FOUR PLAY by James Lincoln Warren, Janice Law, Melodie Johnson Howe, Rob Lopresti, Deborah Elliott-Upton, Steve Steinbock, John M. Floyd, and Leigh Lundin Stop the presses, put on your dancing shoes, and pop the cork on that bottle of champagne. Today marks the fourth anniversary of Criminal Brief: The Mystery Short Story Web Log Project. […]
I was out of town this weekend, but my absence was more than compensated by this timely essay by Ellery Queen Expert (and Author!), previous CB contributor Dale Andrews. —JLW THE ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERIES by Dale C. Andrews This week the December edition of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine hit my mail box on the same […]
The 400 YEAR-OLD SOLUTION by James Lincoln Warren My primary computer is temporarily occupied and I can’t use it to access the internet to provide a guest column today. When things return to normal, I will provide the Gentle Reader with new material worth reading. Until then, may I suggest checking out the following Medici […]
Rob Lopresti suggested that his friend Nina Mansfield contribute a piece, and here it is. She modestly writes of herself in the third person: “Nina Mansfield is a Connecticut based writer and teacher. Her fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and The Chick Lit Review. Her YA mystery novel Swimming Alone was a […]
SHORT STORY TRAILERS by Douglas Grant Johnson, R. T. Lawton, and Stephen Ross Most of you have probably heard of “book trailers”—short animations on the web meant to advertise books in the same manner that “Coming Attractions” advertise movies in theaters. Our good friend R. T. Lawton, whose “Mystery Masterclass” column from August of 2007 […]
This week, William Minter concludes his thought-provoking two-part essay on the proliferation of the mystery novel in other cultures with this geographical survey of authors and works. (In case you missed it, here’s a link to Part One.) IS THE MYSTERY NOVEL GOING GLOBAL? Part Two by William Minter Nordic countries If you haven’t yet […]
William Minter is a writer and analyst on African and other international issues based in Washington, D.C. He edits the on-line AfricaFocus Bulletin, as well as the websites No Easy Victories and Mystery Places, and has kindly agreed to share his expertise on the international mystery scene. We’re running his essay in two parts. IS […]