In The Dead Witness, Michael Sims presents stories from the early days of detective fiction, revisiting classics and introducing readers to a raft of lesser-known writers, many of them women.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes is the gold standard of detective fiction but if you've already read it, then here's ...

Peter Lovesey, the crime novelist, who has died aged 88, was a pioneer of the period whodunnit, as the creator of the Victorian sleuth Sergeant Cribb.

A writing contest led Mr. Lovesey to create a Victorian-age crime thriller, beginning a career that spanned more than 40 novels of detective fiction.

The party was raided by police, with all 47 attendees arrested, fined, outed and publicly shamed over what a detective called ...

Central Works’ 74th world premiere brings The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective to Berkeley City Club with third and final installment ‘Accused!’ by Patricia Milton.

The Victorian Ladies' Detective Collective runs through February 25th. Running time is just over 2 hours, with one intermission. For more information about Washington Stage Guild, click here.