Mystery author Barbara Neely dies at age 78

Posted on 03/11/2020 at 02:41 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Barbara Neely, who became a pioneering and award-winning author later in life, died last week at the age of seventy-eight....

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Tagged As: Mystery, Obituary, The New York Times, Women in literature

Georges Simenon's son answers reader questions

Posted on 02/29/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The twentieth century was a wonderful time for mystery fans, no matter what language (or languages) they read in. We...

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Tagged As: Mystery, The Guardian

Fussy’s favorites: Week of February 16, 2020

Posted on 02/22/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

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Tagged As: Awards, Children's literature, History, Mystery, Obituary, Pop culture, Scandal

One last chat with Mary Higgins Clark

Posted on 02/18/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Shelf Awareness was fortunate enough to have author Mary Higgins Clark participate in a Q&A feature shortly before her death....

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Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery, Women in literature

Remembering Mary Higgins Clark

Posted on 02/03/2020 at 09:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

News broke late Friday that author Mary Higgins Clark, the “Queen of Suspense,” had died at the age of ninety-two....

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Tagged As: Mystery, NPR, Obituary, Women in literature

Coming soon: More Janet Evanovich books and 2 TV series

Posted on 12/04/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In case you missed it (or forgot), Janet Evanovich is headed to the small screen — two times. Her twenty-seventh...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery, Thriller, TV adaptation

London doesn't have the market cornered on Sherlock Holmes sites

Posted on 11/24/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When one thinks of Arthur Conan Doyle-related tourism, London is usually the first thing to pop to mind. But did...

Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary tourism, Mystery

Author Alex Segura on closing the book on PI Pete Fernandez

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 04:14 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

All good things — including book series — must come to an end. Author Alex Segura just concluded his Pete...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery

Hugh Laurie is adapting an Agatha Christie novel for the screen

Posted on 10/23/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Actor Hugh Laurie is working on an adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel, but fittingly, which novel it is remains...

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Tagged As: Mystery, Pop culture, TV adaptation

One crime writer's truth was just as strange as her fiction

Posted on 10/06/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’d wager that most mystery novelists tend to imagine plot twists far more often than they live them. Mary Roberts...

Tagged As: Mystery, Scandal