Crafting Gripping Narratives: Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How. Part One At the heart of every investigation lie six vital questions: Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How. Detectives chase them to crack cases. But for writers, here’s the…
Mystery Review Crew’s Word of the Year (2025 WOTY) Each year, the hunt is on for the one word that reflects the vibe of the last twelve months—a summary, a snapshot of what shaped human behavior. The single term that…
MRC RECOMMENDS: Bait the Devil by Winter Austin “Readers who love plenty of action, suspense, and explosions are in for a butt-kicking good read.”—The Mystery Review Crew Bait the Devil By Winter AustinGenre: Historical, Cozy MysterySeries: A Bounty of Shadows…
From my Author’s World to yours. Thank you for joining me for the final chapter of A Winter’s Keepsake, a Christmas interlude in the Tori Winters Mystery series. In this closing part, memory and mystery converge beneath the glow of a…
From my Author’s World to yours. Welcome back to A Winter’s Keepsake, a holiday interlude in the Tori Winters Mystery series. In this second chapter, the shimmer of Christmas begins to reveal deeper shadows. As Tori unpacks the meaning behind…
From my Author’s World to yours. Welcome to A Winter’s Keepsake, a three-part holiday interlude in the Tori Winters Mystery series. This story steps away from crime scenes and whodunits to explore a quieter kind of mystery—one wrapped in memory,…
How to Spot a Scam Email: Red Flags Every Author Should Know You’ve just received an email that sounds too good to be true: a publisher who found your book, an influencer who wants to collaborate, or a “marketing rep”…
Have you received an influx of messages lately promising “Increased book exposure, book reviews, or a massive social media splash?” Then this Autopsy of a Scam might be for you. Whether a debut novelist or a seasoned bestseller, authors remain…
Tracing the DNA of Mysteries. Mysteries, where fear flirts with fascination. Every locked-room mystery, every forensic thriller, every psychological whodunit, every twist you love today started somewhere. For True Crime month, the Mystery Review Crew is unearthing the genre’s primal…
For True Crime November, we’re interrogating…I mean interviewing Thriller Author Conor McAnally about his new book, Bullets In the Water. His book is set in Bastrop, Texas, with the idea for the book coming around via some real events that…
