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Tag Archives: magic
“Clayton Rawson, a.k.a. The Great Merlini” (by Clayton Rawson Jr.)
Longtime readers of EQMM will know the name Clayton Rawson from the magazine’s masthead, where it appeared under the title “Managing Editor” for eight years, from 1963 to 1971. But that Clayton Rawson—not his son, who has penned this post—was … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Guest, History, Illustration, Magazine, Uncategorized, Writers
Tagged editorial staff, eqmm, family, history, magic, magician, merlini, mystery fiction, writer
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“Bookends” (by Lou Manfredo)
Lou Manfredo’s stories for EQMM include a series of five classical whodunits set in the mid twentieth-century on Long Island (a series we were very sorry to see end!) as well as some of the dark crime tales for which … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Books, Guest, Readers, Story, Writers
Tagged books, bookshelf, collection, hardy boys, literature, magic, reading, treasure, writer-reader, writers
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“What is it about magic? Does the paranormal belong in mystery fiction?” by Elizabeth Zelvin
There’s been a big shift in readers’ perceptions of what belongs in the mystery and crime-fiction genre over the past decade. Here to talk about one area in which the boundaries have been expanded is Elizabeth Zelvin, who has recently … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Guest
Tagged elizabeth zelvin, ellery queen, elleryqueen, elleryqueenmm, fantasy, horror, lizzelvin, magic, mystery, paranormal, shapeshifter, supernatural, vampire
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SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN 