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Bog Gothic, or "Bogothic": When Bogs Seep Into Literature

"[B]ogs and bog bodies are excellent material for a thriller, mystery novel, or scary story."

By Johanna Van Veen | March 25, 2025

How to Create a Character for Our (or Any Other) Unjust Time

How to Create a Character for Our (or Any Other) Unjust Time

Ron Currie on writing fiction through a dark period.

By Ron Currie | March 25, 2025

Great Middle Grade Mysteries for All Ages

Great Middle Grade Mysteries for All Ages

"When I thought about the readers I wanted to reach...I knew that a mystery was the way to grab them—and a series was the way to keep them reading."

By Alyson Gerber | March 21, 2025

The Role of Family Secrets in Crime Novels and Thrillers

The Role of Family Secrets in Crime Novels and Thrillers

How family histories and secrets serve as catalysts for criminal behavior and plot development.

By January Gilchrist | March 21, 2025

Detections and Digressions: <br>A Close Reading of P.D. James’ <em>Devices and Desires</em>

Detections and Digressions:
A Close Reading of P.D. James’ Devices and Desires

James set out to capture British society more broadly than her predecessors, yet her novels had more in common with the Golden Age than she ever cared to admit

By Curtis Evans | March 20, 2025

Science Fiction, Locked Room Mysteries, and the Joy of Literary Games

Science Fiction, Locked Room Mysteries, and the Joy of Literary Games

Olivia Waite on rewriting the rules of the universe and solving a mystery in space

By Olivia Waite | March 19, 2025

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Connie Briscoe Talks Setting, Suspense, and Moral Ambiguity with Karin Slaughter

By Karin Slaughter | March 18, 2025

6 Mysteries That Will Make You Turn Back to Page One

By Aggie Blum Thompson | March 14, 2025

On Listening to Your Stories: Writing Across Genres in a Shelf-Specific World

By Kate Maruyama | March 12, 2025

How a Career as a Diplomat Informed a Life as a Writer

How a Career as a Diplomat Informed a Life as a Writer

"[D]iplomatic life can look charming and elegant in movies. In reality, it can prove dangerous and stressful. What does this have to do with writing? Everything."

By Stephen Holgate | March 12, 2025

Nick Kolakowski on Mining the Past for a Hollywood Fixer Mystery

Nick Kolakowski on Mining the Past for a Hollywood Fixer Mystery

In 'Where the Bones Lie,' the usual Hollywood madness is spinning out of control.

By Nick Kolakowski | March 11, 2025

5 Supernatural Serial Killers

5 Supernatural Serial Killers

"How can someone, or something, be stopped by authorities if their existence breaks the laws of physics?"

By Cynthia Pelayo | March 7, 2025

Agustina Bazterrica on Violence, Dystopia, and the Power of Art

Agustina Bazterrica on Violence, Dystopia, and the Power of Art

"I write with my burned body about capitalism, about patriarchy."

By Kevin Canfield | March 6, 2025

Radha Vatsal on Writing Historical Fiction From a New Perspective

Radha Vatsal on Writing Historical Fiction From a New Perspective

Set in New York's Chinatown in the early 20th century, the author's new novel brings a fresh view to the city's history.

By Scott Adlerberg | March 4, 2025

Dolores Hitchens and the Early Days of the

Dolores Hitchens and the Early Days of the "Spinster Sleuth"

Katherine Hall Page on the legacy of 'Cat's Claw'

By Katherine Hall Page | March 4, 2025

Clea Simon on Tumultuous Childhoods and Complex Psychological Thrillers

Clea Simon on Tumultuous Childhoods and Complex Psychological Thrillers

The lessons of the past, played out in fiction.

By Clea Simon | March 3, 2025

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