While taking an evening walk, I asked my husband if he could guess which mystery shows I put on my list last time. He did guess several, but he also mentioned a couple I actually felt ashamed I left off, like Only Murders in the Building and Castle. Genuine favorites of mine! Especially OMITB! I… Read more »
Here it is, the second installment of my Sherlockiana column. (Be sure to check out The Not-So-Elementary Universe of Sherlock Holmes, Part 1) This one is a wilder ride than the last, including a warlock, a group of crime-fighting female monsters, and Holmes and Watson teaming up with Freud. Once again, I have rated them… Read more »
In the course of writing this column, I haven’t shared my personal favorite mysteries yet. But today, for the debut of my Sunday columns, I made it all about my favorites. I’m sharing the books I don’t even read a description of before clicking buy, the ones I binge in between reading for my column… Read more »
Hey word nerds! The holiday season is in full swing, so we thought we would present a holiday-themed round-up full of posts from our archives for you to enjoy. Whether you want some advice on how to get some writing in during this busy time or maybe you want to explore some podcast episodes or… Read more »
Some of the best writers working today write in the children’s and young adult literature categories. That has always been the case, I think. The children’s mysteries on my list for this column have either entertained generations or made a more recent impact in sales and media. They are some of the best books I’ve… Read more »
I love a good mystery! And I especially love a good historical mystery. Who killed the Princes in the Tower? (Hint: It was not Richard III.) Did Princess Anastasia survive the murder of her family? Was Elizabeth I really a virgin Queen, or did she allow herself to be seduced by the dashing Robert Dudley?… Read more »
In my last column, I talked about classic girl detectives. This time, the modern girl detectives get their chance. The girl detectives from the late 20th-early 21st century comprise a much more diverse group. But they share with each other and their predecessors the qualities of intelligence, bravery, and grit. Some of you might notice… Read more »
I love mysteries with animals as sleuths, so I was delighted to speak to debut author Codi Schneider about her book Cold Snap. It’s the first in a series about a cat named Bijou and her human Spencer Bonanno, who runs the Fox Burrow Pet Inn in their little town of Gray Birch in the… Read more »
Ever since researching classic girl detectives for a paper in 2008, I wanted to read the adventures I had only read about. For this column, I originally chose the topic of children’s mysteries. I realized that needed to be narrowed a bit. Then I remembered the girl detectives. Now was my chance to read more! … Read more »
