Erin Roll

Dec 30, 2024 | novelsuspects.com | Erin Roll

The new year is upon us, and you know what that means: time to start talking about reading resolutions!Maybe you’re one of those dedicated, disciplined people who cheerfully made resolutions to read X number of new books at the start of the year, and now you’re at year’s end, proudly looking back on all you accomplished. Right? We didn’t think so. It’s all right. We’re human. Life gets in the way, and stuff happens: sometimes more stuff than we’d like.

Nov 20, 2024 | novelsuspects.com | Erin Roll

Ask anyone to name any classic detective novel that they like to read, and the odds are fairly good that even the most casual reader will mention at least one novel by Agatha Christie. Known as the “Queen of Crime,” Christie made a permanent mark on crime fiction starting in the 1920s, introducing readers to sleuths such as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, and inviting readers to consider all the many ways that someone could commit a seemingly impossible murder and (almost) get away with it.

Sep 27, 2024 | novelsuspects.com | Erin Roll

Let me guess, you all read that title and your backs went up, right? “How DARE this impudent person say bad things about my tastes in crime fic!” “I know what I like, and if you’ve got a problem with that, TOO BAD!”We get you. Nobody likes to be told that they’re doing something wrong. But hear us out, gentle readers. With reading, as with all things in life, it’s easy to fall into a rut: reading the same books by the same authors or reading only the same tried-and-true genres.

Jul 30, 2024 | novelsuspects.com | Erin Roll

It’s a dilemma that every book lover goes through: What am I going to read next? And mystery lovers are no exception. It can be a mystery wrapped in a riddle wrapped in an enigma. When you’re looking for recommendations on your next mystery/thriller read, there are a lot of places you can turn to for advice. You could ask your friends what they’ve been reading.

Jul 30, 2024 | novelsuspects.com | Erin Roll

Historical mysteries are one of the biggest and most popular sub-genres of mysteries and thrillers. The present day is a very limited timeframe: today, or this month, or this year. But with the past, you have thousands of years’ worth of historical periods to choose from. And while some things change with the passage of time, three things certainly haven’t. One is the desire for one person to murder another. The other is the desire to seek justice.