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It’s not a Cozy Mystery if Churchwomen Clutch Their Pearls
What exactly is a cozy mystery, you ask? Cozy mysteries adhere to certain conventions of tone and content: the tone is gentle or lighthearted; and the content is what television would rate as PG (no graphic sex, extreme violence, or strong language.) A story that is...
What is a Character-Driven Mystery? Meet Gabe and Olivia
Character-driven crime fiction puts the protagonist’s inner battle on equal footing with the case. Meet Gabe Gabrieli, a former lawyer dragged into his brother’s murder charge, and Olivia Mercier, an investigative reporter estranged from her homicide-captain husband, both fighting wounds that run deeper than any crime.