Tag Archives: Agatha Christie

The Challenges of Writing an Amateur Sleuth Mystery

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Allison Keeton

There are multiple subgenres of mysteries, such as police procedurals, private investigator mysteries, and legal mysteries. I, however, write “amateur sleuth” on the “cozy adjacent” spectrum, emphasizing community and relationships over violence. The most famous amateur sleuth is Miss Marple, … Continue reading →

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Mystery Loves Company

Posted on November 25, 2019 by mainecrimewriters

Dear Readers, Dorothy cannot blog this month, so since we know you like your regular dose of her insight and humor, we are rerunning a post from a few years back that you might enjoy discovering or rereading. What are … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Mom

Posted on May 17, 2019 by susanvaughan

Yes, I know Mother’s Day was last Sunday but this is my day so I’m having my say. I have my mother to thank for introducing me to mystery novels. We seldom agreed on much, but shared the love of … Continue reading →

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Anti-social

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Jessie Crockett

Jessie: In New Hampshire where the snow has melted sufficiently to expose cheerful clumps of daffodils. I’ve been thinking a great deal lately about technology and social media. With all that has been on the news about privacy violations and … Continue reading →

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Dame Agatha and Her Orient Express

Posted on January 25, 2018 by susanvaughan

Susan Vaughan here. Seeing Kenneth Branagh’s new film version of Murder on the Orient Express prompted me to reread Agatha Christie’s original 1934 novel. For the uninitiated, the story as written and the 2017 film are both set aboard the … Continue reading →

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The Waldoboro Public Library

Posted on June 7, 2016 by mainecrimewriters

Dorothy Cannell: Some years ago I was talking with a friend who had moved to the U.S. from England as an adult, as I had done. Our conversation revolved around the strong pull that the country of our birth and upbringing … Continue reading →

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Tuning The Ear

Posted on March 7, 2016 by mainecrimewriters

Dorothy Cannell: For the past several years I have been focusing much of my mystery reading on golden oldies in the tradition of Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Josephine Tey, Georgette Heyer, Patricia Wentworth, etc.. The reason – I enjoy them … Continue reading →

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FIRST MYSTERY NOVELS

Posted on March 12, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

Susan Vaughan here. Some friends and I were sharing what were the first novels for adults that really hooked us. For me, it was mysteries. Every Saturday as far back as I can recall, I went to the local library … Continue reading →

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Edgar Allan Poe Explains it All

Posted on May 16, 2014 by mcwarchives

Early on, I admired the work of  Edgar Allan Poe, thanks mostly to my mother who read out loud to me his very creepy short story The Gold Bug. It was about a man obsessed with searching for treasure after … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning

Posted on February 20, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

            Dorothy Cannell : My 2014 New Year’s resolution was to get dug into 2013’s spring cleaning.  Several years ago I read or heard that the best way to preserve wood furniture was to paste wax … Continue reading →

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