert Bloch.
by Ed Gorman
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
What About Murder? Reference Books Reviewed
by Jon L. Breen
Sounds of Suspense: Audiobooks Reviewed
by Dick Lochte
Mystery Scene Reviews
Miscellaneous
The Docket
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