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This is our new Reader's Page. Please explore, enjoy, and suggest new features! This page is intended to serve the Sisters in Crime reader in all of us. After all, without you, the writers have no audience for their work! Check back for regular updates and book discussions and events for both local and global reading fans.

Mystery Subgenres

Mysteries come in many varieties. Most of us have already seen it just browsing the local bookstore or library. That broad category, “Mystery,” can be divided into subgenres based on the type of crime and how it is solved. Here are some of the main subgenres waiting for you to discover.

Top 100 Mysteries and Thrillers

TIME Magazine recently put together a panel of celebrated authors—Megan Abbott, Harlan Coben, S.A. Cosby, Gillian Flynn, Tana French, Rachel Howzell Hall, and Sujata Massey—to present “the most gripping, twist-filled, satisfying, and influential mystery and thriller books.” We'll feature a few of these every month for you.

A Reader's Links

Here are some useful local links for readers: the library system and nearby bookstores. Check them out!

Book of the Month

Check out this page once a month to see which novel we've chosen to be our Book of the Month!

Top 100 Mysteries and Thrillers

TIME Magazine recently put together a panel of celebrated authors—Megan Abbott, Harlan Coben, S.A. Cosby, Gillian Flynn, Tana French, Rachel Howzell Hall, and Sujata Massey—to present “the most gripping, twist-filled, satisfying, and influential mystery and thriller books.” We’ll feature a few of these every month for you.

Danish author Peter Hoeg’s debut novel, Smilla’s Sense of Snow, became an instant sensation when published in 1992, and when an English translation was published in 1993, it spent weeks on the New York Times bestseller list before being named Time’s Novel of the Year.

Fade Away is the 1993 third book in the Myron Bolitar series by Harlan Coben. Seven of Coben’s books have been adapted as Netflix series and this one won the 1997 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Novel.

In this 1994 novel, Valerie Wilson Wesley adroitly balances the issues of police violence and racial discrimination with moments of “levity and wit,” as well as a “measured sense of suspense.”

book cover the secret history by donna tartt

Donna Tartt’s 1992 first novel tells about an insular crew of classics students at a fictional college. Tartt would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for The Goldfinch in 2014, but The Secret History remains her most disconcerting.

Mystery Subgenres

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There are roughly 15 basic subgenres in the Mystery category of fiction. Are you familiar with all of them? Do you have a favorite?
Click the button to explore more mystery subgenres.

Book of the Month

The Book of the Month for October is:

All the Sinners Bleed

by S.A. Cosby

USA Today has this to say about the book: “’All the Sinners Bleed’ features Titus Crown, who is the first Black sheriff in Charon County, Virginia. The tragic murder of a teacher rocks the quiet community, but Titus begins uncovering deep secrets that point to a possible serial killer in the area. Titus grapples with secrets of his own past while trying to solve the case and confront a racist far-right group in town.

 

Shawn Andre (S.A.) Cosby is a “Southern noir” crime fiction author. He lives in Gloucester, Virginia on the York River. He has currently published four crime novels.

book cover for all the sinners bleed by s.a.cosby

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Five Editing Tips

The thing to keep in mind about writing and editing is to keep them separated in your mind. When you’re writing, just write. When you’re editing, just edit. In this way, you’ll develop two different types of skills.

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