Features
John Sandford
More than 25 years into a spectacular career at the top of the thriller charts, the creator of Minnesota cops Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers is only getting started.
by Oline H. Cogdill
The Unexpected Dorothy Gilman: Creator of Mrs. Pollifax
Dorothy Gilman struck a chord with her New Jersey grandmother turned CIA agent.
by Michael Mallory
Full Stream Ahead: Crime Shows on the Internet
New streaming services are a bonanza for crime and mystery fans, offering access to foreign and vintage offerings, and even high-quality original series and films.
by Kevin Burton Smith
Gormania
A chat with the versatile Libby Fischer Hellmann.
by Ed Gorman
All She Wrote: Leigh Brackett’s Spectacular Career
From screenplays for The Big Sleep to Rio Bravo to The Empire Strikes Back, Brackett spanned decades and genres with ease.
by Jake Hinkson
Peter May: The Lewis Trilogy
As Americans catch on to the lauded series set in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, this writer takes on other worlds.
by Lynn Kaczmarek
Georges Simenon’s Maigret
Keeping some streets dark in the City of Light.
by Cara Black
Roaring in Retrospect Crossword
by Verna Suit
Departments
At the Scene
by Kate Stine
Mystery Miscellany
by Louis Phillips
Hints & Allegations
2015 Thriller Award nominations, 2015 Left Coast Crime Awards, 2015 Derringer Awards
The Hook
First lines that caught our attention
My Book
Cold Case: The Atlanta Child Murders, Wayne Williams, and the writing of Innocent Blood
by Michael Lister
Reviews
Small Press Reviews: Covering the Independents
by Betty Webb
Very Original: Paperback Originals Reviewed
by Lynne Maxwell & Hank Wagner
What About Murder? Reference Books Reviewed
by Jon L. Breen
Sounds of Suspense: Audiobooks Reviewed
by Dick Lochte
Short & Sweet: Short Stories Considered
by Bill Crider
Mystery Scene Reviews
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The Docket
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