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Shamus Finalists: Four Female PIs Who May Steal Your Heart
My absolute favorite mystery protagonist is a tough female PI who defies common sense in her pursuit for justice. I’m late to discovering the Shamus Awards but thrilled to share these finalists.
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Are These the 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century?
The recent New York Times list is reviving debate over what constitutes a mystery versus what makes a thriller. Does it matter when the books, thriller or mystery, are this good?
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What Kind of Writer Do You Want to Be?
Do you write to market? Write from your heart? Write to change the world? I’m learning from other writers that there is no one right answer. I’m still figuring it out for myself.
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Edgar Awards 2026: What Mystery Writers Selected as The Best
This year’s winners include an unofficial “problem-solver” in Silicon Valley and a zealous journalist pursuing a fugitive who confessed to killing nine people as a teen. Links to winners, nominees.
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Agatha Award Winners 2026: Celebrating Traditional Mysteries
This year’s winners include an historical mystery where Agatha Christie isn’t the author but a suspect, and Dorothy Sayers’ assistant must prove her innocence. Links to winners, nominees.
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The March Sisters Struggle to Solve The Murder of Their Beloved Beth
I adored this thoroughly modern take on Little Women, featuring the March sisters as amateur sleuths uncovering who killed their beloved Beth. This propulsively written tale grapples with current issues, like social media.
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Left Coast Crime Awards 2026: Some Familiar Winners
Two 2026 winners are repeats from last year for their most recent novels featuring female protagonists. See the results of this year’s first big mystery awards for work in 2025.
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Agatha Christie’s Housekeeper Stars in this Inventive Series
An unconventional housekeeper to Agatha Christie, who served with her in wartime, solves mysteries in and around the novelist’s home in the English countryside in the 1930s. It’s a series worthy of the Christie references.
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One Author, Two Cozy Mystery Series I’m Loving Now
Author Debra Sennefelder’s two series, which feature a food blogger and a consignment store owner, are a well-written respite from the daily barrage of horrendous news out of our nation’s capital. Learn to rest, not quit.
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Anthony Awards 2025: New Categories Added
Female sleuths again swept this annual awards contest, which included new categories such as best cozy/humorous, best historical and best paranormal. Need help adding to your TBR list?
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