The THIEF WHO STOLE KNOWLEDGE by Leigh Lundin Imagine a world where a cartel wants to publish your work, which may receive worldwide distribution and be archived for centuries. They may not pay a lot; they may not pay at all. They might charge you a nominal fee to cover expenses. But this is a […]

The eSKEPTIC by Leigh Lundin Our friend and self-confessed readaholic Louis has the jump on most of us when it comes to working with eReaders. Last September, Louis said he was seriously thinking of popping open his piggy bank and purchasing an iPad. What Louis says, Louis does. This time our favorite academic and reviewer […]

CRIMINAL ELEMENT by Leigh Lundin When Terrie Moran introduced readers to Criminal Element some weeks back, I harbored the suspicion secret dark depths lay beneath the surface of this felonious theme park. Thus I asked our good friend Terrie to give CB readers a crime-ridden tour, treading the dark alleyways, sidestepping the blood and slime, […]

CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL– AFTERMATH by Leigh Lundin Minutes after the verdict came in the Casey Anthony case, a stunned defense team held a low-key press conference. In their statement, defense attorneys told us who killed Caylee Anthony. Here’s how I got there. Tricoteuses You’ve heard of the tricoteuses during The Terror following the French Revolution? […]

PROFESSIONAL TIPS – Dennis Palumbo by Leigh Lundin Traditional mysteries with clues fairly presented started me on a lifelong romance of the genre, enjoying the chase, the puzzle. Whereas I’m not fond of hinging a story upon so-called ‘psychological clues’, I appreciate the art of profiling and the psychology of well-drawn good guys and bad […]

The DEAN of SOUL by Leigh Lundin David Dean has appeared in Criminal Brief and Ellery Queen numerous times, but this quarter he appears on EQ’s covers twice in a row featuring his latest ‘Tomorrow’s Dead’ and ‘Praying Mantis’. David will tell you about ‘Praying Mantis’, but I’ll take a moment to talk about ‘Tomorrow’s […]

NO FILM at 11 by Leigh Lundin Government authorities want the right to spy on you, but they don’t want you to record them. Some officials claim public scrutiny is espionage, even hinting at terrorism and criminal mischief. Indeed, the Cook County State Attorney’s office now wraps itself in the cloak of homeland security for […]