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Rob Hart on “The Medusa Protocol” and the Challenges of Writing a Thriller Sequel

Rob Hart on “The Medusa Protocol” and the Challenges of Writing a Thriller Sequel

The bestselling author discusses how he immersed himself in a world of recovering assassins.

By Nick Kolakowski | June 23, 2025

How to Improvise a Locked Room Murder Mystery

How to Improvise a Locked Room Murder Mystery

Author Bianca Marais found the more she outlined, the less inclined she was to write. But could she finish a murder mystery without a master plan?

By Bianca Marais | June 20, 2025

A Writer For Our Time: Why John le Carré's Work Remains More Essential Than Ever

A Writer For Our Time: Why John le Carré's Work Remains More Essential Than Ever

Rav Grewal-Kök on the Enduring Literary Legacy of an Undisputed Master of the Spy Novel

By Rav Grewal-Kök | June 18, 2025

Infusing Eastern Philosophy into a Climate Thriller

Infusing Eastern Philosophy into a Climate Thriller

"[O]ur interconnectedness can illuminate possibilities for a future with humanity and Earth in balance"

By Dheepa R. Maturi | June 17, 2025

Everything’s Coming Up Cozies

Everything’s Coming Up Cozies

Karen Dukess on why the crime fiction world is embracing the cozy mystery.

By Karen Dukess | June 13, 2025

Frederick Forsyth: An Editor's Remembrance

Frederick Forsyth: An Editor's Remembrance

Neil Nyren recalls his first time working with the great thriller author.

By Neil Nyren | June 12, 2025

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Lucas Schaefer Talks Texas, Boxing, and How To Use Crime Fiction to Explore Identity

Lucas Schaefer Talks Texas, Boxing, and How To Use Crime Fiction to Explore Identity

Jenny Staff Johnson interviews the debut novelist about his Austin-set epic

By Jenny Staff Johnson | June 6, 2025

Small Town Gothic: <br>11 Story Collections Set in <br>Fictional Locales

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These fictitious small towns are "simmered in the cast iron Dutch oven of a parochial geography"

By Robert Busby | June 4, 2025

James Lee Burke on the Highs and Lows of American History

James Lee Burke on the Highs and Lows of American History

Burke and David Masciotra continue their years-long conversation on literature and American history.

By David Masciotra | June 3, 2025

The Art of Doing Nothing, The Craft of Making it Hurt

The Art of Doing Nothing, The Craft of Making it Hurt

Katia Lief on what cult leaders and crime novelists have in common.

By Katia Lief | June 3, 2025

Deanna Raybourn & Jesse Q. Sutanto On Writing Badass Older Sleuths

Deanna Raybourn & Jesse Q. Sutanto On Writing Badass Older Sleuths

Elders are having a moment in crime fiction, and we are all here for it.

By CrimeReads | May 30, 2025

Danya Kukafka on Revisiting Alice Sebold's 'The Lovely Bones'

Danya Kukafka on Revisiting Alice Sebold's 'The Lovely Bones'

Kukafka and Polly Stewart read and discuss Sebold's modern classic.

By Polly Stewart | May 28, 2025

Jason Powell: How Working as a Firefighter Ignited A Passion for Storytelling

Jason Powell: How Working as a Firefighter Ignited A Passion for Storytelling

An NYC firefighter on trust, community, and the ecopocalypse

By Jason Powell | May 27, 2025

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