Author Blogs (crime fiction)
Do You Write Under Your Own Name (Martin Edwards)
Femmes Fatales (Donna Andrews, Dana Cameron, Charlaine Harris, Tori L P Kelner, Kris Neri, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Mary Saums, Elaine Viets)
Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen (mystery writers Avery Aames, Julie Hyzy, Jenn McKinlay, Riley Adams, Cleo Coyle and Krista Davis share their recipes and thoughts on writing food-y cosy mysteries)
Mystery Writing is Murder (Elizabeth Spann)
Poe’s Deadly Daughters (Elizabeth Zelvin, Darlene Ryan, Sharon Wildwind, Sandra Parshall, Lonnie Cruise, Julia Buckley)
Stuart MacBride (Stuart MacBride)
The Kill Zone (Michelle Gagnon, John Gilstrap, Clare Langle-Hawthorne, Kathryn Lilley, John Ramsay Miller, Joe Moore)
The Stephen Booth Blog (Stephen Booth)
The View from the Blue House (Rob Kitchin is an author of non fiction works as well as a police procedural and his blog contains a mixture of news, reviews and whatever else takes his fancy).
Working Stiffs (Wilfred Bereswill, Gina Sesta, Martha Reed, Pat Remick, Annette Dashofy, Joyce Tremel, Paula Matter, Jennie Bentley, Lisa Curry, Pat Gulley)
Book Lovers Social Networking Sites
4 Mystery Addicts (a Yahoo Group for mystery bookaholics to discuss group reads, series books and everything happening in the world of crime fiction)
Book Blogs (the ning! site for book bloggers and book blog lovers, my page is here)
BookMooch (a worldwide bookswapping website – the books I have to give away can be found here)
British Mysteries (a Yahoo Group that discusses classic and contemporary mysteries set in Britain or written by English authors)
Cozy Armchair (a Yahoo Group for readers of cosy mysteries with club reads, book discussions and a fairly high rate of off-topic posts)
Good Reads (the online cataloging and review site I use, my page is here)
Murder and Mayhem (a Yahoo group that caters to the Mystery, Thriller and Horror Book Genres and featuring club and ‘buddy’ beads as well as general discussion)
OzMysteryReaders (a Yahoo group that shares opinions and information about crime/mystery fiction available in Australia with members from all over the globe)
Crime Fiction Blogs and Sites
My Custom Google Search for Crime Fiction Blogs and Sites. Using Google’s custom search engine I have a search function that allows me to search all the crime fiction blogs and sites mentioned below.
At the Villa Rose (the blog of a French mystery fan with a passion for ‘oldies’ including Agatha Christie, Nagio Marsh and Ellery Queen)
Aust Crime Fiction (a database of Australian crime writers and crime fiction set in australia which also offers reviews and news)
Barbara Fister’s Place (reviews and musings on publishing from a crime fiction fan, author and member of Sisters in Crime)
Big Beat from Badsville (news, reviews and interviews relating to Scottish crime fiction)
Book Bird Dog (A blog for lovers of mystery novels, international authors, memoirs, and literary and general fiction)
Bookeemonster (reviews and chat mainly relating to crime fiction with historical and other genres thrown in at random)
Books and Musings from Downunder (Reviews of mainly crime fiction from a fellow Aussie)
Cozy Mystery List (an excellent list of cozy authors and titles including a great definition of the sub-genre and lists arranged by theme, job of the sleuth and all sorts of other excellent information)
Crime and Mystery Fiction Friend Feed Room (an aggregator of feeds from some of the net’s best crime fiction blogs and sites)
Crime Scraps (a blog offering thoughts and reviews about crime fiction set in Europe)
Crime Watch (news and musings on New Zealand and international crime/thriller writing)
D J’s Krimiblog (Scandinavian blogger Dorte is a font of information about great crime fiction and she does it in two languages)
Detectives Beyond Borders (news, reviews and author interviews focusing on non-American crime fiction)
Euro Crime (news and reviews focussing on UK and European crime fiction)
It’s a Crime (or a Mystery) (featuring reviews and news about new and emerging authors and other, mainly UK, crime fiction)
It’s Criminal (Helen is another Aussie crime fiction buff)
Lesa’s Book Critique (Review and discussion blog from a long-time librarian and mystery lover)
Mack Captures Crime (Reviews, news and opinion from a baseball-loving academic librarian)
Material Witness (Reviews, interviews and news from a UK-based crime fiction fan)
Mysteries in Paradise (crime fiction reviews and news from a fellow South Australian blogger)
Petrona (reviews and opinion pieces mostly about crime fiction but includes other genres and publishing news)
Scandinavian Crime Fiction (a database of books and writers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden)
The Mystery Bookshelf (book reviews and reading challenge updates from a Chicago-based reader)
The Rap Sheet (a great Crime Fiction news blog)
General Book Blogs and Sites
Beth Fish Reads (a general book blog)
Book Girl’s Nightstand (reviews across all genres by Iliana in Texas who also makes and binds beautiful journals)
Book Love Affair (general book blog from someone who falls in love for what’s between the covers)
Kittling: Books (a general book blog from a prolific reader and challenge addict)
Everything Distils into Reading (reviews, poetry and musings by Gautami in India)
Lous Pages (fun reviews of all sorts of books from a bilingual Danish blogger)
Ms Bookish (often reads mysteries but also strays into YA and chic lit and anything else that takes her fancy)
Not Enough Books (reviews and news mostly about cosy mysteries but also random other subjects including IT help)
Reading Adventures (reviews, news and chat about mystery, historical fiction and romance books from another Aussie blogger)
Reading Matters (reviews, news and chat about a wide range of books from an ex-pat Aussie living in London)
Meme and Challenge Hosts
Musing Mondays poses a weekly book-reated question and is hosted by Rebecca at Just One More Page
Weekly Geeks is hosted by a swag of book bloggers and poses questions & challenges for all
Sunday Salon is for book bloggers to blog about what they’ve read and what they’ve blogged that week, it also offers a good way of keeping up with what other book bloggers have been up to
