Features
Lori Roy
The award-winning author’s latest book became “painfully timely” with its plot centering on white supremacy.
by Oline Cogdill
Mignon G. Eberhart: Mystery’s Enigmatic Mistress
From the late 1920s to the late 1980s this author managed to catch the mystery zeitgeist.
by Michael Mallory
Dennis Lehane’s Practical Toolbox
On developing an ear for dialogue and creating dimensional characters.
by Tom Nolan
Hey Rube! The Mystery Is at the Circus
Novels with the big top and carnival midway as their backdrop.
by Ben Boulden
S.J. Rozan
The author found the working methods of architecture transferred to writing when she decided to switch careers.
by John B. Valeri
Berlin Noir: Philip Kerr’s Novels of the Third Reich
A German detective during the Nazis’ rise to power, World War II, and Europe’s postwar recovery.
by Nancy Bilyeau
G.A. McKevett
Plus-sized PI Savannah Reid returns, this time with marital woes.
by John B. Valeri
Southern Cross Crime
An overview of writers both new and old from Australia and New Zealand.
by Craig Sisterson
My Book: A Death at Tippitt Pond
by Susan Van Kirk
The Hook
First lines that caught our attention.
“Trust Me on This” Crossword
by Verna Suit
Departments
At the Scene
by Kate Stine
Mystery Miscellany
by Louis Phillips
Hints & Allegations
winners, 2019 Thriller Award
nominations
Reviews
Small Press Reviews: Covering the Independents
by Betty Webb
Very Original: Paperback Originals Reviewed
by Hank Wagner and Robin Agnew
Sounds of Suspense: Audiobooks Reviewed
by Dick Lochte
What About Murder? Reference Books Reviewed
by Jon L. Breen
Short and Sweet: Short Stories Considered
by Ben Boulden
Mystery Scene Reviews
Miscellaneous
The Docket
Letters
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