An interactive online book club where crime fiction lovers can have discussions in a forum, download podcasts, view webisodes and find out more about the accompanying TV show.

Showcases mysteries in which the main character is a lesbian. Browse by author or by character. For each author, a link to official site if possible, profile of the character, bibliography. Notes Lambda-winning authors.

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

Introductions to Reverend Randollph, Rabbi Small, Sister Fidelma, Father Brown, Charlie Mortdecai, John Appleby and Michael Gilbert's characters - and their authors.

A weblog featuring reviews, news and views related to new and classic mystery and hardboiled fiction.

Blog by a fan of mystery novels and crime fiction. Includes book reviews, author updates, genre news, and links to related content.

Article covering the history of the genre, its categories, use in film and criticism.

Traces the development of the early whodunit in both mystery and conventional literature of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

History, trends, schools of writing, and an alphabetical list of mystery authors.

A guide to both the history of the mystery novel and to locating modern mysteries by topic and style.