How to Make a Negroni When my 1920s-set mystery novel required an apéritif that was both sinister and festive, I thought: Negroni. The only trouble was I had never actually drunk one. I’m not a fan of Campari. Not only does it remind me unpleasantly of an ex-boyfriend’s judgy, country-club... Read more

Live and Let Pie by Ellie Alexander: A Visual Guide

By Adam Wagner

November 21, 2018

Life is sweet once you step into Torte, everybody’s favorite small-town bakeshop. But what happens when it becomes the scene of a crime? Take a visual tour of Ellie Alexander’s ninth Bakeshop Mystery, Live and Let Pie! The heat is on for pastry chef, family business operator, and unlikely sleuth Jules... Read more

Holiday Mysteries Sweepstakes

By Crime HQ

November 19, 2018

‘Tis the season for a blazing hearth, a warming cup of cocoa, and a merry dose of murder! Get in the holiday spirit and enter for a chance to win our holiday basket, complete with a festive foursome of our favorite winter mysteries and snacks to enjoy by the... Read more

Noble Savagery: The Abuse of Royal Remains

By Tasha Alexander

November 2, 2018

…let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings; How some have been deposed; some slain in war, Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed; Some poison’d by their wives: some sleeping kill’d; All murder’d… —William Shakespeare, Richard II People everywhere—even those with... Read more