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    Blogs

    SINGLE MYSTERY AUTHOR OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL

    A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing
    http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/
    JA Konrath writes the Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels thriller series.

    At the Scene of the Crime
    http://at-scene-of-crime.blogspot.com/
    Book reviews from a Canadian perspective.

    Bitter Tea and Mystery
    http://bitterteaandmystery.blogspot.com.es/
    A focus on book reviews, primarily traditional mysteries and police procedurals

     

    Bunburyist
    https://elizabethfoxwell.blogspot.com/
    A blog from Elizabeth Foxwell, Managing Editor of Clues: A Journal of Detection, the oldest US scholarly journal on mystery/detective/crime fiction.

    CLEWS, The Historic True Crime Blog (archived)
    http://laurajames.typepad.com/
    A blog created by crime historian Laura James, Esquire

    Crime Always Pays
    http://crimealwayspays.blogspot.com/
    Declan Burke is an Irish freelance writer, editor and author, with an entertaining blog on mystery/crime fiction from a European perspective.

    Detectives Beyond Borders (archived)
    http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/
    A forum for international crime fiction

    Do You Write Under Your Own Name
    http://www.doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/
    A blog by British crime writer, Martin Edwards
     
    Euro Crime
    http://eurocrime.blogspot.com/
    Snippets about British and other European crime fiction, TV, and film

    George Kelley
    http://georgekelley.org/
    George Kelley is an expert on crime fiction, and in fact, donated his extensive pulp and paperback fiction collection to the University of Buffalo at the State University of New York.

    Graveyard Shift
    https://leelofland.com/the-graveyard-shift-blog/
    A blog by Lee Lofland, a veteran police investigator, mystery writer, and author of the Writers Digest Book’s Howdunit series offering, Police Procedure and Investigation.

    Mystery Books News
    http://www.mystery-books.com/
    A blog of news from the world of mystery fiction from the folks at Hidden Staircase Mystery Books

    Mystery File
    http://www.mysteryfile.com/blog/
    A blog “Devoted to mystery and detective fiction — the books, the authors, and those who read, collect and make annotated lists of them”

    Patti Nase Abbott
    http://pattinase.blogspot.com/
    Patti is a writer of short stories extraordinaire, but she also hosts her blog and the weekly feature “Friday’s Forgotten” Books

    Pretty Sinister Books
    http://prettysinister.blogspot.com/
    News and reviews from a part-time bookseller and essayist.

    Something is Going to Happen
    http://somethingisgoingtohappen.net/
    The official blog of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

    Sons of Spade
    http://sonsofspade.blogspot.com/index.html
    Spotlighting the fictional PI

    Sweet Freedom
    http://socialistjazz.blogspot.com/
    The blog of prolific crime fiction reader Todd Mason

    The 5-2: Crime Poetry Weekly
    http://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com
    Curated and hosted by Gerald So.

    Trace Evidence
    http://trace-evidence.net/
    The official blog for Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.


    MYSTERY AUTHOR COLLECTIVES AND GROUPS

    7 Criminal Minds
    http://7criminalminds.blogspot.com/
    Although it originally started out with seven authors, the roster now includes Sue Ann Jaffarian, Lois Winston, Rebecca Cantrell, Joshua Corin, Tracy Kiely, Graham Brown, Kelli Stanley, Michael Wiley, Meredith Cole, Gabriella Herkert, Reece Hirsch, Gary Phillips and Hilary Davidson, Vicki Delany.

    Cozy Chicks
    http://www.cozychicksblog.com/
    The online coffee and chat salon of chick-lit/cozy mystery authors Diana Killian, Karen MacInerney, Michele Scott, Maggie Sefton, JB Stanley, Heather Webber, and Kate Collins

    Criminal Brief
    http://www.criminalbrief.com/
    Features Robert Lopresti, Melodie Johnson Howe, James Lincoln Warren, Leigh Lundin, Steven Steinbock, Deborah Elliott-Upton, and guest contributors

    Criminal Minds at Work
    http://criminalmindsatwork.blogspot.com/
    The author bloggers include Cheryl Tardif, Chris Redding, Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredith, Eileen Schuh, Arnold Wolf, Jeff Bennington, Peg Herring, Juanita Rose Violini, Maryann Miller

