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The Buzz: The first modern \u2018detective story\u2019 is considered to be The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe. First published in the April 1841 issue of Graham\u2019s Magazine, the short story is about an amateur detective who sets out to solve the murders of a mother and daughter within a locked room of their apartment. (https://www.biblio.com/blog/2020/01/a-brief-history-of-mystery-books/#) The first mystery novel: Wilkie Collins\u2019s The Woman in White (1859). The Moonstone (1868): the first detective novel. The Woman in White is a gripping tale of murder, madness and mistaken identity that is so beloved it has never been out of print. The Moonstone set the standards for the detective novel formula \u2013 an enormous diamond is stolen from a Hindu temple and resurfaces at a birthday party in an English manor, and with numerous narrators and suspects, the story weaves through superstitions, romance, humor and suspicion to solve the puzzle. According to MasterClass.com, \u201cWhen it comes to twenty-first century Americans\u2019 tastes in fiction, few genres sell better than crime, mystery, and thriller\u2026gripping, suspenseful, and full of intrigue until the very end. They routinely top New York Times bestseller lists, and many spawn larger series, leaving enthralled readers eager for each new book\u2026Crime novels focus on a criminal who must be apprehended. Mystery novels on the question of who committed a particular crime. Thriller novels on suspense, dread, and the fear of a future crime. Let\u2019s look at trends. * CrimeRead.com: \u201cAJohn Thibault continuing golden age of women writing spy fiction, a new surge of rural noirs\u2026a panoply of evil twins, clones, and doubles\u2026an influx of temps and new mothers\u2026the gothic revival continues.\u201d * NovelSuspects.com: \u201cWhere the digital world truly delivers is among the elite hackers competing to crack the world\u2019s most secure systems.\u201d * BestScienceFictionBooks.com: \u201c'The mystery' meets 'science fiction', a blend of genres\u2026'Mystery Science Fiction'\u2026'Noir Science Fiction'\u2026\u2019Detective Science Fiction'.\u201d We\u2019ll ask novelists John Thibault, Matt Cost, and Chris Wheatley and publisher Eddie Vincent for their take on The Future of Mystery Writers: Can They Keep Thrilling Us?