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9 Books Combining The Gothic & The Glamorous

9 Books Combining The Gothic & The Glamorous

Bedazzle your bookshelf with these glitzy, grungy, and oh-so-atmospheric thrillers

By Layne Fargo | January 16, 2025

A Guide to Deciding Whether Your Fictional Character Is a Vigilante or a Straight-Up Killer

A Guide to Deciding Whether Your Fictional Character Is a Vigilante or a Straight-Up Killer

Sometimes the line between serial killer and avenging crusader is perilously thin.

By Layne Fargo | November 4, 2020

Crime Writers Who Hate Writing About Crime: <br>A Conversation with Layne Fargo and Wendy Heard

Crime Writers Who Hate Writing About Crime:
A Conversation with Layne Fargo and Wendy Heard

The creators of the Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast on the the tricky business of fictional murder.

By Layne Fargo | October 16, 2020

8 Thrillers Featuring Ambitious Women

8 Thrillers Featuring Ambitious Women

Provocative Power Fantasies, or Feminist Cautionary Tales?

By Layne Fargo | July 18, 2019

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