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    Don Winslow Reflects on Writing His Final Novel

    Don Winslow Reflects on Writing His Final Novel

    Winslow discusses ‘City in Ruins,’ crime in Las Vegas, and how to write an epic trilogy.

    By Nick Kolakowski | April 2, 2024

    The Importance of a Great Setting in Crime Fiction

    The Importance of a Great Setting in Crime Fiction

    Ash Clifton on Ross Macdonald, Charles Willeford, and the right way to craft a mystery's setting.

    By Ash Clifton | April 1, 2024

    Brendan Flaherty on Estrangement, Home, and the Rippling Effects of Trauma in 'The Dredge'

    Brendan Flaherty on Estrangement, Home, and the Rippling Effects of Trauma in 'The Dredge'

    "Each character is longing for a home. Each is searching for a place where they can find peace."

    By Jenny Bartoy | March 28, 2024

    Y'all Means All: On the Growing Diversity of Southern Gothic and Rural Noir

    Y'all Means All: On the Growing Diversity of Southern Gothic and Rural Noir

    These "crime and gothic writers [are] reshaping the mythical South as we know it"

    By Bobby Matthews | March 27, 2024

    Cozy Renegades: Novels that Push the Boundaries

    Cozy Renegades: Novels that Push the Boundaries

    Rob Osler on the authors challenging the traditional 'rules' of cozy mysteries.

    By Rob Osler | March 25, 2024

    Kate Thompson and K. D. Alden Talk Historical Fiction and Women's History

    Kate Thompson and K. D. Alden Talk Historical Fiction and Women's History

    "So often women are hidden in the margins of history"

    By CrimeReads | March 21, 2024

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    A Seventh-Generation Nebraskan On Turning Family Tales and Omaha History into Historical Fiction

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