Monthly Archives: September 2019

“Shared Death” (by R.T. Raichev)

Posted on September 25, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Raicho Raichev is not only a fan of Golden Age Mysteries, he’s a scholar of the genre. He’s written previous articles for this site about some of the key figures in the field. This time he focuses on the murder … Continue reading →

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“The Secret Lagoon” (by Josh Pachter)

Posted on September 18, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Josh Pachter’s story “The Secret Lagoon” appears in EQMM’s current issue (September/October 2019). Readers are often curious not only about where authors get their ideas but about how a story comes together. In this post, we get a look at … Continue reading →

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“Too Good to Be True?” (by Anne van Doorn)

Posted on September 11, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Last week, Mystery Scene magazine copublisher Brian Skupin did a post for this site about locked-room mysteries. In it, he mentioned a story in our current issue (September/October 2019) by Dutch writer Anne van Doorn entitled “The Poet Who Locked Himself … Continue reading →

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“EQMM and the Locked Room Mystery” (by Brian Skupin)

Posted on September 4, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Brian Skupin is Consulting Editor for the publishing company Locked Room International (founded by one of EQMM’s most prolific translators, John Pugmire!) and copublisher of Mystery Scene Magazine, for which he has won the Mystery Writers of America’s Ellery Queen Award, … Continue reading →

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