One of the things that has puzzled me the most in my years of serious mystery reading is why there are relatively… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
Six books after the surprises of 'Full Dark House,' the Bryant and May novels continue to stay within the bounds of formula… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
Oddly, the anti-heroes of both 'The Chill' and veteran comics writer Peter Milligan's 'The Bronx Kill' share a first name, though their… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
With only one novel to her credit, Anna Jarzab can't quite be classified in Werlin country, but 'All Unquiet Things' is a… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
Dorothy B. Hughes - there's a robust elegance to her writing that I keep responding to again and again. I've read her… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
The make-believe world of 'The Black Tower' succeeds by broadcasting larger truths that might otherwise elude us. — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
There are two ways to approach the writing of a mystery novel: adhere to the rules, or break them with glee. — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
I've tried to slow this down but realized that my natural reading rhythm is freakishly fast when an author friend asked me… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
'A Spy in the House', the first of Y. S. Lee's 'The Agency' novels, is pure confection, an historical romp through England… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
Former CIA employee Joseph Weisberg's 'An Ordinary Spy' may attract attention for how much it redacts - whether by authorial choice or… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
As I considered Parker and his absurdist reflection in the Westlake-authored 'Dortmunder' novels, I wrote, 'His natural ability to observe human behavior… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
I first read 'Lolita' when I was 16, which I think is a little bit young. But it was a thrilling and… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
Wambaugh's naturalistic portrait of the cop world turned 'Centurions' and 'The Blue Knight' (1972) into bestsellers, but his next two books made… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
George V. Higgins's 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle' (1970) added an extra literary layer to the con novel; James Crumley's 'The Last… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
It takes about seventy-five pages for a Parker reference - from 'The Score,' specifically - to show up in Geoff Manaugh's 'A… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
In 2011, I contributed an essay to Tin House, 'The Dark Side of Dinner Dishes, Laundry, and Child Care,' talking about women… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
'The Choirboys' is very much a product of its mid-1970s time, especially in its two-dimensional portrayals of cop groupies Ora Lee and Carolina Moon,… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
America in the 1800s isn't quite the historical mystery hotbed as the same period in the country it bested in the War of Independence,… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
While every historical era has its unique appeal as a setting for tales of crime and detection, the 19th century is exceptional - it… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
After so many attempts to mount a musical version of 'Lolita,' the project was well and truly dead by the summer of 1971. Chief… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
My one criticism of Vertigo Crime to date is that it's been a boys' club, reveling in violence that, while entertainingly lurid, lacks depth.… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
My focus will always be crime, but it might not always be fiction, nor always for adults, nor books entirely in prose. That's a… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
First, a confession: I liked 'The Da Vinci Code.' This news is even more of a surprise to me than it might be to… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
Having set its tonal template, Vertigo Crime laid low for a few months before starting in earnest at the beginning of 2010. — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
'The Chill,' by Jason Starr and Mick Bertilorenzi, was both a wise and nervy choice to start the year: Starr's standalone novels, such as… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
The interior nature of 'Basic Black' is central to its unfolding. Shirley Kaszenbowski, regarded from the outside, is the embodiment of the invisible woman.… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
The 'Vampire of Ropraz' claims to be based on a true story, but the name of Rosa's father matches that of a notable Swiss… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
In the summer of 1997, a little more than half a lifetime ago, I got my first proper summer job. The job, with one… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
As I considered Parker and his absurdist reflection in the Westlake-authored 'Dortmunder' novels, I wrote, 'His natural ability to observe human behavior and to… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
The abundance of Roman historical mysteries contrasts with the surprising paucity of crime novels set in classical Greece. — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
Writers of historical fiction are often faced with a problem: if they include real-life people, how do they ensure that their make-believe world isn't… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share
