Is Truth Stranger Than Fiction? By David Handler Whenever I speak about my Stewart Hoag series to library groups, mystery convention attendees, and other gatherings of avid readers, they tend to stare at me in wide-eyed amazement because they find Hoagy’s history so bizarre. My entire career has been bizarre. I’ve written thirty crime novels […]

The Strand’s Spring Reading List Take a look at The Strand’s spring reading list to find the best mysteries and thrillers to keep you guessing all season long. Ride or Die by Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu (SOHO Press)   Reef Road by Deborah Goodrich Royce (Post Hill Press)   A Death at the Party by Amy Stuart […]

How the Classics Influence Today’s Gothic Novels By Jaime Jo Wright     Our bookshelves are becoming heavier with Gothic tales and mysteries, with hauntings lurking around corners and in dark shadows. We read stories riddled with elements of romance stained with the remnants of spirits left behind. But what inspires these stories?   I’m […]