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A Long Day’s Journey Into Print (by Josh Pachter)

Posted on April 17, 2025 by somethingisgoingtohappen

EQMM regular Josh Pachter returns to our blog with the fascinating story of how a trip to Belgium’s first psychiatric hospital helped inspire his first locked-room mystery, which you can read in our [May/June issue, on sale now!] “A Short … Continue reading →

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Blood on the Snow—Crime and Crumpets at Christmastime (by Pat Black)

Posted on December 12, 2024 by somethingisgoingtohappen

If you read EQMM and follow our blog, chances are you’re familiar with Pat Black, the Yorkshire-based journalist who regularly contributes to our magazine. In this special post, Black draws on examples of classic mysteries, from Christie to Allingham, and … Continue reading →

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Finding Three Pines (by David Wallace)

Posted on November 7, 2024 by somethingisgoingtohappen

David L. Wallace is a professor of English at Long Beach State University, and he has published a number of articles about the effects of closeting on queer people. He lives in West Hollywood, CA, where he spends as much … Continue reading →

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“Frederic Dannay Revisited” (by Francis M. Nevins)

Posted on October 2, 2019 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Earlier this year, on this site, Laird Blackwell talked about the inspiration for his latest scholarly work, Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and the Art of the Detective Short Story. This week, mystery-fiction scholar Francis M. Nevins reviews the … Continue reading →

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