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    The State of the Crime Novel, Part 2: The Future of Crime Writing

    The State of the Crime Novel, Part 2: The Future of Crime Writing

    "Everything's important, everything's on the table, and everything's fair game."

    By Molly Odintz | May 1, 2024

    The State of the Crime Novel, Part 1: Writing Life

    The State of the Crime Novel, Part 1: Writing Life

    "You can always edit crap. You can’t edit nothing."

    By Molly Odintz | April 30, 2024

    The Author as Protagonist

    The Author as Protagonist

    Why are so many fictional writers solving crimes in detective novels?

    By Catherine Mack | April 29, 2024

    My First Thriller: I.S. Berry

    My First Thriller: I.S. Berry

    For the former CIA case officer, the publishing journey is still an unfinished book.

    By Rick Pullen | April 25, 2024

    How Four Investigative Reporting Experiences Led to Great Mystery “Material”

    How Four Investigative Reporting Experiences Led to Great Mystery “Material”

    When there are Great Danes in the autopsy room, you know you've got a detail for a novel.

    By Victoria Houston | April 25, 2024

    It's Always the Boyfriend: On Domestic Violence and Young Adult Fiction

    It's Always the Boyfriend: On Domestic Violence and Young Adult Fiction

    How YA thrillers help us understand the high stakes of toxic relationships

    By Trish Lundy | April 23, 2024

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    By Molly Odintz | April 17, 2024

    Anthony Horowitz on Giving Himself a New Role in His Latest Mystery

    By John B. Valeri | April 16, 2024

    A Bloody-Minded Business: Julian Symons’ Evolution as a Crime Fiction Critic

    By Curtis Evans | April 15, 2024

    The Crime Novel That Wouldn't, Or Writing As Processing

    The Crime Novel That Wouldn't, Or Writing As Processing

    Ethel Rohan set out to write a psychological thriller informed by trauma. Instead, she found herself with an ode to empathy.

    By Ethel Rohan | April 15, 2024

    My First Thriller: Hank Phillippi Ryan

    My First Thriller: Hank Phillippi Ryan

    It all started with a bizarre email. Hank Phillippi Ryan's imagination – and perseverance – took over from there.

    By Rick Pullen | April 11, 2024

    Writing Is Hard. Grieving Is Harder.

    Writing Is Hard. Grieving Is Harder.

    On writing a novel against a backdrop of impending loss

    By Dane Bahr | April 11, 2024

    How Sarah Langan Took Her Deepest Fears as a New Mother and Built Them Into a Novel

    How Sarah Langan Took Her Deepest Fears as a New Mother and Built Them Into a Novel

    "Before writing this piece, I asked some friends if they’d ever experienced this fear. They looked at me like I was nuts. So I’m willing to believe I’m alone. But it’s a big world. Probably, I’m not."

    By Sarah Langan | April 10, 2024

    Charlie Huston On Writing His Way To Sobriety

    Charlie Huston On Writing His Way To Sobriety

    "These are quite literally the most sober words I have ever written."

    By Charlie Huston | April 9, 2024

    Lindy Ryan on Setting a Vampire Novel in a Small Texas Town

    Lindy Ryan on Setting a Vampire Novel in a Small Texas Town

    "I know late-nineties Southeast Texas, [and] I know monsters."

    By Lindy Ryan | April 8, 2024

    Teresa Dovalpage On Capturing Havana's Past and Present Through Fiction

    Teresa Dovalpage On Capturing Havana's Past and Present Through Fiction

    Lorraine Lopez talks with the Cuban-American author about her ever-evolving Havana Mystery series

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