Sorry this post is late! I’ve been working on my next book. This post is sort-of, kind-of a rough draft of a chapter for that book. So—a...

This discussion of how to write a murder mystery is a continuation of my last post (see: How To Write A Terrific Murder Mystery ). In t...

In previous posts I've written about Stephen King and how his prose possesses the almost magical quality of being able to draw me i...

W.H. Auden writes that the test of a good detective story is twofold: a) The reader must be surprised when the sleuth reveals the i...

Today I examine certain structural elements of Agatha Christie's murder mysteries. Specifically, I look at two things. First, how s...

Today I'm continuing with the second part of my two part series on how to write like the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. Today I w...

Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time and one of my favorite authors. I've spent many a night curled up in front ...