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    Out of the Ashes: Meg Gardiner on Deadlines, Drama and Deviant Psychology

    Out of the Ashes: Meg Gardiner on Deadlines, Drama and Deviant Psychology

    After collaborating with Michael Mann on 'Heat 2', the author is back with a new installment in her UNSUB series.

    By John B. Valeri | July 22, 2024

    Is History Only For Historical Novels?

    Is History Only For Historical Novels?

    Five ways to use the past in contemporary crime fiction.

    By Connie Berry | July 22, 2024

    Memory, Subjectivity, and the Rashomon Effect

    Memory, Subjectivity, and the Rashomon Effect

    "Memory and perception are slippery things, and become all the more so when filtered back through the limitations of language."

    By Sarah Easter Collins | July 19, 2024

    Sarah Pearse On Crafting Atmospheric Suspense

    Sarah Pearse On Crafting Atmospheric Suspense

    "To effectively evoke an intense sense of atmosphere, I need to have spent a lot of time in the setting myself"

    By Sarah Pearse | July 18, 2024

    The Backlist: Margot Douaihy and Polly Stewart Revisit Patricia Highsmith's 'Edith's Diary'

    The Backlist: Margot Douaihy and Polly Stewart Revisit Patricia Highsmith's 'Edith's Diary'

    Discussing Highsmith's classic of toxic suburbia

    By Polly Stewart | July 17, 2024

    Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

    Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

    Jacqueline Winspear on the humble origins of her iconic sleuth

    By Jacqueline Winspear | July 12, 2024

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    Chris Offutt on Nature, Appalachia, and the

    Chris Offutt on Nature, Appalachia, and the "Code of the Hills"

    "In the hills, nature is a constant force—beautiful and relentless. At times brutal. The sounds of bird and wind in the leaves is a constant backdrop to the life I experienced as a child and as an adult."

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    Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels

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    On Secret Societies, Dark Academia, and Blending the Real with the Unreal

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    Fictional But Faithful: <br>Writing Georgia O'Keeffe <br>as an Amateur Sleuth

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    The Beautifully Terrifying, Alluring, Decadent Reality of Paris

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