Crime Writers of Color

Oct 2024 2

Festive Mayhem 4: 13 Cozy & Cold Winter Holiday Mystery and Crime Fiction Stories by the Crime Writers of Color

2024 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Barbara Howard

The Festive Mayhem mystery and crime fiction anthology returns for its fourth year! In this exciting edition, thirteen talented crime writers of color have come together to bring you a baker's dozen of fresh, captivating short stories, all set around the winter holidays. Whether you enjoy uplifting cozies, heart-pounding thrillers, or gripping suspense, this collection has something for every mystery lover.

Jul 2024 13

Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions: July – September 2024

2024 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Elizabeth Wilkerson

I recently read an article in the New York Times that explored the question: why do people make music? Across time and across cultures, people have felt the urge to make music. But why?
It made me wonder, why do people write crime fiction? And why do people read it? Writing crime fiction is a creative process, but so is reading it. A reader becomes a co-creator, imagining and bringing to life the world the writer initially put on paper.

May 2023 20

Mysteryrat’s Maze Podcast Featuring Last Liar Standing By Danielle Wong

2023 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Podcasts, Theatre

by Lorie Lewis Ham

Here is your weekly reminder that there are also new articles up on our other website KRL News & Reviews! Every week there will be book reviews and giveaways, plus sometimes pet articles, theatre articles, and more! And listen to our new podcast!

Jan 2023 14

Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions: January-March 2023

2023 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Elizabeth Wilkerson

With equal parts dread and curiosity, I’ve been reading about people who create poems, screenplays, and even novels using artificial intelligence programs like Jasper and ChatGPT.

Nov 2022 2

Festive Mayhem 3 From Crime Writers of Color

2022 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Elizabeth Wilkerson

This holiday season, enjoy Festive Mayhem 3, a limited-edition anthology by seven crime writers of color.

Oct 2022 8

Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions: October – December 2022

2022 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Elizabeth Wilkerson

Few things are as upsetting as reading the final page of a satisfying book. The End. Two words as unwelcomed as the last day of vacation. Two words that mean new friends are vanishing along with a familiar setting.

Jul 2022 16

Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions: May-September 2022

2022 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Elizabeth Wilkerson

James Patterson, the wealthiest writer in the U.S. weighing in at a hefty net worth of $800 million, planted his foot squarely in his mouth when he bellyached about how he was the victim of racism because he was a white male writer. I’ve read lots of Patterson‘s books. I even enrolled in his online MasterClass. But, wow!

Apr 2022 23

Murder Take Two A Ross Agency Mystery By Delia C. Pitts: Review/Giveaway

2022 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Terrance V. Mc Arthur

by Terrance McArthur

A TV show filming in Harlem. A rising, sexy star with secrets (Don’t they always?). An executive on the set fearing for her life. A young punk with a gambling problem—he loses more than he wins. A mid-level mob goon with a taste for hurting people. A private investigator pulling security duty.

Apr 2022 16

Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions: April-June 2022

2022 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Elizabeth Wilkerson

When I lived in Tokyo in the ‘80s, I devoured mystery books faster than conveyor belt sushi. But even in the largest bookstores in the world's largest city, English-language mysteries were hard to come by. The books were invariably exiled to a lonely corner in the far reaches of the store. I picked through the desolate shelves, hoping to find a few overlooked titles.

Mar 2022 19

Homicide and Halo-Halo By Mia P. Manansala: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2022 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

As much as Lila Macapagal loves cooking and helping out at her family’s Tita Rosie’s Kitchen, Lila has been dragging her feet with plans for the new Brew-ha Café. A play on the Filipino word “bruja” that means witch, the café is designed to help Lila, her BFF Adeena Awan, and Adeena’s girlfriend Elena Torres celebrate their unique, multi-ethnic backgrounds. Lila is still suffering from the PSTD caused by events documented in the previous novel, and as a result she is dealing with a Baking Block and without the mojo that enabled her to create delectable Filipino-American treats in the kitchen. While the last thing Lila wants to experience is reliving the trauma of her beauty pageant teen years, the last-minute dropout of a judge for the Miss Teen Shady Palms Pageant has her nagged by her aunties into subbing in as a replacement.