Screenwriter Damon Lindelof is writing a serialized mystery novel

Posted on 04/03/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s something to look forward to every day: a serialized mystery novel. Damon Lindelof is releasing a chapter each day...

Categories: Free ebooks

Tagged As: Free reads, Mystery, Pop culture

Free read: “The Secret Lives of Cats”

Posted on 03/31/2020 at 12:52 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Pet owners are spending more time than ever with their four-legged friends. At least for us, that doesn’t mean we...

Tagged As: Free reads, Mystery

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....

Categories: Today in Books

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...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Mystery, The Guardian

How to plant clues about your mystery's villain

Posted on 02/21/2020 at 10:41 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The villain or culprit in your mystery should make sense once his or her guilt is revealed. But how do...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Characters, Mystery, Writing advice

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....

Categories: Author Interview

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....

Categories: Today in Books

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...

Categories: Author Interview

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

Police sergeant: Don't commit these crimes in your detective novel

Posted on 12/03/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve all been there: We’re reading a book or watching a show or film in which a character shares our...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Mystery, Writing advice

Zara Altair: Share your characters' backstories sparingly in a mystery

Posted on 11/26/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Your characters’ backstories don't just serve your readers — they serve you, the writer. But, says Zara Altair, that’s why...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Mystery, Writing advice