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As we reach peak true crime, showrunners are playing with genre conventions and interrogating our obsession with chasing a ...
Fatal Fiction is an immersive theater fundraiser hosted by the Davenport Public Library on Sept. 27, offering mystery, music, and community impact—all to support vital library programs.
Even very cold places can be hotbeds of crime fiction — witness the explosion of Nordic writers inspired by “The Girl Who …” phenomenon. Here are a few recent books from the Far North: They’re ...
The appeal of mystery shows has shown no sign of letting up, especially thanks to the success of modern masterpiece shows ...
Christian crime novels mirror God’s redemptive story through patterns of creation, ruin, redemption, and restoration. Reading mystery fiction can strengthen moral discernment and help believers ...
The 21st century has had an embarrassment of riches when it comes to great science fiction movies. Not only did the last quarter-century feature the first science fiction film to ever win the Academy ...
UB faculty member David Schmid will host an online chat on Nov. 9 about a new course he’s presenting on mystery and suspense fiction for The Great Courses, a recorded library of non-credit, ...
When Laura Bradford writes, she sits on the corner of her couch, a laptop balanced on her knees, and tries to crank out about 2,000 words a day. Judging from the slew of cozy mysteries she’s churned ...
Do dogs dream? Can there be a graveyard for books? Is the urge to kill someone brutal? These are some of the ideas that Nasir Abbas Nayyar has put across in his latest collection of short stories Aik ...