books
‘Girl Who Played with Fire’ Is Impelled by Moral Obsession

If there was ever an author whose work I ought not to enjoy, it would be the late Stieg L...

movies
DVD Review: ‘Gone Baby Gone’ Perhaps Too Faithful to a Good Book

Gone Baby Gone is my favorite of Dennis Lehane's novels, which is saying a great deal. F...

mysteries
Praise for John Dickson Carr

The talented contemporary British writer Christopher Fowler pens an appreciation for impos...

books
Dick Francis, Mystery Novelist, Born Storyteller

British mystery novelist Dick Francis produced a steady stream of very good and well-rec...

mysteries
Sympathy for the Killer Drives New Christie Adaptation

By Curt Evans Agatha Christie's 1934 detective novel Three Act Tragedy, which recently ...

books
Fiction Friday’s focus on Robert B. Parker

On Monday, Janaury 18, 2010 Robert B. Parker joined Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald, Dash...

movies
Debate: New ‘Sherlock Holmes’

The new film Sherlock Holmes, directed by Guy Ritchie, has done very well indeed at the U....

books
Murder and Miscreants for Christmas

On a hot August day in a big U.S. city after World War II, a man in a Santa Claus suit m...

mysteries
Three Christmas Mysteries by a Master

The late Edward D. Hoch (1930 - 2008) holds the record for the most published mystery sh...

books
Pronzini Is Astute, Amusing Critic

Gun in Cheek: A Study of Alternative Crime Fiction (1982) by Bill Pronzini Hardcover: Co...

mysteries
Winsome ‘White Collar’ Offers Solid Entertainment, Good Values

The USA Network comedy-drama series White Collar exemplifies what television dramas d...

mysteries
‘Monk’ Finale Tonight

After eight years, USA Network's Monk concludes tonight with the second half of a two-par...

genres
‘Monk’ Enters Final Weeks

     The USA Network's first hit show, Monk, is nearing the end of its...

genres
Review: PBS Mystery ‘Place of Execution’

    Although many contemporary crime novelists strive for greater real...

books
‘The Red Right Hand’ Considered and Reconsidered

      Conflicting opinions about the mystery novel The Red R...

mysteries
ABC’s ‘Forgotten’ Is Solid Crime Drama with Values

    ABC's The Forgotten is a worthy addition to producer Jerry Bruckheimer'...

books
Review: Celebrated Mystery Novelist James Offers Thoughts on Genre

        Mystery writer P. D. James appreciates cla...

genres
‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ Off to Strong Start

      NCIS: Los Angeles has finished near the top of the TV ...

books
More Praise for ‘The Red Right Hand’

Another critic has joined the chorus recommending the superb mystery novel The Red Right H...

mysteries
CW’s ‘Melrose Place’ Remake Shows Promise

      The CW network's new mystery-drama soap opera Melrose ...

mysteries
PBS Drama Episode Centers on Evils of Communism

   The latest episode of PBS's Masterpiece Mystery includes a surprise: cri...

mysteries
USA’s ‘Monk,’ ‘Psych’ Return; Final Season for ‘Obsessive Detective’ Arrives

      It's the last season for USA Network's groundbreaking ...

mysteries
‘The Mysteries of Reverend Dean’: A Review

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mysteries
Scifi Story Imagines U.S. As Socialist State

TAC correspondent Mike Gray has landed two short fiction stories in the latest edition of ...

mysteries
Christian Serial Killer TV Episode Surprisingly Fair to Christianity

   The most recent episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent presents a ser...

genres
ABC’s ‘Castle’ Is Exemplary TV Series

     Like the best works of popular culture, ABC's Castle is both...

mysteries
New ‘Jonathan Creek’ Movie Announced

Good news for those who enjoy intelligent TV mysteries: the Jonathan Creek Newsletter repo...

mysteries
What Not to Do

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genres
Web ‘Superbrain’ Predicted ‘House’ Plot Surprise

Last night's episode of the Fox Network medical-mystery series House included a Big Event ...

mysteries
“Eleventh Hour’ Outdoes TV News on Stem Cell Debate

An episode of CBS-TV's mystery series Eleventh Hour entered the debate over stem cell...

books
‘The Red Right Hand’ Praised

       A classic mystery novel has just received some w...

mysteries
TCM Thrillers for March 16 – 22

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mysteries
Joaquin Phoenix: Is he nuts, or playin’ all of us?

So this clip of Joaquin Phoenix on David Letterman is all the rage today. The only questio...