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The History of the Orient Express

The History of the Orient Express

The iconic train line was changed forever by Agatha Christie's iconic mystery.

By Sulari Gentill | August 19, 2025

The Mysterious Life and Disappearance of Richard Halliburton, Writer-Adventurer Extraordinaire

The Mysterious Life and Disappearance of Richard Halliburton, Writer-Adventurer Extraordinaire

Peter Mann on the Enigmatic Shipwreck of an American Author Who Lived "in dramatic fashion"

By Peter Mann | August 19, 2025

Scalpel and Shadow: Eight Historical Thrillers with Macabre Medical Themes

Scalpel and Shadow: Eight Historical Thrillers with Macabre Medical Themes

Tonya Mitchell Recommends Books with Dreadful Diagnoses by A. Rae Dunlap, Noel O’Reilly, and Others

By Tonya Mitchell | August 19, 2025

Crime and the City: Austin, Texas

Crime and the City: Austin, Texas

Setting Foot in the State's Capital of Cool Crime

By Paul French | August 19, 2025

Quiz: Which Actors ALMOST Played the Leads in these Famous Crime Movies?

Quiz: Which Actors ALMOST Played the Leads in these Famous Crime Movies?

Olivia Rutigliano prepares a humorous slate of movie trivia for your weekend

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 15, 2025

Where Cozies Meet Horror: Auralee Wallace on the Joy of Unexpected Genre Mash-ups

Where Cozies Meet Horror: Auralee Wallace on the Joy of Unexpected Genre Mash-ups

The Author of "The Late-Night Witches" Offers Readers Screams with Hugs

By Auralee Wallace | August 15, 2025

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Tim Chawaga Imagines Cross-Literary Bonds in Work by Carl Hiaasen, Walter Mosley, and More

By Tim Chawaga | August 13, 2025

Sand, Martinis, Remote Isles, Murder: Eight Thrillers with Beach and Jungle Settings

Sand, Martinis, Remote Isles, Murder: Eight Thrillers with Beach and Jungle Settings

Jo Morey Recommends Unpredictable Novels from Erica Ferencik, Lucy Foley, Paul Theroux, and More

By Jo Morey | August 12, 2025

Never Too Old for Murder: Why an Elderly Woman Character Is the Perfect Serial Killer

Never Too Old for Murder: Why an Elderly Woman Character Is the Perfect Serial Killer

Samantha Downing on Using Ageism and Gendered Assumptions to Hide in Plain Sight

By Samantha Downing | August 12, 2025

"I’m looking for a good place to kill someone": Katarina Bivald on Setting Her Book's Murder

The Author of "Just Another Dead Author" Wanders the Silk Weaver Quarters and Fishbone Tunnels of Lyon

By Katarina Bivald | August 12, 2025

Alex Pavesi on the Uncanny Practicality of Setting Crime Novels in the Recent Past

Alex Pavesi on the Uncanny Practicality of Setting Crime Novels in the Recent Past

The Author of "Ink Ribbon Red" Evokes the Dreamlike Unreality of Life in the 1990s

By Alex Pavesi | August 7, 2025

Joyce Carol Oates on True Crime, Genre, and Writing an Experimental Mystery Novel

Joyce Carol Oates on True Crime, Genre, and Writing an Experimental Mystery Novel

Matthew Turbeville Chats with the Prolific Author about Her New Book "Fox" and More

By Matthew Coleman Turbeville | August 7, 2025

Austen, Demons, Gorgons, Shakespeare: Seven Novels That Reimagine Classic Stories

Austen, Demons, Gorgons, Shakespeare: Seven Novels That Reimagine Classic Stories

Claire M. Andrews Recommends Katherine Arden, Renée Adieh, Chloe Gong, and More

By Claire M. Andrews | August 7, 2025

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