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Adele Parks on the Intellectual Challenge of Revisiting Her First Characters

Adele Parks on the Intellectual Challenge of Revisiting Her First Characters

The author of "Our Beautiful Mess" mulls the draw of familiar faces in crime fiction

By Adele Parks | February 11, 2026

6 Great Novels About Missing Persons and Deeper Mysteries

6 Great Novels About Missing Persons and Deeper Mysteries

Adele Parks on that mysterious space between known and unknown.

By Adele Parks | January 12, 2024

We Need More Nuanced Portrayals of Sex Workers

We Need More Nuanced Portrayals of Sex Workers

Adele Parks looks at some of the best fictional portrayals of sex workers, and asks why the media so often relies on stereotype.

By Adele Parks | January 5, 2023

Characters That Are So Bad, They're Great

Characters That Are So Bad, They're Great

"I love writing the colder, crueller beings."

By Adele Parks | April 7, 2021

Memory and Alcohol: A Potent Combination for Fiction

Memory and Alcohol: A Potent Combination for Fiction

In suspense fiction, memory loss and amnesia from drinking are the perfect stand-in for our unreliable memories as a whole.

By Adele Parks | August 17, 2020

8 Crime Novels Featuring Intense Female Friendship

8 Crime Novels Featuring Intense Female Friendship

Looking at the Best Friendships in Crime Fiction, From The Supportive to the Sour

By Adele Parks | February 15, 2019

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