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3 of the summer's best new mystery novels

As the temperatures rise, so does the fictional body count. Our summer mystery roundup offers three stylish literary efforts by writers new to the genre.

On Conan Doyle

Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda offers a love letter to Arthur Conan Doyle, the author he credits with changing his life.
3 of the summer's best new mystery novels

As the temperatures rise, so does the fictional body count. Our summer mystery roundup offers three stylish literary efforts by writers new to the genre.
The crime novels of Jacob Arjouni

Jakob Arjouni's Turkish-German private eye Kemal Kayankaya walks the mean streets of Frankfurt with a flair worthy of Bogart.
Chapter & Verse
L.A. noir: darkness under the sun

A writer tours the gritty spots that inspired the birth of the Los Angeles literary noir movement.
Talking About Detective Fiction

Master mystery writer P.D. James dissects her craft.
'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' – movie review

Werner Herzog's 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' casts Nicolas Cage as a cop who becomes increasingly unhinged by gambling debts and drug use.
Review: 'State of Play'

A hard-driving journalist hits up against Washington's power players in this political thriller.
Dog on It

A four-footed K-9 dropout proves he has the stuff to solve a mystery.
A crime paper flourishes by printing mug shots

Isaac Cornetti, aka ‘Dash Dangerfield,’ finds an audience for ‘The Slammer’ in North Carolina – a publication that some think provides a public service but others call an unethical crime rag.