The fictional sleuths who solve crime are more fun when there’s an element of surprise about who they really are. What better surprise for a reader than to find out that the savvy sleuth in your new book is “not of this earthly realm?” A witch, a vampire, a ghost, or ghostly animal; all have…
“My first case,” says Father Brown in The Mask of Midas, “was just a small private affair about a man’s head being cut off.” It’s not surprising that G.K. Chesterton’s sleuth begins with a paradox; a great many books belonging to the genre known as cozy mysteries have, in fact, a paradox at their heart.…
Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we got our first taste of spring with March's releases; this month—we keep the good times rolling with some great new titles! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you…
I will tell you from the start: I’ve written a great book. Part mystery, part psychological thriller—I think it’s the best thing I’ve ever written, and it’s been on my agent’s desk for the past 12 years because there isn’t a publisher that wants it. Here’s the thing: in the opening scene, we learn that…
