There was a teapot, in which Mma Ramotswe — the only lady private detective in Botswana — brewed tea. And three mugs — one for herself, one for her secretary, […]
Hiram Percy Maxim stared at the plain metal box on the desk in front of him. His late father’s solicitor, an elderly man with an abnormally small mouth and beady […]
The American psychologist and physician Alfred Adler saw dreams as preparation for action, so I was rather mystified when, about 35 years ago, I dreamed that God instructed me to, […]
When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.[1] – Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier” The art of […]
The mystic does not bring doubts or riddles: the doubts and riddles exist already. We all feel the riddle of the earth without anyone to point it out. The mystery […]
The mystery of church history is less of a mystery to solve and more of a heritage to discover. The “mystery” lies in time’s way of clouding the history we […]
Ever since the publication of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue, which is generally thought to be the first murder mystery ever published, murder mysteries have captivated […]
Introduction by Rebekah Valerius G.K. Chesterton was once asked to name his favorite detective novel. “As I am the President of a club consisting entirely of English writers of detective […]
‘Gizem Dağl’, or ‘Mountain of Mystery’ in Turkish, is a poem written in the Masnavi form. Writer’s Digest explains that the Masnavi (or Mathnawi) is an ancient form with Persian, […]
The New Yorker called it “the podcast to end all podcasts.”[1] The Washington Post called it a “cultural obsession.”[2] The podcast Serial had Game of Thrones-level water cooler buzz during […]
