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Ironwood — Michael Connelly’s New Novel
Michael Connelly is one of the most influential crime fiction writers in the United States, best known for The Black Echo and The Lincoln Lawyer series. Before becoming a novelist,…
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2026 Edgar Award Winners Announced
The Mystery Writers of America (MWA) held its award ceremony on April 29 in Times Square, New York, officially announcing the winners of the 80th Edgar Awards. The awards recognize…
Recommendations
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Mystery Fiction Recommendations: When Detective Novels Start to Deceive the Reader
Some mystery novels hide their real puzzle not in the story itself, but in the way readers make sense of it. When narration becomes unreliable—or even deliberately deceptive—the mystery is…
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Don’t want to deal with overly complex mysteries? Try these novels!
Contemporary mystery fiction is gradually shifting away from being purely “puzzle games” toward a broader reading experience. It is no longer defined solely by the construction of intricate tricks; character…
Quick reads
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The Best Detectives are the Least Perfect
Many detectives in classic mystery fiction are actually far from perfect. Sherlock Holmes can be arrogant, emotionally distant, and even harsh at times. Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie’s novels, is…
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Some Details Tell the Truth, While Others are Deceiving You
When people read detective or mystery novels, they often notice the same thing: some details feel important at first but never really matter in the end, while other seemingly ordinary…