• Craft

    What Do Creators Owe Their Real-Life Subjects?

    Robyn Harding on the power and the pitfalls of basing thriller characters on real people.

    July 2, 2024  By Robyn Harding
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    My First Thriller: Heather Graham

    From dinner theater in Florida to 70 million books in print, and counting.

    July 1, 2024  By Rick Pullen
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    The Beautifully Terrifying, Alluring, Decadent Reality of Paris

    Shan Serafin on living the expat dream and accidentally writing his darkest, most personal thriller yet.

    June 28, 2024  By Shan Serafin
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    Reality’s Peripheral: Five Lightly Surreal Novels

    Chandler Morrison on works which use surreal details to accentuate realistic portrayals

    June 26, 2024  By Chandler Morrison
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    Rachel Howzell Hall on Grief, Strength, and the Purifying Nature of Fire

    In 'What Fire Brings,' Howzell Hall sends her protagonist to the gates of Hell, otherwise known as Topanga Canyon in fire season.  

    June 20, 2024  By Nancie Clare
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    Riley Sager on the Power of Nostalgia and Nerve-Jangling Suspense

    Rites of Passage Gone Wrong

    June 18, 2024  By John B. Valeri
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    Emiko Jean and Jamie Lee Sogn Talk Writing, Representation, and the Pacific Northwest

    On missing white women syndrome, feminist anger, and the need for more Asian-American stories

    June 17, 2024  By CrimeReads 
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    James Lee Burke on Hemingway, Orwell, and a New Chapter in the American Battle Against Fascism

    Another wide-ranging conversation on the state of a nation's soul.

    June 11, 2024  By David Masciotra
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    Queering Crime Stories: Establishing a New Order in Mysteries and Thrillers

    "What if, by the end of a mystery, we don’t want to return to where we were but to a new place of openness and acceptance"

    June 11, 2024  By John Copenhaver
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    Why Humor is one of the Sharpest Tools in a Writer’s Arsenal

    Levity doesn't undercut the power of a novel—it amplifies the emotional weight of a scene

    June 11, 2024  By Rob Hart
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