Category Archives: Genre

“Talking The Talk” (by David H. Ingram)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

David Ingram won the Mystery Writers of America’s Robert L. Fish Award for best short story by a new author for his January 2011 EQMM story “A Good Man of Business.” A subsequent story for EQMM, November 2013’s “The Covering … Continue reading →

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“The Secret of the Ageless Girl” (by Leigh Lundin)

Posted on May 28, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In a sequel to his post of May 7, award-winning short-story writer and blogger Leigh Lundin revisits another beloved character of the Stratemeyer Syndicate.—Janet Hutchings “Why are you doing this to me?” Nancy struggled against her bonds. “All these years, … Continue reading →

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The Ethics of Investigations: Real and Fictional

Posted on May 21, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Privacy issues seem often to be in the forefront of the news these days, especially following the leaking of National Security Agency documents by Edward Snowden, and the subsequent revelation in the media of the NSA’s phone surveillance program. People … Continue reading →

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“The Mystery of the Writer’s Ghost” (by Leigh Lundin)

Posted on May 7, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Writing as L. Leigh, Leigh Lundin appeared in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in August of 2006 with the story “Swamped.” The tale went on to win that year’s EQMM Readers Award—in a competition in which first stories only very … Continue reading →

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“The Mystery Gene” (by Miriam Grace Monfredo)

Posted on April 23, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Former librarian Miriam Grace Monfredo is an award-winning writer of historical crime fiction. Her first novel, Seneca Falls Inheritance, was set against the backdrop of the first women’s rights convention. Since then she has written eight more novels that focus … Continue reading →

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“The International Association of Crime Writers Reveals a World of Crime Writing” (by J. Madison Davis)

Posted on April 9, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

The International Association of Crime Writers has had a pivotal role, over the past couple of decades, in facilitating access for crime-fiction fans to works in the field beyond their own cultural and national boundaries. Their efforts in encouraging translation, … Continue reading →

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“How I Do What I Do, and Why” (by Percy Spurlark Parker)

Posted on April 2, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Percy Spurlark Parker’s fiction debut was a story for EQMM’s Department of First Stories in 1972. Since then he’s authored two published novels and dozens of short stories, which have appeared not only in EQMM but in AHMM, Mike Shayne … Continue reading →

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“The Writer Cop” (by O’Neil De Noux)

Posted on January 15, 2014 by somethingisgoingtohappen

O’Neil De Noux has been a regular contributor to EQMM for more than twenty years. He’s written both historical mysteries and contemporary police procedurals for us, and his wider work includes science fiction and mainstream historicals. His superb sense of … Continue reading →

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HISTORY AND MYSTERY

Posted on December 4, 2013 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Historical fiction has always had a powerful appeal for me, and it’s probably partly because of my love of mysteries. Didn’t Voltaire say that history is “little else than a picture of human crimes and misfortunes”? Think of the poison … Continue reading →

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“Is It Time for an Intervention? My Life With Mysteries” (by Joni Langevoort)

Posted on November 27, 2013 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Joni Langevoort describes herself as a lifelong fan of books in general and of the mystery genre in particular. Her knowledge of the field is impressive, and she has come to be greatly appreciated by editors and others in the … Continue reading →

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