6 Mystery Novels with Unorthodox Settings and Setups
There’s a universe of possibility in the crime mystery. While certain settings have become a staple of fiction—the Agatha Christie murder, the hard-boiled detective, the modern pol...
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There’s a universe of possibility in the crime mystery. While certain settings have become a staple of fiction—the Agatha Christie murder, the hard-boiled detective, the modern pol...
As opposed to thrillers, in which spies and rogue agents routinely travel the world, dashing from Venice to Hong Kong to Rio, most mysteries take place in a single location: a smal...
I sure hope nobody's come up with this before... You are a detective now (how wonderful). Your first case is a murder case because, well, whoever hired you didn't know what they w...
Agatha Christie has her own list on this website. This is the list of everyone else. The detective story is thought to have been invented by Conan Doyle. And ironically, not only d...
These days everyone is an expert. With all the television dramas built around police procedurals, the plethora of crime fiction novels, and the explosion of interest in true crime,...
The following are Uzma Jalaluddin’s recommendations for series and novels featuring memorable amateur sleuths. * Miss Marple Agatha Christie, Miss Marple series I’ll be honest—as...
The idea of the “cozy” mystery—stories that feature quaint settings, quirky characters, a bit of warmth, and most importantly the feeling that you’re in safe hands as a reader (tha...
One of my greatest joys as a reader of crime fiction is diving into a new adventure featuring a favorite detective, amateur sleuth, or gang of lovable rule-benders. Crime fiction h...
Patrick Cottrell’s second novel Afternoon Hours of a Hermit begins with a mysterious envelope delivered in the mail; inside is a childhood photograph of the narrator’s deceased bro...
Ahead of the 80th Annual Edgar Award Ceremony, I asked the nominees for the Edgars (along with the special award winners) to contribute to a roundtable discussion on the state of t...
It’s a warm Saturday afternoon, and the festival is in full swing. String lights sway overhead in the summer breeze. Music drifts between booths selling kettle corn and cotton cand...
At first glance, a Jane Austen cozy crime retelling may seem like a strange, hybrid monster, but look around and you’ll find plenty of examples. From Amelia Blackwell’s time-travel...
Last night I took a photo of my television screen—because maybe, just maybe, the guy on Wheel of Fortune could be a model for a new character I’m envisioning in my next novel, a fo...
These literary mysteries combine lush prose with compelling plots and characters in one perfect package.
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What’s your favorite murder mystery? It can be a story, novel, movie or TV episode, even a game or a real-life mystery.
The body of Elias Wren was found just after midnight in his study, slumped beside an old writing desk, one hand hanging lifelessly over the edge. The room was in disarray, but not...
A serial killer's victim is brought back in a speculative crime novel, a young Wiccan brings back some murdered girls, and more.
Growing up, my favorite comedies were ones starring women who, despite their professional success, seemed constantly on the brink of disaster, one catastrophe away from complete de...
As a storyteller, creating a mystery is nightmare fuel. How do you come up with an original premise? How do you plant clues and red herrings without giving away the ending? How do...
In 1938 London, DCI Lilian Wyles, the first woman detective chief inspector in the CID, is determined to find a killer with the help of the four queens of crime.
A misty seashore, a scented pine forest, or a foggy woodland river. Any of these set the tone for mystery and suspense. But why do they trigger our primal urge to venture off into...
The Lincoln Lawyer The story of Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey), a successful lawyer who runs his practice from the back seat of... The post Detective Films with Interesting Pl...
These mysteries feature multiple timelines and/or multiple points of view, interlocking pieces of past and present to propel the story.
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