For fans of historical mystery books! All eras welcome.
A group dedicated to discussion, recommendations, and chatter about historical mystery novels and interesting related subjects.
08/06/2024
Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character Much has been written about the origin of characters in fiction, and the inspiration that presses a writer to embark upon a story—perhaps a novel or short fiction, or returning to the character tim…
04/08/2024
AUTHOR MEMBERS -- Here is your monthly thread to post about your own work -- whether you have a new book, a new promo, a new review, or just want to share what you've been up to -- THIS THREAD IS THE ONLY PLACE TO POST YOUR WORK THIS MONTH
12/05/2023
DECEMBER -- This is it author members -- your monthly thread to promote your work. Have a sale? A new book? A cover reveal? An exciting review? THIS IS WHERE YOU POST IT.
07/12/2023
Congratulations, group!! 666 members 👀 -- Anyone want to invite some friends to join us??
10/02/2019
Graham Greene and The Art of the Opening Paragraph It’s no wonder that Graham Greene, a man who sampled so abundantly from life’s many offerings and made it a matter of constitutional pride never to turn down the chance of an adventure,…
10/02/2019
Happy October everyone!
5 Hours of Edgar Allan Poe Stories Read by Vincent Price & Basil Rathbone Record label Caedmon Audio specialized in spoken-word recordings, pairing great literary works with great actors. They got James Mason to read the poetry of Robert Browning, multi-Oscar winner Walter Brennan to read the works of Mark Twain and Sir Laurence Olivier to read Winston Churchill.
01/21/2019
If you’re not already signed up for M. Ruth Meyers’s newsletter, it would be a very wise move to do so now. Her Maggie Sullivan series set in the 1930s and 1940s is a favorite and just keeps getting better.
M. Ruth Myers – Author of the Maggie Sullivan Mysteries At the end of Dayton’s first WWII blackout drill, a murder victim is found with private investigator Maggie Sullivan’s name and address in his pocket. Hours earlier he sat in her office asking for help – and using a different identity.
01/02/2019
The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye - Interview | BookPage Lyndsay Faye offers a surprising historical mystery that addresses America's sexism, racism and anti-immigrant white power movements in THE PARAGON HOTEL.