This year was a boon for whodunit readers, with great books by Donna Leon, Richard Osman, Louise Penny and more.

I’ve long appreciated the way Burnet’s novels are in conversation with earlier times. “His Bloody Project” and “Case Study, ...

Since technology is not going anywhere and does more good than harm, adapting is the best course of action. That is where The ...

The title character (Tamara Lawrance)—inspired by James’ own mother, a Jamaican detective inspector —carries some of the ...

Here are the best crime novels of 2024 so far. By Sarah Weinman In Francis Spufford’s new novel, “Cahokia Jazz,” a detective must solve the mystery of a staged killing before its ...

I had just finished reading one of Dorothy Sayers’ novels – “Gaudy Night,” which in my opinion is one of the best of her detective novels featuring ... where I teach asked for proposals for new ...

When you want to break out your magnifying glass and become a detective but don’t want to deal with gory horror, consider ...

I had just finished reading one of Dorothy Sayers’ novels – “Gaudy Night,” which in my opinion is one of the best of her detective novels ... for proposals for new courses, I submitted ...