How to Write Historical Crime Fiction
Author William Shaw shares his five rules to writing historical crime fiction.
Mulholland Books at Bouchercon 2017
We’ve packed our passport and our favorite mysteries, because this year’s Bouchercon is taking place in Toronto, Canada! Here’s where you can find our authors at the convention, along with…
I Worked for a Duck
Once upon a time, in the early 1970s, I worked for a duck. He was a nice duck and owned a flower business. What he did was he hired people…
Start Reading THE BRIDGE by Stuart Prebble
To him, she seemed perfect. But what is Alison hiding? THE BRIDGE, Stuart Prebble’s “brilliantly executed” (Dayton Daily News) new thriller, goes on sale today. It’s a gripping novel (with…
A Soundtrack for Walk Away
Whenever I’m working up a new book, whether it’s during the concept phase or during outlining, I start making a playlist to go with it. Eventually I start calling it…
A Letter of Introduction from Federico Axat
I am writing these lines a long time after the last page of Kill the Next One. The book is no longer the same, and I am no longer the…
Ruler of the Night: Malvern’s Bizarre Water-Cure Clinic
David Morrell’s Ruler of the Night is set on the harrowing, fogbound streets of 1855 London. A gripping Victorian mystery/thriller, its vivid historical details come from years of research. Here…
A Soundtrack for The Highway Kind
It was a thrill and an honor to work with such an exceptional group of writers for The Highway Kind, and, as music plays such a vital role to the…
Ruler of the Night: Illustrious Dove Cottage
David Morrell’s Ruler of the Night is set on the harrowing, fogbound streets of 1855 London. A gripping Victorian mystery/thriller, its vivid historical details come from years of research. Here…
Character Building: Melina Marchetta on Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil
Melina Marchetta’s Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil is “an electrifying contemporary detective thriller” that “explores Europe’s simmering anti-Muslim sentiments” in the aftermath of a bus bomb, writes Australian reviewer Fiona…
Ruler of the Night: Wyld’s Monster Globe
David Morrell’s Ruler of the Night is set on the harrowing, fogbound streets of 1855 London. A gripping Victorian mystery/thriller, its vivid historical details come from years of research. Here…
A Soundtrack for Red Right Hand
When people ask about my writing process, I usually describe it as “blind panic.” The fact is, my approach differs wildly from book to book. Sometimes I outline. Sometimes I…