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My First Thriller: Kate White
From 'Cosmo' to crime, magazine editor Kate White worked her way up one slice at a time.
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Rick Pullen
| January 9, 2025
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"
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Fiona Davis
| January 8, 2025
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.
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Isa Arsén
| January 7, 2025
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."
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Gareth Rubin
| January 6, 2025
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.
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Elizabeth Held
| January 2, 2025
Fredric Brown: Chronicler of Con Artists, Clowns, and Capitalist Excess
"Fredric Brown had...a powerful sense of the absurdly capricious cruelty of life"
By
Curtis Evans
| December 27, 2024
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How Misunderstanding Can Drive a Plot in Crime Fiction
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Alex Kenna
| December 20, 2024
Bonnie Kistler on Suspense, Surprise Twists, and Crime in Florida
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Peter Handel
| December 18, 2024
Rhythm in Storytelling
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D.M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah)
| December 17, 2024
M.W. Craven: An Englishman in New York
How one author learned about the many varieties of getting pissed.
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M. W. Craven
| December 17, 2024
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.
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Lyn Squire
| December 11, 2024
The Best Crime Novels of 2024
Shattering noir, furious thrillers, and satisfying conclusions
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CrimeReads
| December 10, 2024
William Boyd on the Allure of the Literary Spy Novel
"I feel that the world of espionage is actually the human condition writ large. We’ve all betrayed people. We've all lied to people."
By
Kevin Canfield
| December 9, 2024
Why Are There So Many Characters Named Hannah in Mystery Novels?
Ginger Bolton considers the art of choosing a character's name
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Ginger Bolton
| December 9, 2024
The End as the Beginning: Alex Segura on his Continuing Adventures in Comic Book Noir
Segura's new book, 'Alter Ego', adds a new chapter to the story of the Legendary Lynx.
By
John B. Valeri
| December 5, 2024
Is Suspense the Enemy of Realism?
"[T]he more success a writer enjoys in conjuring suspense...the less likely the story will exist in the realm of the real."
By
John Brandon
| December 5, 2024
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