Features
Lisa Lutz: The Last of the Spellmans?
Everyone's favorite family of private eyes returns—for now.
by Cheryl Solimini
Building Your Book Collection, Part 4: Judging Value
Value can be very subjective, but there are some rules.
by Nate Pedersen
Getting Graphic
A talk with Karen Berger, the founder of the influential Vertigo line of graphic novels.
by Ed Gorman
My Must Read: Killing Floor by Lee Child
Great plots, compelling prose, and Child's singular take on the classic knight-errant myth made Jack Reacher an instant folk hero.
by Marcus Sakey
Cara Black: Je M'Appelle Noir
Black's Aimée Leduc novels about a Parisian police detective are a Franco-American triumph.
by Tom Nolan
Killers, Crooks & Desperados: 5 Great Gangster Movies
Beginning with D.W. Griffith's The Musketeers of Pig Alley in 1912, gangsters have captivated movie audiences. Here are five terrific examples.
by Charles L.P. Silet
The Murders in Memory Lane: Donald Westlake
The long-delayed publication of an early noir novel by the late Donald Westlake raises questions about what might have been.
by Lawrence Block
What's Happening With Michael A. Kahn...
The author of the Rachel Gold legal thrillers is himself a high-powered lawyer—but he's finally had time to write the eighth in the series.
by Brian Skupin
Departments
At the Scene
by Kate Stine
Our Readers Recommend
by Mystery Scene readers
New Books Essays
by Maria Hudgins, John Vorhaus, Barbara Fister, Vicki Delany, and Gail Lynds
Child's Play: Books for Young Sleuths
by Roberta Rogow
What About Murder? Reference Books Reviewed
by Jon L. Breen
Small Press Reviews: Covering the Independents
by Betty Webb
Gormania!
by Ed Gorman
Short & Sweet: Short Stories Considered
by Bill Crider
Very Original: Paperback Originals Reviewed
by Lynne Maxwell
