When I wrote The Crossing Places in 2009, I didn’t think that it would be the start of a long-running series. I was only grateful that it was published at all. My first four books, written under my ...

For eight seasons and almost 200 episodes, “Mannix” was the epitome of the TV private investigator. But as far as a play-it-straight-down-the-middle investigator who could take a blow to the head and ...

It’s summer! Time for a brief vacation away from the gritty back streets and seedy underbelly of the world’s crime cities. A chance to breathe fresh air under the big sky of the Highlands and Islands ...

Ernest Hemingway is the most famous writer in American history. He is also one of the most misunderstood. According to many of his critics, and even some of his admirers, he was a conservative, or ...

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is a two-mile walk from my apartment. It’s an inviting edifice, filled with magic and wonder for children and adults alike. The surrounding grounds are peaceful, ...

“El-Hai digs into a case involving an Apache shaman and the author of Perry Mason in this fascinating true crime account. He ...

Is there any other kind? Depending on how you like your protagonist and your humans, there are faults enough for every reader ...

You’ll often find me in my pajamas, a mug of lukewarm coffee in one hand and a book about Dom Perignon and Dior in the other.

Horror is huge right now. We’re seeing it in the furious surge of female rage in books, and we’re seeing it on the screen, ...

Look, let’s get right down to it: horror movies scare me. They always have, since my initial viewing of Poltergeist in 1982 ...

Thomas Babington “Babe” Levy has it rough. He’s poor, single, and lives in a slum. He’s mocked by the street gang on his ...

So, you’re a writer? First of all, c’mere. Hugs. Being a writer is hard for so many reasons, but chief among them is that it’s hard to invent truth. It’s hard to make something up that feels real, ...