Murder Mystery

How Did 1200-Year-Old Peruvian Skulls End Up In Florida Backyard?

Posted 05.18.2012

When a plumber discovered two skulls buried in the ground of a Florida backyard last January, police thought they had a murder mystery to solve. Turns...

OMG You Were a Nun and You're Black?

Deborah Plummer | Posted 01.06.2012

Deborah Plummer

I spent over four years researching friendship patterns of people from all ages in order to write Racing Across the Lines: Changing Race Relations th...

Pride and Prejudice 2: This Time It's Murder

AP | By HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 12.17.2011

NEW YORK -- P.D. James could hold back no longer. The 91-year-old detective novelist said Wednesday she was glad to finally complete a long-desired p...

Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt At The Met

AP | By ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 09.17.2011

NEW YORK -- An assistant museum curator who questioned the authenticity of a Leonardo da Vinci has been murdered – but before he died he left a ...

26 Writers, 1 Mystery Novel

Telegraph | 5:20PM BST 05 Jul 2011 | Posted 09.05.2011

Does the adage "too many cooks spoil the broth" apply to fiction? Readers of the novel No Rest For The Dead will soon find out....

10 Things Not To Do When Writing A Novel With Your Ex (PHOTOS)

Lisa Lutz | Posted 06.07.2011

Lisa Lutz

We agreed to write alternating chapters and to include our notes to each other at the end of each one. In case that sounds too straightforward, he's also my ex-boyfriend.

Twitter Murder Mystery Taking Place Online Tonight

lugarslists.blogspot.com | Posted 05.30.2011

I’m in a Pop Culture and Communication class and we were assigned a project to show the power and potential of Twitter. For my project, I decided to...

Love You More: A Mystery Novel That Makes Sense

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Jackie K. Cooper

Love You More is some of Lisa Gardner's best writing to date. Her plot is amazing in its intensity and its complexity.

BAND SPOTLIGHT: Murder Mystery

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 05.25.2011

New York's Murder Mystery is a cute indie pop group from NYC, and is comprised of singer Jeremy Coleman, drummer and sister Laura Coleman, guitarist G...

Erie Pizza Bomber Case: Who Killed Brian Wells?

Trey Borzillieri | Posted 08.11.2011

Trey Borzillieri

A quiet and solitary man spent an entire lifetime avoiding the spotlight... only to blow-up on TV. Was he a victim? According to the FBI he was a cons...

Sylvie Cachay Autopsy Inconclusive, Cause Of Death Still A Mystery

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Medical experts have released the results of the initial autopsy of Sylvie Cachay and have found it to be inconclusive. So far there is no clear sign ...

Murder and Mayhem in a Parked Car

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Holly Robinson

What is it about mystery novels? I've never hit, kicked, stabbed, or shot anyone. I want to weep when I hear news stories of real beatings or murders. Yet I can't fit enough killings into my waking hours.

Halloween Books

Peter Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Peter Steinberg

If you're in the mood to turn out the lights and hide from the trick-or-treaters, then I recommend breaking out a flashlight and reading one of these 6 Halloween-themed mystery novels.

Dexter In My Head

Jeff Lindsay | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Lindsay

It would be very cool to say that I walk around all day and look at people's necks while I mentally stroke the handle of a very sharp knife. After al...

Johannes Cabal: The Detective

Michael Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Jones

I sped through 'Johannes Cabal' laughing all the way. I recommend the book highly. It is silly, erudite, and part a playful modern variant of the locked door murder mystery.

One Dead Israeli Spy, Two Theories of Double Loyalty, Three Explanations of How He Died, Four Suspects: Too Many Unanswered Questions

Haggai Carmon | Posted 05.25.2011

Haggai Carmon

If Ashraf Marwan was murdered, then his death could help us figure out whether Marwan was a loyal Israeli spy, a double Egyptian-Israeli spy or a spy with shifting loyalties.

Ann Waldron Dead: Ann Waldron, Biographer Of Southern Writers, Dies At 85

The New York Times | Dennis Hevesi | Posted 05.25.2011

Ann Waldron, who wrote biographies of Southern writers and books for children and young adults, but then -- at 78 -- decided that she'd rather concoct...

Broken: Karin Slaughter's Chilling Story About Damaged People

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Jackie K. Cooper

Karin Slaughter weaves a spell of interest that keeps you entranced from beginning to end. Very few authors have this talent, but Slaughter has it in spades.

Following Karen

Cari Shane | Posted 05.25.2011

Cari Shane

Karen Bergreen, who considers herself far from perfect as a mother and wife, wrote a book about the non-perfect woman's obsession with the perfect woman.

The Cats of Beverly Hills

Edward Lozzi | Posted 05.25.2011

Edward Lozzi

The nation's most famous city of movie stars and swimming pools has a special reverence for their cats. And because of this the new book First Person ...

No Evidence of Kellerman's Talent In His Latest Novel

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Jackie K. Cooper

In Evidence, the step by step solving of the murders is so procedural it borders on boring. Where is the inventiveness that was there at the start of this series?