Mystery Archives

Nancy Drew #2 cover by Tula Lotay
Triona Farrell gives the book a lot of bright color, also adding personality to the comic. Nancy Drew #2 is another delightful and engaging issue of this reimagining of the mystery-solving girl and her team The characters are lovable, the plot is interesting, and the art is great This one earns another recommendation Check it out. [rwp-review-ratings[...]
Britannia: Lost Eagles of Rome #1 cover by Cary Nord
That admittedly makes sense to a point — give the facts so that the reader can follow along with the mystery It is also a bit of fun to watch Antonius and Achillia hit up random soldiers and officers who were present in the battle and give them the Sherlock routine. However, it is slow in[...]
'One Dollar' Proves a Deadly Price to Pay in First CBS All Access Teaser
CBS All Access If you thought CBS All Access' turn at the Television Critics Association's (TCA) summer press event was only about Star Trek, fairy tales, Murphy Brown, and The Big Bang Theory, then you almost missed out on your first look at what could be the surprise hit of the session: mystery-drama series One Dollar[...]
Gideon Falls #5 cover by Andrea Sorrentino
They telegraph an upcoming twist that won't be all that surprising now consequently, but that's not too big an issue. The mystery of the Black Barn is still appreciably creepy, and that helps the story quite a bit The story, despite the ramping tension, is starting to fell a little slow An overall sense of dread,[...]
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Abrams' Bad Robot Productions (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Lost), best-selling author Stephen King and executive producers/writers Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, Castle Rock stars André Holland (Moonlight), Melanie Lynskey (Togetherness), Bill Skarsgård (IT), Jane Levy (Suburgatory), Sissy Spacek (Carrie), Scott Glenn (The Right Stuff), Terry O'Quinn (Lost) and Chosen Jacobs (It). Here's our review of[...]
Lord of Gore #5 cover by Daniel Leister
Carlos Alberto Moreno Diaz takes over the color work of this issue, and it's just as atmospheric and grim as the book has been thus far under Sean Forney. Lord of Gore #5 is a tense and brutal continuation to the murder mystery story, and the action focus of the issue is a nice change of[...]
Paramount Television, Anonymous Content to Adapt Shari Lapena's Novel 'The Couple Next Door' to Series
The deal between Anonymous and Paramount TV has resulted in numerous projects, including: Netflix's 13 Reasons Why and the upcoming Maniac; Hulu's Catch-22; Epix's Berlin Station; TNT's The Alienist; and Apple's Hilde Lysiak mystery drama. Credit: PenguinRandomHouse Shari Lapena's bestselling thriller/debut novel The Couple Next Door is being developed as a television series, adapted by playwright/TV writer[...]
Sherlock Holmes: The Vanishing Man #2 cover by John Cassaday and Jose Villarrubia
Elsewhere, Moriarty continues his scheming and nefarious deeds, and a break-in takes place at Scotland Yard. Sherlock Holmes: The Vanishing Man #2 cover by John Cassaday and Jose Villarrubia Sherlock Holmes: The Vanishing Man #2 slowly unravels the mystery of Michael Williams with more light hints and intriguing twists It doesn't give any major revelations as to[...]
Incognegro: Renaissance #4 cover by Warren Pleece
It could just use a little more to give it an aesthetic edge. Incognegro: Renaissance #4 is another intriguing issue which is fun to read for its mystery story prowess While the text is a little heavy in this issue, it feels earned in how it advances the plot along The characters are interesting, the art[...]
SundanceTV, AMC Networks Join for Series Adaptation of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose
Co-written by Andrea Porporati (Il dolce e l'amaro, La Piovra), Nigel Williams and Giacomo Battiato (L'infiltré, Karol: A Man Who Became Pope), the project stars John Turturro (The Night Of), Michael Emerson (Lost, Person of Interest) and Rupert Everett (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children). "SundanceTV and Sundance Now are proud to join Tele München Group on[...]
Dexter's Michael C. Hall Isn't Playing It 'Safe' in Netflix's Mystery-Drama Series
Netflix is serving up our first helping of Safe, the mystery-drama series starring Michael C Hall (Dexter) from the streaming service and French cable channel Canal+ Author Harlan Coben (Found, Fool Me) also serves as executive producer; with Danny Brocklehurst (Shameless) adapting the work for series television. Here's your first trailer for Netflix's Safe, set to[...]
Murder: Luna Lauren Velez and Pallavi Sharda Join CBS Mock Doc Series
CBS understands that Detectives Mason Garrity (Michael Chiklis) and Ayana Lake (Teyonah Parris) aren't going to be able to solve this Murder on their own, signing up Luna Lauren Velez (Dexter) and Pulse's Pallavi Sharda as series regulars in the pilot for the upcoming crime mockumentary series.
True Detective Season 3: Brandon Flynn and Michael Graziadei Cast
Credit (Flynn, left; Graziadei, right): Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com 13 Reasons Why's Brandon Flynn and Michael Graziadei (Good Girls Revolt) are set to join the third season of  Nic Pizzolatto's crime anthology series True Detective, as it appears HBO will be employing every SAG actor on file for the multi-generational mystery. Set to tell the story of a macabre crime in the heart[...]
True Detective Season 3 Adds Sarah Gadon and Emily Nelson
Credit (Sarah Gadon, left): DFree – Shutterstock.com / (Emily Nelson, right): Theo & Juliet HBO continues to round out the third season of series creator Nic Pizzolatto's crime anthology series True Detective, announcing the additions of Alias Grace's Sarah Gadon and Emily Nelson (Code Black) to the cast. Set to tell the story of a macabre crime in the[...]