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The Inheritance We Don’t Choose: Pointe Shoes, Family Secrets, and a Very Lethal Hairbrush

The Inheritance We Don’t Choose: Pointe Shoes, Family Secrets, and a Very Lethal Hairbrush

Nina Laurin on mothers and daughters.

By Nina Laurin | April 24, 2025

When Social Media Turns Deadly

When Social Media Turns Deadly

Four real life cases where social media played an important role in tragic events

By Nina Laurin | September 21, 2021

Five Great Thrillers Set in Isolated Places

Five Great Thrillers Set in Isolated Places

We're all thinking a little differently about the horrors of solitude these days.

By Nina Laurin | June 25, 2020

On 'The Girls' in the Title

On 'The Girls' in the Title

The trend is more than marketing hype—it's a signifier for the complex female protagonists so central to crime fiction.

By Nina Laurin | July 1, 2019

Children Who Kill: The Most Unsettling Story of All

Children Who Kill: The Most Unsettling Story of All

Crime Writing's Most Disquieting Mystery

By Nina Laurin | June 21, 2018

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