Author: Heidi Tiedemann Darroch
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Humour in Mystery Fiction: Liann Zhang’s Julie Chan Is Dead
Today and tomorrow will be busy: I have to review the copy edits (which look thoughtful and accurate) for a chapter in the new MLA volume about teaching Atwood, due out next fall. And then I’ve committed to quick turn-around peer reviewing of a couple of articles on Canadian mystery fiction. It’s been a pleasure…
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My Brilliant Friends
How do you choose what mystery novel to read next? I depend on my circle of family and friends who also love crime fiction, starting with my mother-in-law, who would very much appreciate it if I could develop more fondness for Donna Leon, Cara Black, and historical mysteries set in the southern United States. We…
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A Change in the Weather: Place and Climate in Mystery Fiction
Australian crime writer Jane Harper’s The Dry was one of my favourite reads of the past decade. It has a beguiling premise: a man returns to the small town he’s avoided for decades because of a recent gruesome murder, committed by his childhood best friend. Driven mad by drought and temperature changes and despair, the…
