• Craft

    Toxic Masculinity in Psychological Thrillers

    "Toxic masculinity negatively impacts all of us. This might be why psychological suspense so often includes dramatic instances of it."

    July 26, 2021  By Caitlin Wahrer
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    How to Write a Memorable Hit Man: A Conversation Among Connoisseurs

    Andy Rausch and Michael Gonzales discuss their favorite hit men, lessons learned from Elmore Leonard, and the new anthology, 'Dead End Jobs'

    July 23, 2021  By Michael Gonzales
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    10 Crime Novels Full of Style, Plot, and Dark Humor

    Samantha Downing on the thrillers that taught her how to write.

    July 22, 2021  By Samantha Downing
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    Villains and Victims: The Role of Animals in Crime Fiction

    Why it's time to do away with literary taboos and confront violence against animals.

    July 22, 2021  By Greg Buchanan
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    How To Turn Your Happy Place Into a Setting for A Psychological Thriller

    "Knowing a place inside and out means I can write a page-turner about it."

    July 21, 2021  By Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
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    Alma Katsu and Owen Matthews on Ideal Spies, Historical Fiction, and the Russia-West Divide

    She was a senior intelligence analyst. He was a Moscow bureau chief. Now they're both writing spy thrillers.

    July 20, 2021  By Alma Katsu
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    We Need More Victim-Focused Narratives

    Fiction is the perfect medium for exploring the long shadows of terrible crimes—so why aren't there more stories told by survivors?

    July 19, 2021  By Amanda Kabak
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    The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers

    Stone's tale of heroin, smugglers, and moral striving remains one of the most relevant American crime novels ever written.

    July 16, 2021  By Bruce Riordan
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    6 Magical Cozy Mysteries Where Speculative Premises Are Taken To Quite Logical Conclusions

    Readers will let you get away with just about any setup—as long as the world building makes sense.

    July 16, 2021  By Esme Addison
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    Shop Talk: Jordan Harper Pulls Down the Blinds, Turns Up the Heat, and Writes Novels on Hotel Stationery

    Crime writers discuss cold brew coffee and riding the tiger.

    July 15, 2021  By Eli Cranor
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