• Craft

    Let's Talk About Sex in Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

    Who writes it best? How to handle the tension? Crime authors break down the ins and outs of writing and reading about sex.

    September 21, 2020  By Lisa Levy
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    The Power of a Small Town Setting for Murder Mysteries

    All small towns are deeply troubled in their own special way.

    September 18, 2020  By Taylor Hale
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    Gayle Lynds: My First Thriller

    She was told nobody wanted to read spy novels by women. She proved them wrong in a big way.

    September 17, 2020  By Rick Pullen
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    Romance Writing, Historical Cozies, and Drawing a Thread Between Past and Present

    Historical Details and Human Truths

    September 17, 2020  By Callie Hutton
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    Agatha Christie and The Art of Opening a Mystery Novel

    Few authors ever drew readers so swiftly into a world of mystery and suspicion. The Queen of Crime was a master of the craft.

    September 15, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    19th Century Reading Habits Come To Light Via Delightful Comments Scrawled in the Margins of a Crime Novel

    The peculiar marginalia of Lt. Gen. Coote Synge-Hutchinson

    September 14, 2020  By Curtis Evans
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    How To Use Multiple Points of View To Generate Story Tension

    On coming of age stories, childhood terrors, and bringing fresh points of view to writing large-cast narratives.

    September 14, 2020  By Christina Henry
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    Why I Always Feature Dogs in My Novels

    Lorenzo Carcaterra remembers his loyal writing companion, an Olde English Bulldogge named Gus.

    September 14, 2020  By Lorenzo Carcaterra
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    Alexander McCall Smith: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    Exploring the vast, big-hearted world of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency—and a truly prolific career.

    September 11, 2020  By Neil Nyren
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    Nancy Jooyoun Kim on Koreatown and the Mysteries of Immigrant Family Life

    A new novel explores the darker side of the American Dream in Los Angeles's Koreatown.

    September 11, 2020  By Mimi Wong
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