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Features

 

Wild, Wild West

Wyoming is the heart and soul of C.J. Box’s atmospheric novels.
by Oline H. Cogdill

Ink in His Blood

Brad Parks brings his journalism chops to his award-winning novels.
by Oline H. Cogdill

Dorothy L. Sayers, Detective

While her reputation rests on her fiction, Sayers herself had a flair for real-life mysteries.
by Martin Edwards

Eyewitness: Chicks Dig the Car

Could the dearth of good private eye TV be due to a lack of cool cars?
by Kevin Burton Smith

Erin Hart

Like her detective character, Hart is an American enthralled by Ireland.
by Lynn Kaczmarek

The Inner Sanctum

One of classic radio’s most influential and successful hits.
by Michael Mallory

Linda Barnes

After a hiatus, this ground- breaking author makes a welcome return.
by Brian Skupin

Oline H. Cogdill: A Critic’s Eye

An award-winning mystery fiction critic discusses her career and calling in a wide-ranging chat.
by Betty Webb

On Reading Robert B. Parker

What he left out of his books was just as important as what he put in.
by Lisa Scottoline

“How Did the Victim Die?” Mystery Crossword

by Verna Suit

Departments


At the Scene

by Kate Stine

Mystery Miscellany

by Louis Phillips

The Hook

First Lines That Caught Our Attention

Hints & Allegations

Edgar Award nominations, 2013 Grand Master Awards, Every Picture Tells a Story, Dilys Award nominations, Nero Wolfe Awards

New Books

La Dolce Vita
by Katherine Hall Page

Night Terrors
by Dennis Palumbo


Reviews


Small Press Reviews: Covering the Independents

by Betty Webb & Sharon Magee

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

Miscellaneous


The Docket

Letters

Our Readers Recommend

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