Marie Benedict

5 Sparkling Jewels: The Best Books from the Queens of Crime

By Marie Benedict

February 10, 2025

How to pick the best mystery novels from the five Queens of Crime, those legendary writers from the 1920s and 1930s Golden Age of Detective Fiction at the heart of my latest book? It’s no easy task. After all, these authors are not simply masters of the genre; they helped create it. Not to mention…

What To Read if You Love Hitchcock Films

By Christina Lane

November 19, 2021

One of the reasons I was compelled to write Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock was to illuminate the crucial role the screenwriter-turned-producer played as a literary force in Alfred Hitchcock’s career. Through the 1930s and ’40s Joan Harrison, more than any other person, was responsible for selecting which novels,…

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