It’s no mystery why we’re drawn to crime fiction

Mysteries have been popular for centuries. This hour we ask: why are we drawn to this genre? Plus, we look at the television detective and discuss true crime podcasts. GUESTS:  Martin Edwards: Crime novelist and author of the new book The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators Gene Seymour: A “writer, professional spectator, pop-culture maven, and jazz geek” Alexandra Petri: Columnist for The Washington Post and the author of Nothing Is Wrong And Here Is Why Nick Quah: Podcast critic for Vulture and New York Magazine Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode! Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.