Tag Archives: mystery

EDWARD D. HOCH’S “PAUL REVERE’S BELL”

Posted on July 1, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Previously posted in this space was Edward D. Hoch’s story “Paul Revere’s Bell.” For more great stories, subscribe to EQMM here.

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POETS AND SLEUTHS

Posted on June 24, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Jeffrey Marks’s recent post about Frederic Dannay’s famed collection of mystery books closed by saying that in his later years, after donating his mystery collection to the University of Texas, Dannay began to collect books of poetry. Dannay, who was, … Continue reading →

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“Woody, Clint, and Dutch: Three American Masters, Each With a Long-term Commitment to Crime Fiction” (by Kevin Mims)

Posted on June 17, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

If you read Kevin Mims’s last article for this site, you know that he’s something of an expert on the crime novels of the great pocket-paperback era. It turns out he’s also a devotee of crime movies; here are his … Continue reading →

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“Books to Die For” (by Jeffrey Marks)

Posted on June 10, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Jeffrey Marks is one of the best-known contemporary biographers working in the mystery genre. After writing numerous short mystery-author profiles he produced his first book-length biography, Who Was That Lady?, in 2010. It chronicles the life of mystery writer Craig … Continue reading →

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“It’s Not So Lonely Here in the Garret” (by Michael Wiley)

Posted on May 13, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Michael Wiley belongs to a select group of writers who got their start in the Private Eye Writers of America/St. Martin’s Press Best First Novel contest.  The book, published in 2007, was The Last Striptease, featuring P.I Joe Kozmarski, and … Continue reading →

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EDGARS/MALICE PHOTO GALLERY

Posted on May 6, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

The last week in April/first weekend in May is always our busiest time at the Dell mystery magazines. This year, it all got going a day earlier than usual. On Tuesday, April 28, we hosted a bagel breakfast in our … Continue reading →

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CRIME FICTION IN JAPAN

Posted on April 29, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Over the past few years EQMM has received a number of excellent stories from Japanese writers, and that has inspired me to expand on a post I made on EQMM’s Web-site forum four years ago, shortly after the Fukushima nuclear … Continue reading →

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“I Am a Genre Writer” (by Margaret Maron)

Posted on April 22, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Margaret Maron’s achievements as a mystery and crime writer have been recognized by all of our field’s major organizations. She is a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, a recipient of the Malice Domestic Convention’s Lifetime Achievement Award, … Continue reading →

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“And Then There Was Why: The Mystery in Mystery Fiction” (by Tim L. Williams)

Posted on April 8, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Tim L. Williams’s short stories began appearing in EQMM in 2005. A number of them have gone on to be nominated for, or to win, major awards in the field. In 2011 he received the International Thriller Award for his … Continue reading →

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MYSTERIOUS VOYAGES

Posted on January 28, 2015 by somethingisgoingtohappen

These days I’m not much of a traveler; it generally takes a business commitment to get me to leave home. It’s not that I don’t like being in new—and even exotic—places. I do. It’s just that getting there is no … Continue reading →

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