Archive - MysteryPlease!

When Fact and Fiction Collide

How would crime fiction writers fair as real-world law enforcement officers?

17 hrs ago •

A. Kate Willett

July 2025

From Penning Plots to Identifying Arsenic Green

Plus a handful of shows you should be watching

Jul 29 •

A. Kate Willett

June 2025

How To Be A Detective

Scientific crime detection in 1943

Jun 10 •

A. Kate Willett

May 2025

April 2025

From Mystery Memories to Structural Secrets

Plus, library love!

Apr 28 •

A. Kate Willett

5 Books That Introduce Little Detectives to Mystery

It's never too early to excite a child's mind with the genre

Apr 10 •

A. Kate Willett

March 2025

From Crime Solving Single Ladies of a Certain Age to a Group of Sweater Detectives

Plus, we got kittens!

Mar 25 •

A. Kate Willett

I’ve Written Six Crime Fiction Novels

I can't tell you which ones. I can share what I learned.

Mar 4 •

A. Kate Willett

January 2025

From Technology's Effect on Modern Thrillers to Enduring Mystery Tropes

Plus a plea for permission to hibernate

Jan 22 •

A. Kate Willett

My New Year's READsolutions

Plus 10 ways to liven up your own reading habits this year

Jan 7 •

A. Kate Willett

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