By Sarah Weinman In Francis Spufford’s new novel, “Cahokia Jazz,” a detective must solve the mystery of a staged killing before its repercussions destroy his city’s social and political order.

Now a widely celebrated voice in crime fiction, she just launched her fifth book, “The Examiner.” By Sarah Lyall Our mystery columnist reviews books by Scott Phillips, Morgan Richter ...

A new middle-grade novel by award-winning Pete Hautman, two mysteries and a horror anthology ... a mildly depressed eighth-grader, and the escaped border collie humans named Sam but answers ...

The best mystery novels don’t simply dazzle readers with byzantine plots or throw them off track with unreliable narrators or MacGuffins. Truly suspenseful stories keep us guessing even if we ...

The best mystery novels don’t simply dazzle readers with byzantine ... Set at a tony, private Vermont college, The Secret History upends the coming-of-age novel with a focus on how a deep study of ...

At a career fair Thursday and Friday, eighth grade students from area school districts got to speak with industry leaders and gain more insight into potential careers.

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- "The world is your oyster." Eighth grade students in Durham Public Schools gathered Tuesday morning for the district's annual Acceler8, a career exploration day. Over 70 ...

With fall’s arrival comes the promise of longer evenings — the perfect time to curl up with a mystery novel. This season’s offerings bring us quirky characters, puzzling murders and far ...

The best mystery novels don ... History upends the coming-of-age novel with a focus on how a deep study of classical history might lead a group of students to obsession and tragedy.