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Category: Why Do We Love Murder Mysteries?

Familiarity

May 15, 2017May 19, 2017 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

There are many reasons we might pick up a detective novel. One is obvious and very simple: We know we enjoyed the last one.

The Texte de Désir

May 15, 2017January 21, 2019 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

In 1948, poet W. H. Auden confessed to a passion: "The reading of detective stories is an addiction."

Finding Out

March 18, 2017May 19, 2017 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

The delight of finding the hidden thread that pulls together an array of confusing facts, of solving a puzzle, of revealing the hidden significance of things.

Miss Marple Walks Into a Library

March 16, 2017March 18, 2017 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

One of the great thrills of detective fiction — the thrill of not knowing.

What is a Murder Mystery For?

February 23, 2017May 19, 2017 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

Our reasons for loving detective fiction are complex and hard to describe.

You Are Not Alone

January 31, 2017January 21, 2019 ~ Joanna Baker ~ Leave a comment

The world is saturated with murder mysteries.

Maybe This Is You

January 21, 2017May 17, 2017 ~ Joanna Baker ~ 1 Comment

You discovered mystery novels at a young age. You began reading one and you were instantly enthralled. You gobbled it down in one long fevered gulp ... and then you went searching for the next.

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