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    Topic Mysteries/Mysteries by Sub-Genre

     

    COZY MYSTERIES

    Cozy Library
    http://www.cozylibrary.com/
    Reviews of cozy mysteries, links to author web sites, holiday books, etc.  Also has links to the online Cozy Times Newsletter.

    Cozy Mysteries by Theme
    http://cozymysteries.tripod.com/id10.html
    You can look up lists of cozies by theme such as antiques, cats, lighthouses, etc.

    Cozy Mystery List
    http://www.cozy-mystery.com/
    An alphabetical database of authors who write cozy mysteries. Also includes a listing of holiday-themed cozies.

    Mystery Most Cozy
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MysteryMostCozy/
    A discussion group of cozy mystery lovers.


    HARDBOILED & NOIR MYSTERIES

    Behind the Black Mask
    http://btbm.libsyn.com/
    Interviews with writers of hard-boiled, pulp, mystery, and suspense

    Film Noir Festival
    http://www.genordell.com/stores/blackhat/filmnoir.htm
    From the Blackhat Mystery Bookstore, a bibliography of links

    Films Noir
    http://filmsnoir.net/
    Reviews, links

    Hard Case Crime
    http://www.hardcasecrime.com/
    A publisher which specializes in hardboiled and noir fiction

    Hardboiled Heaven
    http://members.tripod.com/~writer89/
    Author web site links and bibliographies, and book covers

    International Noir Fiction
    http://internationalnoir.blogspot.com/
    A blog by Glenn Harper which has sections on Italian and Latin American noir, publishers of international noir in English, as well as definitions of noir

    LA Noir
    http://la-noir.blogspot.com/
    The darker side of the city of angels

    Noircast:  Hardboiled Podcasts
    http://www.noircast.net/
    You can subscribe to their podcasts here or via iTunes, on topics like “"Out of the Past: Investigating Film Noir,” and “"Behind the Black Mask: Mystery Writers Revealed.”

    Out of the Past: Investigating Film Noir
    http://outofthepast.libsyn.com/
    A monthly podcast by Clute and Edwards investigating one film noir title in depth.

    Tart City
    http://www.tartcity.com/tart2.html
    Focuses on the independent-minded female sleuths who are tough enough to take on thugs and corrupt cops, tender enough to be moved by tough, tender men (or women, as the case may be). Includes news, reviews, stories, and paperdolls of your favorite tart noir characters

    Thrilling Detective
    http://www.thrillingdetective.com/
    A publication of private eye mystery stories in the classic hard-boiled, pulp, and noir traditions

    Thuglit
    http://www.thuglit.com/
    Publishes mystery and noir short stories

    Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang
    http://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
    Learn how to tell a torpedo from a peeper


    HISTORICAL MYSTERIES & RESEARCH

    Arts & Sciences of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
    http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/arts_and_sciences.html
    Articles on everything from beekeeping to brewing to dance and weddings as practiced during the time period

    Classic Crime Fiction
    http://www.classiccrimefiction.com/
    Bibliographies of crime and mystery first editions, pictures of rare books, and articles on the history of mysteries

    Crime Thru Time
    http://www.crimethrutime.com/
    Crime Thru Time is a web site dedicated to historical mysteries, with book lists and reviews, a timeline of books divided into period in which they were set, and a book discussion club.
     
    Criminal History
    http://www.criminal-history.co.uk/
    An overview of selected authors writing historical mysteries, divided by plot time periods

    The Detective and the Toga
    http://histmyst.org/
    A bibliography and articles about mysteries set in Rome

    Golden Age of the British Detective Novel
    http://www.twbooks.co.uk/authors/goldenage.html
    A look at British crime fiction during the 1920s and 1930s

    Historical Mystery Bibliography
    http://www.twbooks.co.uk/authors/bibliographies/historic.html
    Bibliographies of mysteries set in periods from ancient times up through World War II; a bibliography grouped according to time period, then alphabetically, with some links

    Historical Mystery Fiction
    http://members.tripod.com/~BrerFox/historicalmystery.html
    An extensive bibliography (mostly authors and titles), both alphabetical by author and grouped by time period

    Historical Novel Society
    http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org/
    The society provides support for new writers and a community for all writers and readers of historical novels. The society publishes the quarterly  Historical Novels Review  magazine and the twice yearly magazine Solander, and holds an annual conference.

