• Craft

    Cozy Mysteries and Legal Thrillers: The Intersection of Two Crime Genres

    Disparate as they may seem, the cozy and the legal thriller derive from the same mysteries and influences.

    November 24, 2020  By Andrea J. Johnson
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    The Enduring Noir Legacy of John Cassavetes

    Cassavetes was an early hero for American indie cinema. But his influence on crime films runs just as deep.

    November 23, 2020  By Zach Vasquez
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    Graphic Content: A Walk Through the Dark Corners of the Irish Noir Graphic Novel

    In Bog Bodies, Declan Shalvey and Gavin Fullerton give the crime comic a new, distinctly Irish lens.

    November 20, 2020  By Alex Segura
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    Can You Write Your Deepest Fears Into Existence?

    In writing fiction, many authors find that the pain they inflict on characters returns to them down the line.

    November 19, 2020  By Stav Sherez
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    Why Writing About Cults—and People Who Join Them—Is Never Easy

    40 years after Jonestown, an author reflects on the empathy gap between those who joined, and those who think they never would.

    November 18, 2020  By Courtney Summers
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    My Mother, The Mystery Writer

    Orania Papazoglou, aka Jane Haddam, was a complicated woman who wrote about complicated people.

    November 18, 2020  By Matthew DeAndrea
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    It's Time To Add Some Magic to Your Cozies

    Indulging in the fanciful and adding in some magical realism is how a cat cozy can become a talking cat cozy.

    November 13, 2020  By Jennifer J. Chow
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    Writing Outside Representation

    E.A. Aymar talks with fellow crime writers about appropriation, and how to write across identity lines responsibly.

    November 12, 2020  By E.A. Aymar
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    How One Writer Was Drawn Into a Decades Old Murder Mystery at Harvard

    A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

    November 10, 2020  By Becky Cooper
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    How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

    Romantic suspense writer Lisa Harris has plenty of tips for seamlessly blending romance into your thrillers.

    November 9, 2020  By Lisa Harris
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