We have entered the torpor of deep winter. Here in Minnesota, where I live, the snow and cold keep me indoors in the short afternoons and, too often, napping. But for Val McDermid, these cold, dark ...

Cold weather can serve as a plot point or emphasize the mood of a scene, and this week’s literary geography quiz highlights the locations of recent novels that work winter conditions right into the ...

Jason Foreman was on a casual stroll with his 4-year-old son Lucas near Cupertino’s Stevens Creek Dam when it suddenly turned into a nightmare. He had looked away for just a few seconds to pull his ...