    Penny Illustrated Paper
    http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/frontpage/save.html
    This is a complete run of the Penny Illustrated Paper, published in Britain between 1861 and 1913, with a searchable index, where you can find many interesting crimes.

    Stop You’re Killing Me
    http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/HistoryCats/index.html
    A listing of historical mysteries, divided into period indices

    Victorian Web
    http://www.victorianweb.org/
    Everything you ever wanted to know about the Victorian period


    HISTORY OF MYSTERIES / CLASSIC CRIME

    Britannia Panorama
    http://www.britannia.com/books/histmyst.html
    A database of historical mysteries set in Britain

    Classic Crime Fiction
    http://www.classiccrimefiction.com/
    An alphabetical bibliography, a listing of dustjacket artists, author biographies, and several articles on the history of crime fiction

    Crime Culture
    http://www.crimeculture.com/Contents/CrimeFiction.html
    At look at subjects related to historical crime fiction, including Victorian detective fiction, classic detective fiction, early hard-boiled, paperback originals, Brit grit, French crime fiction, American 1970-2000, serial killer fiction, and graphic crime fiction

    Crime Fiction IV: A Comprehensive Bibliography 1749-2000
    http://www.crimefictioniv.com/
    An alphabetical listing of authors, with links

    Detective Novels:  An Overview
    http://www.detnovel.com/
    A history of hardboiled and noir detective fiction

    GA Detection
    http://gadetection.pbwiki.com/FrontPage
    A collection of material relating to the Golden Age of Detection, roughly 1920 to 1960, covering authors, books, magazines, and more, with an alphabetical listing of authors and books, a section on nonfiction books about detective fiction and its writers, general articles, and links

    Looking for a Mystery?
    http://www.sldirectory.com/mystery.html
    A bibliogaphy of mysteries written during various periods in history, beginning 1840-1913, with brief annotations and additional links

    Maywrite Library
    http://home.epix.net/~maywrite/golden.htm
    This site provides links to free e-texts of public-domain classic and Golden Age mystery novels and short stories.


    PULP FICTION

    Black Mask
    http://www.blackmaskmagazine.com/
    A tribute to pulp fiction, with fiction pulled from the archives of Black Mask Magazine and other quality publications, with reviews, essays, photos, cover gallery, and downloads

    Blazing Adventures
    http://www.blazingadventuresmagazine.com
    Specializes in pulp-style fiction

    Gumshoes, Sleuths and Snoopers
    http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/kelley/plotsummaries/
    Gumshoes, Sleuths & Snoopers provides an in-depth look at 185 detective and mystery novels originally published during the period 1930-1960. It is the result of a collaborative effort, established and coordinated by George Kelley, in which volunteers from near and far provide detailed information about plot, setting, characters and other thematic factors for each title.

    Pulp Fiction Central
    http://www.vintagelibrary.com/pulpfiction/PulpFictionCentral.php
    A history of pulp fiction, as well as replicas, reprints, and fanzines for sale.

    The Pulp Net
    http://thepulp.net/
    ThePulp.Net is a fan-produced Web site devoted to the pulp magazines of the 1890s through the 1950s.
     
    The Pulp Rack
    http://www.pulprack.com/
    A monthly online magazine about pulp fiction, past and present, with articles and links to stories.

    Pulp World
    http://www.pulpworld.com/
    Includes history, information, convention details, auctions, and more


    THRILLERS

    How to Write a Thriller Novel
    http://www.ehow.com/how_2071391_write-thriller-novel.html
    Pretty basic overview

    International Thriller Writers
    http://www.thrillerwriters.org/
    The web-site of International Thriller Writers Inc., which represents professional authors from around the world. Includes news, author bios, and a few articles. It’s also the home for information about the annual Thrillerfest conference.

    Thrillers
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre)
    The Wikipedia Overview

    Thriller Writers
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_thriller_authors
    A listing of writers and web site links

    What Makes a Thriller?
    http://www.thrillerpress.com/whatmakesathriller.html
    An overview from Thriller Press


    YA (YOUNG ADULT) MYSTERY

    Children's & Young Adult Literature Resources
    http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/cyalr_index.html
    This Web site is a portal into the world of literary trade books for children and young adults and features annotated bibliograhies

    Mysteries for Young Adults
    http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/GenreCats/YoungAdult.html
    A reading list

    25 Things You Should Know About Young Adult Fiction
    http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/06/04/25-things-you-should-know-about-young-adult-fiction/
    Tips from the “colorful” mystery author/blogger Chuck Wendig.

