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William Bankier is EQMM’s second-most prolific writer, appearing in our pages over 160 times! Learn more about the late author in this retrospective post by Josh Pachter, who co-wrote his last EQMM story, appearing in our Sept/Oct issue! From 1977 … Continue reading →

Lawrence Ong provide an in-depth analysis of G.K Chesterton’s mysteries and presents a case for their immense influence on the mystery genre! Every mystery fan has surely encountered the “whodunit.” They have likely encountered the “howcatchem” (the inverted mystery in … Continue reading →

In this special post, learn a bit about how EQMM regular Terena Elizabeth Bell drew on her life experiences as well as a popular TV show to come up with her debut novel, Recursion, which will be published next year … Continue reading →

In this engaging Q&A with an EQMM regular, learn all about Pat Black’s writing process, reading habits, newest projects, and some of his ideas for genre-bending mystery fiction! Here readers can also find a teaser for the short story Pat … Continue reading →

Learn all about how a cluttered closet and a lunch date with an editor friend helped inspire Meredith Anthony’s latest short story for EQMM! Find “Decluttering” in our July/August issue, on sale now! There’s an old joke that writers always … Continue reading →

Here Gabriela Stiteler reflects on the conversation with her Abuelita that helped inspired “A Well-Worn Path,” her latest story for EQMM in our July/August issue, on sale now! “A Well-Worn Path” came to me after a conversation with my Abuelita, … Continue reading →

In this post that is as thoughtful as it is entertaining, S. B. Watson recounts a spirited discussion around a question that many of our readers have likely had before: What truly makes a great mystery? Years ago, I was … Continue reading →

In this special blog post, Japanese literary scholar and critic Yusan Iiki gives readers a deep dive into the development of and differentiation of Japanese crime fiction in the 20th century I’d like to pose a question: Is there a … Continue reading →

Herbert De Paepe returns to EQMM in our May/June issue with “The Defixio Murders,” another spine-tingling mystery translated from the Dutch by Josh Pachter. Here Herbert discusses how a trip to “The Rome of the North” along with some mysterious … Continue reading →

EQMM regular and Readers-Award winner David Dean shares some of the background and thought behind the stories in his Dr. Marchland stories, with the most recent being “Marchland’s Missing Patient” from our March/April issue When EQMM contacted me about writing … Continue reading →