• Craft

    Attica Locke: "My unconscious is a better writer than I am."

    The Texas crime author on the legacy of history, the resurgence of prejudice, and the meaning of forgiveness.

    October 25, 2019  By Molly Odintz
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    The Strange Story of Richard Wright’s Lost Crime Novel, Savage Holiday

    In 1954, at the height of his fame, Wright published a thriller with a white psychotic hero. The literary world did not approve.

    October 23, 2019  By Michael Gonzales
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    All the President's Men Was Crime Literature—The Ukraine Scandal Is Something Else

    Presidential scandals and the writing of a mystery classic

    October 21, 2019  By Noah Berlatsky
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    The Life and Times of Charles Willeford—Miami's Weird, Wonderful Master of Noir

    For years he searched for a subject worthy of his talents. Then he found Miami and the '80s. Crime fiction would never be the same.

    October 18, 2019  By Craig Pittman
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    Joyce Carol Oates Talks Crime Fiction, Character, and Cats

    "My children’s books are mostly from kitties’ perspectives. And they all end happily with kitties sleeping on little girls’ beds PURRING."

    October 16, 2019  By Thomas Pluck
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    The Art of Blending Crime
    and Humor

    What's so funny about crime, murder, and mayhem?

    October 16, 2019  By Tim Maleeny
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    Can Everyone Stop Slagging Off Brighton, Already?

    In defense of the once-seedy, now-sparkling crime fiction mecca.

    October 16, 2019  By Lynne Truss
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    Susan Isaacs Has Some Very Helpful Pointers When It Comes to Finishing Your Book

    "Writing is a job. You have to work regular hours and show up even when you’d rather be doing something else."

    October 16, 2019  By CrimeReads 
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    In Defense of the Supernatural in Detective Fiction

    John Connolly on the long tradition of mixing mystery and the paranormal

    October 15, 2019  By John Connolly
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    Steph Cha Is Reimagining the Los Angeles Crime Novel

    Family, Race, and the Aftermath in 1990's L.A.

    October 15, 2019  By Lisa Levy
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