    MYSTERIES BY TOPIC (VARIOUS)

    AustCrime
    http://www.austcrimefiction.org/
    New, reviews, and events down under

    Australian Crime Fiction Database
    http://www.crimedownunder.com/index.html
    Mysteries written by Australian authors

    Bibliomysteries
    http://www.bibliomysteries.com/
    Mysteries that have settings, plots, or substantial characters in them related to the world of books, writers, archives, and libraries

    A Bit of Whimsey: Mysteries and Academia
    http://webapps.wku.edu/ctl/mystery/index.php
    These titles will give you a look at murder,  mystery, and mayhem through the eyes of professors, administrators, staff,  and students. Many, but not all titles, are set on college or university campuses.

    Clerical Detectives
    http://detecs.org/
    A listing of 250 clerical detectives, i.e., any detective with a significant church or religious background, compiled by Philip Grosset.

    Crime Fiction Canada
    http://www.brocku.ca/crimefictioncanada/
    Canadian mystery authors

    Crime Novels and Mystery Fiction
    http://librarybooklists.org/fiction/adult/mystery.htm
    An extensive bibliography of mystery books by topic, e.g., mysteries featuring amateur detectives, animals in mysteries, arts and entertainment in mysteries, courtroom dramas, cyber/techno mysteries, financial/business/mathematics, military, multicultural, etc.

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

    Euro Crime, for British and European Crime Fiction
    http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/
    This is a site focusing on British and other European crime fiction writers who have been published in English.

    A Fiction of Law!
    http://www.usfca.edu/pj/fiction-narayan.htm
    One hundred years of legal fiction

    Gay Detectives
    http://www.mahubooks.com/gay_mysteries.htm
    A bibliography, with links to author sites

    G.J. Demko’s Landscapes of Crime
    http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gjdemko/toc.htm
    A look at the settings used in mysteries, with sections devoted to European locales, various regions of the U.S.,  and essays and articles related to various geographical subjects, such as “Maps and Mysteries” (authors who used maps in their books), “Crime in Cold Climes,” “Exotic and Mysterious Places,” etc.

    Golden Gate Mysteries
    http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/sfmystery/
    A bibliography of 1,500 titles of mystery, detective, and crime fiction with the action, or significant parts of the action, set in San Francisco and the Bay Area

    Gorbius Shortling’s Mystery Web Page
    http://www.mysterylist.com/newindex.htm
    Includes bibliographies of such topics as women private detectives, race tracks and other sleaze, specialists, historical, comic, classic, hardboiled, spy novels, science fiction mysteries and more.

    Irish Crime Writers
    http://www.cormacmillar.com/Link-IrishCrimeWriters.html
    Links to Irish or Irish-connected authors who have openly published in the mystery genre, some, but not all, set in Ireland

    Italian Mysteries
    http://italian-mysteries.com/
    Mysteries set in Italy, not necessarily in Italian

    Legal Thrillers, a Brief History
    http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/exhibits/lpop/.../history_legal_thriller.pdf
    Thriller fiction featuring attorneys, courts, and/or a legal focus

    Locked-Room Murders and Other Impossible Crimes
    http://www.mysteryfile.com/Improbable.html
    A brief overview and history on the subject

    Murder by Toaster
    http://librarybooklists.org/mybooklists/murderbytoaster.htm
    Mysteries, suspense novels, thrillers, and crime novels in which  relatively or usually harmless items are employed as effective murder weapons. As the page states, this list is full of SPOILERS, so beware!

    Mysteries Around the World
    http://www.finden.gr/asp/mystaround.pdf
    Mystery stories that are set in far-flung places around the globe

    Mystery Lists by Topic
    http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/booksf/mystery/topic.html
    Murders by Occupation, Murder in the Home, Garden or Ballpark, Religious Sleuths,  Multicultural Sleuths, Crime for the Holidays, Historical Mysteries, Murder in the US, Death in Foreign Lands

    MystNoir:  African-American Mysteries
    http://mystnoir0.tripod.com/MystNoirDir/index.html
    MystNoir features mysteries, thrillers, and suspense novels written by or featuring African-Americans.

    Readers’ Advice
    http://www.readersadvice.com/readadv/0genres.html#Mystery
    Lists of recommended mystery novel reading, grouped according to category, such as historical, academic, antique, clerical, gardening, etc.

     

     

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