     

    Do Some Damage

    http://www.dosomedamage.com/
    Claire Booth, Marietta Miles, Scott Adlerberg, SA Cosby, David Nemeth, Derek Farrell, Beau Johnson, Scott D. Parker

    Jungle Red Writers
    http://www.jungleredwriters.com/
    Rosemary Harris, Hallie Ephron, Hank Phillipi Ryan,  Jan Brogan

    Killer Characters
    http://www.killercharacters.com/
    Thirty different authors contribute posts from the viewpoints of their characters.

    Killer Hobbies
    http://killerhobbies.blogspot.com/
    Joanna Campbell Slan, Deb Baker, Monica Ferris, Linda O. Johnston, Kathryn Lilley, Camille Minichino/Margaret Grace

    Maine Crime Writers
    http://mainecrimewriters.com/
    Authors based in Maine who write Maine-themed mysteries, including Gerry Boyle, Vicki Doudera, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Sarah Graves, James Hayman, Paul Doiron, Barbara Ross, Julia Spencer-Fleming and Lea Wait.

    Murder is Everywhere
    http://murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com/
    Six mystery authors whose books are set outside the USA, including Cara Black, Leighton Gage, Tim Hallinan, Jeff Siger, Michael Stanley (Stan Trollip and Michael Sears), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir and Dan Waddell.

    Mysteristas
    http://mysteristas.wordpress.com/
    Pamela Oberg, Kristi Belcamino, Diane Vallere, Mary Sutton, Sarah Henning, Cynthia Kuhn, Sue Star, Theresa Carter.

    Mystery Playground
    http://www.mysteryplayground.net/
    Deborah Lacy runs the blog, but there are many guest author postings.

    Rap Sheet
    http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/
    J. Kingston Pierce, Megan Abbott, Dick Adler, Ali Karim, Stephen Miller, Roger Morris, Anthony Rainone, Linda L. Richards, Kevin Burton Smith, David Thayer, Jim Winter

    Sleuth Sayers
    http://sleuthsayers.blogspot.com/
    A 15-member group crime-writing, crime-fighting blog that grew out of Criminal Brief. The roster includes:  Monday, Fran Rizer and Jan Grape;  Tuesday,  Dale Andrews and David Dean;  Wednesday,  Rob Lopresti and Neil Schofield; Thursday, Janice Law and Deborah Elliott-Upton; Friday, RT Lawton and Dixon Hill;  Saturday, John Floyd and Liz Zelvin; Sunday, Leigh Lundin and Louis Willis.



    GENERAL CRIME FICTION

    So Much to Talk About 
    http://chatterrific.blogspot.com/
    A blog from Gerald So about all things crime

    Crime Fiction Lover
    http://www.crimefictionlover.com/
    Crime Fiction Lover was set up by two journalists who love reading crime stories; everything from atmospheric noir to pulp thrillers.

    Kittling Books
    http://www.kittlingbooks.com/
    Book reviews, giveaways.

    Mystery People
    http://mysterypeople.wordpress.com/
    A blog from the Austin, Texas mystery bookstore of the same name. Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott Montgomery promises book reviews, author Q&A's, news about events, and "notices of great books and authors (both past and present) that you’ve come to expect from MysteryPeople."

     

    Shots Magazine Blog, Shotsmag Confidental

    http://wwwshotsmagcouk.blogspot.com/
    News from the crime fiction world via Ayo Onatade, Ali Karim, and more

    The Thrill Begins
    http://thethrillbegins.blogspot.com/
    The official blog for the International Thriller Writers



    BLOGS, GENERAL WRITING & BOOKS

    At Last! Writer Beware Blogs
    http://accrispin.blogspot.com/
    A blog about hunting down scam agents, and information on writing and publishing from authors/scam hunters Victoria Strauss and A.C. Crispin.

    Omnivoracious
    http://www.omnivoracious.com/
    Omnivoracious is a blog run by the book editors at Amazon.com, who “aim to share our passion for the written word through news, reviews, interviews, and more.”

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