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What Makes Mystery Writers Ante Up for Poker? (by Peter Hochstein)
Peter Hochstein is a former newspaper reporter and advertising copywriter and the author of a number of paperback original novels, most under various pseudonyms. A few years ago he began writing a series at short-story length starring P.I. Rich Hovanec. … Continue reading
Posted in Genre, Guest, History, Publishing, Writers, Writing
Tagged card game, community, crime fiction, crime writer, mystery fiction, poker, poker game, writers, writers life, writing
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“The Case of the Unrecognized Editor” (by John Duvall)
John Duvall is the Margaret Church Distinguished Professor of English at Purdue University. He has published extensively on modern and contemporary American fiction. In this post he discusses how EQMM helped to reignite the career of one of America’s greatest literary writers, … Continue reading
“My Favorite Murderers” (by Graydon Miller)
Graydon Miller was an American expatriate in Mexico for nine years, at the start of his writing career. He was first published not in English but in Spanish, with “Un invierno en el infierno” (“A Winter in Hell”). Some of … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Guest, History, Real Crime, Setting, Story, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime, journalism, mexico, murder, true crime, writers, writing
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“The Last of the Kingdom of Romance: 90 years since the publication of The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes” (by R.T. Raichev)
2017 marks the 90th anniversary of the publication of the last book of Sherlock Holmes adventures. In honor of the occasion, R.T. Raichev, a lifelong fan of English crime fiction, gives his assessment of the stories in that volume, entitled The Case-Book … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Criticism, Fiction, Guest, History, Holmesian
Tagged conan doyle, detective, holmes, literature, mystery, review, sherlock, short story
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“Radio Days” (by Kevin Mims)
Kevin Mims is known to readers of the Dell mystery magazines primarily as a short-story writer. In 2013, one of his stories for EQMM received a nomination for the International Thriller Award, and he has also contributed memorable stories to … Continue reading
“The Not-So-Simple Art of Mystery Reviewing” (by Elizabeth Foxwell)
It’s our pleasure this week to present a post by a mystery reviewer. Over the several years during which this blog has been active, we’ve had only a couple of previous posts by members of that important profession. Elizabeth Foxwell … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Books, Criticism, Guest, History, reviews
Tagged crime, critics, history, literary criticism, literature, mystery fiction, reviews
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“Women Writers of Mystery” (by Leah Pennywark)
In September of 2016 Leah Pennywark appeared on one of the panels for EQMM’s 75th Anniversary Symposium at Columbia University’s Butler Library (available on YouTube and as part of our podcast series!), illuminating the discussion with her extensive knowledge of both … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Genre, Guest, History, Novels, Writers
Tagged crime writers, crime writing, history, women writers
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“Clive Cussler and the RTS Zavala: Cheers to a Real Life Captain of Adventure” (by William Dylan Powell)
William Dylan Powell’s first fiction, the comic “Evening Gold,” appeared in EQMM’s Department of First Stories in November 2006, and went on to win that year’s Robert L. Fish Memorial Award. Prior to his fiction debut, he had already begun to publish … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Characters, Ellery Queen, Fiction, Genre, Guest, History
Tagged crime, fiction, history, model ship, mystery, navy, ships, shipwreck, texas
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“Collaborative Sleuthing: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Stu Palmer’s and Craig Rice’s Withers/Malone Team-Ups in EQMM” (by Arthur Vidro)
Many EQMM readers will know Arthur Vidro as the contributor of two online stories: “The Ransom of EQMM #1” and “The Mistake on the Cover of EQMM #1.” The latter formed the basis for our 75th Anniversary Contest of 2016. Both … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Characters, Editing, Ellery Queen, Guest, History, Magazine, Publishing, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime, ellery queen, magazine, mystery, stuart palmer, suspense, writers, writing
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WHAT’S IN A WORD?
As we approach the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, with so much talk in the air of “political correctness,” I thought it timely to re-post a piece I put up on this site on January 22, 2014. —Janet Hutchings This … Continue reading
