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POV in Detective Stories

A look at what character points of view are most popular in detective fiction.

Beyond The Luckiest Gone Girl on the Train

Recommendations for excellent crime fiction written by women (and none with "girl" in the title!)

Reading Pathways: Where To Start With Agatha Christie

Want to know where to start reading Agatha Christie? We recommend these books.

No Context Given: Kids Shouldn’t Read?

This week's edition of No Context Given.

The Decline of Fun and Feminism in Mystery Books

A call for more Miss Marples and Nancy Drews in modern mystery.

5 Mysteries I Would Solve Were I A Mystery Solving Bookstore Owner

Five classic bookish mysteries I would solve, were I am amateur sleuth.

September Book to Screen Adaptation News

Michael Fassbender stars as Harry Hole in The Snowman movie adaptation, Kenneth Branagh directs the Artemis Fowl film, and more adaptation news

One Plus Two Plus Two Plus One – 6 Books for People Who Love Clue

It’s hard to believe that one of my all-time favorite movies, Clue, came out in 1985. NINETEEN-EIGHTY-FIVE. That’s thirty years ...

Dammit Tommy: How The BBC Messed Up The New Agatha Christie Adaptation

Partners in Crime, the new BBC Agatha Christie adaption is here. And it's awful. How did the Beep get it so, so wrong?

Riot Round-Up: The Best Books We Read in December

We asked our contributors to share the best book they read this month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, YA, and much, ...