By Alice Henderson 1. The River of Souls by Robert McCammon  In 1703, detective Matthew Corbett journeys up the Solstice River in the Carolinas in search of an accused murderer. There he encounters strange settlements steeped in mysticism and eerie stories of a mythical beast hunting humans in the fetid landscape. But nothing will stop […] The post Ten Stirring Reads Set in the Wilderness appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more

By Shaina Steinberg My mother was born in 1948.  Looking back at the photos and advertisements from her youth, you would never know less than three years before she arrived, Europe was engulfed by a brutal, bloody war that spared neither soldier nor civilian.  Even those in the relative safety of America were fighting their […] The post The War Followed Them Home: Five Mystery Books Set in the Aftermath of World War 2 appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more

Joseph Finder, The Oligarch’s Daughter – Author Interview Synopsis: From the New York Times bestselling author of House on Fire, a breakneck thriller that marries the dynastic opulence of Succession with the tense and disorienting spy craft of The Americans. Paul Brightman is a man on the run, living under an assumed name in a small New England town with a […] The post Joseph Finder, The Oligarch’s Daughter – Author Interview appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more

By David Handler The Man Who Swore He’d Never Go Home Again is my sixteenth mystery featuring the dapper celebrity ghostwriter Stewart Hoag and his faithful, breath-challenged basset hound Lulu. I’m often asked by readers how it’s possible to keep a crime series that I launched way back in 1988 fresh. Actually, there’s a peculiar […] The post From Typewriters to Time Travel: Keeping a Crime Series Fresh Since 1988 appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more

The Man Who Swore He’d Never Go Home Again, David Handler Novel Blurb Stewart “Hoagy” Hoag always swore that he would never return to Oakmont, Connecticut, the small mill town where his family lived for generations. He certainly has no desire to interrupt his high life as the newest great American novelist to revisit the […] The post Author Interview: The Man Who Swore He’d Never Go Home Again, David Handler appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more

More than a few murders have marked the career of Team W (the writing team of Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig): there have been skeletons found in Newport, skullduggery on the Lusitania, and, most recently, a male author found murdered multiple ways in a faux medieval castle on an island off the coast […] The post The Author’s Guide to (Not) Murdering Your Co-Writers appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more

Kevin Wade, Johnny Careless – Interview A Gripping Debut Crime Thriller from the Acclaimed Screenwriter Kevin Wade, the screenwriter and producer behind iconic works like Working Girl and Blue Bloods, steps into the world of fiction with his debut novel, Johnny Careless. This fast-paced crime thriller delves into the life of Police Chief Jeep Mullane […] The post Kevin Wade, Johnny Careless – Interview appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more

Title: Meet Clara & Iris: The Unstoppable Sleuths of the Cozy Mystery World by Kim Carter Introduction: There’s something irresistible about a great mystery—especially when it’s solved by two sharp-witted, fearless women in their seventies. Meet Clara Samples and Iris Hadley, the unlikely yet unstoppable private investigators at the heart of my Clara and Iris […] The post Title: Meet Clara & Iris: The Unstoppable Sleuths of the Cozy Mystery World appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more

Jon Bassoff, The Memory Ward – Interview Blackstone Publishing announces the forthcoming release of Jon Bassoff’s book, The Memory Ward. From critically acclaimed author Jon Bassoff, The Memory Ward is a haunting Russian doll of a novel about one man’s attempt to discover what’s real and what isn’t … They say it’s always beautiful in […] The post Jon Bassoff Interview – ‘The Memory Ward’ appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more

Top 10 Storyboards in Alfred Hitchcock’s Films By Tony Lee Moral Alfred Hitchcock’s mastery of suspense wasn’t just in his direction but in his meticulous planning. Long before a scene was shot, he had already envisioned it through storyboards, ensuring that every frame contributed to the mounting suspense and tension. In my new book, Alfred Hitchcock […] The post Top 10 Storyboards in Alfred Hitchcock’s Films appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more