locked room mysteries

  • Get Me Out of Here!

    I must admit, I’m not typically a mystery reader. I’m impatient and I scare easily, which makes a genre that often features violent deaths and long solving processes difficult for me. I’ve found solace, though, in locked room mysteries, where the why and the how of the crime is often more interesting than the who.… Continue reading

  • Don’t Go Down That Causeway: Island Mysteries

    One of my favorite takes on the locked room mystery is the island mystery, where characters are trapped on an inaccessible island with a murderer and must solve the mystery to save themselves. The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves For 50 years, a group of friends has reunited on Holy Island every five years. This… Continue reading