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The Best Crime Books for Non-Crime Readers

By Jessica Fellowes

January 30, 2020

If you are wondering why crime is such a big genre that doesn’t appeal to you because you prefer fantasy, romance, period drama or because you tried a Poirot once and didn’t get it (this was me, too), these might change your mind. They’re not just crime books—they’re good books. Best Book for Romance Readers…

4 Novels That Combine Science Fiction and Mystery

By Nick Kolakowski

November 5, 2019

From a writer’s perspective, the mystery genre is often a rigid one—someone committed a crime that needs solving, and the protagonist will methodically work through the clues to do so. And while that rigidity might seem downright restrictive, it’s also played into the hands of authors who want to introduce outlandish concepts and worlds: the…

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency 1.05: “Very Erectus” Episode Review

By Kerry Hammond

November 21, 2016

We know that everything is connected—and in this episode, we really start to see it. Nothing is really made clear, though, so let’s not get too excited. But things do start to link back, so that’s a start. Rimmer (Aaron Douglas) has just killed the groupie/girlfriend of Lux Dujour. Since he’s left Dujour’s body and…

Endeavour 3.01: “Ride” Episode Review

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

June 20, 2016

When we last saw our hero Endeavour Morse (Shaun Evans) in Series 2, Episode 4, “Neverland,” things did not end well. His boss and mentor, D.I. Fred Thursday (Roger Allam), was critically injured and Morse had been put in prison. That sort of experience will change a man. It certainly changed Morse. He’s since been released,…

Pulling Up a Seat from Shakespeare to Sherlock: London’s New Literary Benches

By Joe Brosnan

July 18, 2014

From Shakespeare to Sherlock, Hercule Poirot to James Bond, London has always had a rich literary history. And now you can sit on it! Thanks to The National Literacy Trust, along with its public art promotor Wild in Art, 50 benches have been commissioned that will be painted to look like open books portraying scenes…

U.K. Crime TV We’d Like to See

By Leslie Gilbert Elman

December 14, 2012

Everyone has a wish list. This is mine. I’ve been reading with undisguised envy about various TV series that aired in the U.K. during the past year or that are scheduled to debut in 2013. Some of them, I’ve heard, are heading our way. (Where? When? Tell me!) Others are up for grabs if any…

The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe

Murder in the Locked Room

By Kristin Centorcelli

November 19, 2012

The locked room mystery has always held a special fascination for suspense fans. Perhaps the most popular—and earliest—of them is Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” in which a mother and daughter are murdered—the mother so brutally ravaged she is almost decapitated and the daughter strangled and stuffed up a chimney—in a…

David Boreanaz as Angel

Six Kick-Ass Paranormal Investigators (P.I.s)

By Aspasia Bissas

March 5, 2012

Most investigative types are naturally pretty kick-ass—it comes with the territory. We’re talking smart, strong, dedicated people working against the bad guys; you really can’t go wrong. But imagine taking these attributes and ramping them up with paranormal abilities: vampire strength, fae DNA, even the ability to bring back the dead. Suddenly you have a…

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