Features
Women Crime Writers of the 1940s & ’50s
With a new two-volume set, the Library of America focuses long-overdue attention on eight of the best, most popular, and most inexplicably neglected crime writers of the mid-20th century.
by Jon L. Breen
Dorothy B. Hughes’ In a Lonely Place
Megan Abbott
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding’s The Blank Wall
by Lisa Scottoline
Ashley Weaver: A Return to the Golden Age
Featuring a volatile married couple as sleuths, this new series is set right in the sweet spot of the Golden Age of Mystery—England in the 1930s.
by Joseph Goodrich
Gormania
A chat with Robert Randisi, prolific author and mystery genre advocate.
by Ed Gorman
Foyle’s War: Television’s Finest Hour
Stunningly filmed, incisively written and performed, Foyle’s War set in WWII-era England is a treat.
by Joseph Goodrich
The Hook
First Lines That Caught Our Attention
Shadows & Lights: The Criminal Career of Orson Welles
In spite of his tumultuous career, Orson Welles made a substantial contribution to film noir.
by Jake Hinkson
The 2015 Mystery Lovers Gift Guide
by Kevin Burton Smith
“Sherlock Holmes: A Case of Identity” Crossword
by Verna Suit
Departments
At the Scene
by Kate Stine
Mystery Miscellany
by Louis Phillips
Hints & Allegations
Thriller and Ned Kelly awards, Harper Lee Prize, CWA Daggers
The Hook
First lines that caught our attention
My Book
Researching Iceland: The Good, The Bad, The Distasteful
by Betty Webb
Back in Bamako
by Laurent Guillaume
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 & Hank Wagner
Sounds of Suspense: Audiobooks Reviewed
by Dick Lochte
What About Murder? Reference Books Reviewed
by Jon L. Breen
Mystery Scene Reviews
Miscellaneous
The Docket
Letters
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