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“Keys to the Kingdom: Unlocking the Locked Room” (by Tom Mead)

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

British fiction writer and playwright Tom Mead has placed short stories with a variety of publications, including International Short Story Magazine, Lighthouse, Flame Tree Press, Mystery Weekly, and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. He makes his EQMM debut in our current … Continue reading →

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“Shared Death” (by R.T. Raichev)

Posted on September 25, 2019 by

Raicho Raichev is not only a fan of Golden Age Mysteries, he’s a scholar of the genre. He’s written previous articles for this site about some of the key figures in the field. This time he focuses on the murder … Continue reading →

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“Agatha Christie: Queen of Many Crimes” (by François Bloemhof)

Posted on May 30, 2018 by

South African thriller writer François Bloemhof’s prolific career, spanning more than twenty-five years, includes novels for adults, teenagers, and children, his most recent adult “noir” novels being 2016’s Double Echo and 2017’s Feeding Time. He has received numerous awards and is … 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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“Looking Back on a Half-Century Love Affair with EQMM” (by Josh Pachter)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

Josh Pachter falls into an unofficial group connected to EQMM that he doesn’t mention in the following post: most valued friends of the magazine.  He started out in the category we treasure most of all: devoted EQMM reader. From there, by the trail of events … Continue reading →

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