• Craft

    In Psychological Thrillers, The Abyss Stares Back

    How psychological thrillers allow us a glimpse into the unexplored universes of the mind.

    February 3, 2021  By Sebastian Fitzek
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    Jonathan Kellerman Wants to Know Why Crime Fiction Has Such a Hard Time with Mental Health Professionals

    Forty years later, many of the shrink clichés persist. The creator of the Alex Delaware series asks, why?

    February 2, 2021  By Jonathan Kellerman
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    Now, More Than Ever, Is the Time for 'Escapist Fiction'

    The need for escape over the past year has blurred the lines of an already hazy demarcation between literature and genre fiction.

    February 1, 2021  By V. M. Burns
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    How Do You Write an Isolation Thriller When Everyone Is Connected All of the Time?

    A classic thriller trope may be on its way to retirement.

    January 29, 2021  By Zoje Stage
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    My First Thriller: Randy Wayne White

    How he went from guiding fishing clients to writing magazine columns to creating Doc Ford and a bestselling series of novels.

    January 28, 2021  By Rick Pullen
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    On the Art of the Plot Twist

    "Psycho" and "Les Diaboliques" shocked audiences with their unpredictable revelations. What made them so effective?

    January 28, 2021  By Milan Terlunen
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    A Science Fiction Author's Pointers for Worldbuilding with Negative Space

    "A great deal of worldbuilding can happen with what is left unsaid."

    January 28, 2021  By Stina Leicht
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    John le Carré Offered a Piece of Advice to a Struggling Novelist. She'll Never Forget It.

    When Kate Weinberg met David Cornwell, she was determined not to mention to him the crime novel she was struggling to plot.

    January 26, 2021  By Kate Weinberg
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    Millenial Cozies: A New Generation Discovers the Joys of the Cozy Mystery

    Cozy mysteries are experiencing a revival as younger voices turn to writing (and reading) more of this charming genre.

    January 26, 2021  By Kate Lansing
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    Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    In 1965, a pair of radical bohemian journalists invented Scandinavian Noir and reimagined what crime fiction could do.

    January 22, 2021  By Neil Nyren
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