The Landscape of Canadian Women's Crime Fiction

Tag: mystery

  • The Stratemeyer Syndicate: Comparing the 1930 and 1959 Editions of Nancy Drew #1: The Secret of the Old Clock

    Many readers who have long since forgotten plots and even titles can still conjure up the distinctive branded covers of the most famous Stratemeyer Syndicate series: pale lavender for the Bobbsey Twins, a deep vivid blue for the Hardy Boys, and bright yellow for Nancy Drew. None of these, however, are the original 1920s to…

  • Murder at University Park by Cheryl Miller Dellasega

    Murder at University Park is the first mystery novel by American writer (and emerita professor at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine) Cheryl Miller Dellasega. Due out in August, it’s an engaging look at killer campus politics that bogs down occasionally under the weight of the narrator’s domestic and professional ordeals. Many thanks to…

  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Turns 100: Suspense and Spoilers

    Agatha Christie published her daring and innovative crime novel in June of 1926. This month there are festivities galore to celebrate the centenary. It’s not like the novel hasn’t already been fêted extensively: in 2013, the British Crime Writers’ Association declared Christie the best crime novelist of all time, and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd…