• Craft

    Historical Crime Novels Featuring Agatha Christie Vibes

    Fiona Davis recommends works that "incorporate Christie’s signature moves and...keep you on the edge for the entire ride"

    January 8, 2025  By Fiona Davis
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    Why We Tell The Same Stories Over and Over Again (And Get Something Different Each Time)

    On interpretation, familiarity, and the rich potential waiting in the wings.

    January 7, 2025  By Isa Arsén
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    Six Trick Novels That Play with Form

    Gareth Rubin on books that "spin upside down and back to front, have three endings one after another, restart again and again and then disappear into a black hole."

    January 6, 2025  By Gareth Rubin
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    Jane Pek on Meta-Mystery, Spy Thrillers, and Finding Her Story

    The author of 'The Rivals' discusses the progression of her AI dating app mysteries.

    January 2, 2025  By Elizabeth Held
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    Fredric Brown: Chronicler of Con Artists, Clowns, and Capitalist Excess

    "Fredric Brown had...a powerful sense of the absurdly capricious cruelty of life"

    December 27, 2024  By Curtis Evans
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    How Misunderstanding Can Drive a Plot in Crime Fiction 

    Alex Kenna on fiction where terrible mistakes are made for morally complex reasons.

    December 20, 2024  By Alex Kenna
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    Bonnie Kistler on Suspense, Surprise Twists, and Crime in Florida

    The author discusses her new 'Gaslight'-influenced thriller, 'Shell Games'.

    December 18, 2024  By Peter Handel
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    Rhythm in Storytelling

    D. M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah) on the oral storytelling tradition and the cultivation of suspense.

    December 17, 2024  By D.M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah)
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    M.W. Craven: An Englishman in New York

    How one author learned about the many varieties of getting pissed.

    December 17, 2024  By M. W. Craven
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    Beloved Mystery Series, and Why They Are Successful 

    Lyn Squire breaks down the elements that draw readers back to these mystery series, time and again.

    December 11, 2024  By Lyn Squire
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