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mysteries

Finding Inspiration from History’s Mysteries

By Chanel Cleeton

April 12, 2023

Writing historical fiction frequently feels like playing detective as I research events in the past, trying to understand what happened and why, looking for clues in the historical record that help me bring a setting and time period to life for readers. I’m often drawn to lesser-known events in history, and it’s the desire to…

Sleuthing out a Solution: Edgar Allan Poe and His Crypto-Mysteries

By Susan Amper

October 7, 2020

On this, the 171st anniversary of his death, Edgar Allan Poe is more popular than ever and more misunderstood. Mystery writer S. S. Van Dine describes the detective story as a contest, in which the author seeks to “outwit the reader” by presenting a puzzle that the reader is unable to solve, despite being given…

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