Category Archives: Classic Mystery

“EXIT WITH THE BODY”

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

In the September 1966 issue of EQMM, editor Frederic Dannay responded enthusiastically to a reader’s assertion that William Shakespeare, in his plays, anticipated the modern detective story. He included the letter in the magazine—along with his own notes—and reprinted 101 … Continue reading →

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“Classic Murder Mystery Gets a Comic-Book Reboot” (by Maaja Wentz)

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

EQMM’s Department of First Stories has given a start to hundreds of authors, but in recent years, with developments in technology, what it means to give an author a start has changed. Some authors nowadays are able to get their … Continue reading →

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“From Noir to Golden Age” (by Carlos Orsi)

Posted on February 7, 2018 by

Carlos Orsi is a Brazilian writer and journalist with three novels and five short-story collections published in Portuguese. His work first appeared in EQMM in the July 2014 issue, translated for our Passport to Crime department by Cliff Landers. Since … Continue reading →

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SOLVING THE PUZZLE

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

I’ve been watching Endeavour on Masterpiece this summer. For those who haven’t ever tuned in to the series, which is now in its fourth season, the title character is Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse, depicted in the early years of his … Continue reading →

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“Of Jigsaws, Roller Coasters, Crosswords, and Mazes” (by A.J. Wright)

Posted on December 14, 2016 by

Although his work appears in EQMM for the first time in our January/February 2017 issue, on sale December 20, A.J. Wright is a historical mystery novelist who already has three books to his credit, all belonging to a series set … Continue reading →

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“1962: The Savoy Party Photo” (by R.T.Raichev)

Posted on May 4, 2016 by

R.T. (Raicho) Raichev’s previous post for this site examined the short stories of P.D. James. Raicho is a lifelong fan of English crime fiction and wrote his university dissertation on the subject. In this new post he examines and compares … Continue reading →

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ONE WORLD

Posted on March 30, 2016 by

“The outstanding development of last year’s Prize Contest,” wrote EQMM editor Frederic Dannay in his introduction to our magazine’s August 1948 “All Nations” issue, “was the unexpectedly large number of stories sent in from foreign countries and their remarkable range … Continue reading →

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“A Great Book, but Please Don’t Read It” (by W. Edward Blain)

Posted on December 9, 2015 by

Ted Blain (whose fiction byline is W. Edward Blain) has been a contributor to EQMM for twenty years this month, having debuted for our magazine with December 1995’s “The Director’s Notes.” “The All-Nighter,” his latest EQMM tale and his first … Continue reading →

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“Saved by Ellery Queen” (by Russell Atwood)

Posted on February 11, 2015 by

When I first came to EQMM in June of 1991, editor-in-chief Eleanor Sullivan was no longer able to work due to illness and the magazine was being run by Russell Atwood, EQMM’s managing editor. Russell was anxious to get on … Continue reading →

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“In Praise of Honkaku” (by John Pugmire)

Posted on September 24, 2014 by

For several years now—ever since EQMM lost its most illustrious contributor of classical mysteries, Edward D. Hoch (1930-2008)—I’ve been putting out appeals for more whodunits and “impossible crime” stories. Few writers in the U.S. or U.K. have responded with submissions … Continue reading →

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