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I Recapped the Meddling So You Don't Have ToMy last two October slots delved into Shirley Jackson's A Haunting at Hill House and We Have Always Lived at the Castle . For this Halloween...
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Eating My WordsNot accepted as a form of payment anywhere in the world. I have told this story in various ways over the years, and it...
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The Sincerest Form of Flattery? Part 2Oh Marlowe,’ she patted my shoulder. ‘Women tell each other things we would never tell a man. You don’t know how it is. There’s just...
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The ReckoningI don’t want to jump feet-first into the savage quicksand of Israel and her adversaries, but I have some observations about the Hamas...
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Stop throwing shade on "write what you know"If there's writerly advice that's ever received a bad rap, it is "write what you know." Yep, as predicted — I see 'em —...
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From paw to page.After twenty plus years of thwarted efforts to publish a novel, I scaled back my ambitions to conform to the somewhat circumscribed audience...
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On Our StreetsWe have a rise in hate crimes in Ottawa which, while being the capital city of Canada, has always felt like a quiet place. With a 23.5...
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One Our StreetsWe have a rise in hate crimes in Ottawa which, while being the capital city of Canada, has always felt like a quiet place. With a 23.5...
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September StoriesHere in the south, autumn is finally in the air--well, almost--and I have a few fall stories to report on, at least...
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A Great Gift and a Great LossCouple months ago, I stumbled across a spy novel on my local library's website and checked out Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews. I love...
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You Get What You Pay Forby Eve Fisher A couple of weeks ago was, God help us, the anniversary of the 45th anniversary of the hit "reality" TV show, Survivor . ...
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Quotes at the MarinaTwo weeks ago I reported on my adventures at Bouchercon in beautiful San Diego. As usual I had my trusty notebook with me and was...
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Collateral DamageThink of some standard advice about writing villains. Often, the hints center on not making the bad guy the living embodiment of...
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Detection at the OperaGiven that crime plays such a big part in opera, it is surprising how few detectives show up on the stage. Surely this is in part historical, most...
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Banned in FloridaGorgeous cover! A new Michael Bracken anthology has just launched, Prohibition Peepers . In coming weeks, I intend to blab...
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Crime Scene Comix Case 2023-09-022, StatueOnce again we highlight our criminally favorite cartoonist, Future Thought channel of YouTube . We love the sausage-shaped Shifty, a Minion...
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The Bachman Books - Or, Not Stephen KingPhoto by Shane Leonard Once upon a time, an underpaid, overworked schoolteacher from Maine wrote some books. A lot of books. He...
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The Art of MisdirectionMention red herrings in mysteries, and one's mind turns naturally to Agatha Christie, she of the artful misdirection, the nasty suspects,...
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DAHAAD ("Roar")In my continuing quest for something consistently watchable (and knowing full well that Season Two of Bosch: Legacy is coming back in...
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Be Careful What You Wish ForHanging out at Bouchercon San Diego. I swore I would never edit an anthology of “crime fiction inspired by the songs of —.” That’s...
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Linguistic fussbudgets, pedagogues and scolds.I revere the English language. My parents taught it to me early on, and I still like the way it sounds. I wish I spoke other...
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Ah, We Bearly Knew HimYou know those times where you reflect back on some unfortunate event like a car wreck and start thinking if only I had lingered five more...
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DEFINING THE COZY MYSTERY – Is this real life? Is this just fantasy?Every now and then you meet a writer so sympatico, you feel like you've known them all your life. I met Jonathan Whitelaw this year, through...
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the My-TimeA man named Karl who lived in Germany in the 19th Century was a jack-of-all-trades. A skinner at a local slaughterhouse. A dog catcher. A tax...
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A Strange Sort of MourningBy now, most of you know that I volunteered at the Sioux Falls prison for 12 years (Alternatives to Violence Project and the Lifer's Group), and...
