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At its most popular, 40 million people were tuning in each week to watch Jessica Fletcher catch the killer at the end of the hour.

Mystery and suspense novels are some of the best-selling fiction genres, and have been for quite some time. But what kind of novels are the most popular?

Love true crime? We all do. But there is a deep-rooted stigma true crime fanatics must quarrel with. Is it okay to find the macabre fascinating?

Almost every one of Christie's most popular books features Poirot. But what about her dear Miss Marple?

“Gary Robinson died hungry." So began Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and crime writer Edna Buchanan's now-famous news story...

One of the most popular types of detective fiction? Hardboiled detective fiction. In a lot of ways, the hardboiled detective was born as a direct response and counterpoint to the classic detective. But how do we define these genres? What makes them different from one another, and how are they similar?

Cozy mysteries are as quaint as the towns their located in, but what exactly is a cozy mystery? We have the inside scoop.

The etiquette around talking murder: How not to scare your family during the holidays. We asked. Authors answered.