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    How to Write Crime Fiction Set in the Near Future

    "It isn’t so much about what’s possible, but what’s plausible."

    October 28, 2019  By Steven James
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    We Need Noir—Because the Truth Is Dark, Messy, and Sometimes Ugly

    Steph Cha looks at the divides of the crime writing community.

    October 25, 2019  By Steph Cha
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    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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