Detective Fiction
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By: Deborah Mack
Terse prose, cracking dialogue, fast pace and a complex plot make this an engaging hard-boiled mystery. more...
By: Rosemary Gemmell
Alex Gray, who is often hailed as Glasgow's answer to Ian Rankin, departs from the grittier side of city life to explore murder among the cultured. more...
Heat Wave by Richard Castle – Book Review
By: Francine Brokaw
Fans of the hit ABC series Castle will be thrilled with this book that is actually part of the television show. more...
Influences on Agatha Christie's Writing
By: Rosemary Gemmell
Most writers are observers, using incidents in their lives to inspire their writing. One well-loved writer who used her experiences in her novels was Agatha Christie. more...
By: Caroline Trent
Crosse, a brilliant and detailed murderer, can only be stopped by one man: forensic psychologist Frank Clevenger. more...
By: Marilyn Michaud
Hard-boiled detectives are individuals living outside the bounds of society. Often violent and morose, they nonetheless project an irresistible freedom from conformity. more...
A Brief History of Detective Fiction
By: Marilyn Michaud
Detective fiction has not changed much since its inception. This essay will provide a brief history of the genre and an overview of how to distinguish between the styles. more...
Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence Beresford
By: Emily Chauviere
Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are a well-matched spy team who solved crimes from The Secret Adversary to Postern of Fate. more...
Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot
By: Emily Chauviere
Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot is one of the most popular fictional detectives, solving mysteries from The Murder of Roger Ackroyd to Murder on the Orient Express. more...
By: Emily Chauviere
Agatha Christie created many popular detectives, such as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, who all solved difficult crimes in different but equally ingenious ways. more...
Walter Mosley Novel Introduces A New Character
Author Walter Mosley adds to his literary repertoire with his newest mystery novel by creating a new character in a contemporary context. more...
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
By: Carol Thomas
Flavia de Luce, 11-year-old expert on poisons, uses her detective skills to clear her father from suspicion of the murder of a childhood schoolmate. more...
Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear
By: Sandy Mitchell
London between the wars is filled with "forgotten" men, those who served their country honorably who came home shell-shocked and unable to work. Is one capable of murder? more...
By: Carol Thomas
On leave from her position as a National Park Service ranger, Anna Pigeon travels to Big Bend National Park, where she encounters death, birth and political power. more...
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