Mystery

Profiles of authors and synopses of their works, a selection of classics of the genre, author interviews, and brief reviews.

Maintained by a fan and concentrating on the writers and works he likes, this site features essays on the history, trends, schools of writing authors of mysteries from mostly the pre-1965 era. It may lack the scholarly credentials of a major university, but the essays and lists are nonetheless informative and well-written.

Sponsored by Ball State University, the annual Crime Writing Festival features panels, programs, interviews, and presentations by mystery writers.

Extensive list of authors, with chronological lists of their books, series and non-series, as well as synopses of crime fiction. Also includes indexes of characters, their jobs an locations; genre, historical and read-alikes indexes and many other features.