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My First Thriller: Jeffery Deaver
How Deaver went from publishing the wrong novels to writing his breakout thriller.
By
Rick Pullen
| October 11, 2023
How Today's Top Authors Find the Right Balance for the "Literary Thriller"
Jean Kwok asks authors how they approach reader and artistic demands.
By
Jean Kwok
| October 11, 2023
J.M. Redmann on A Lifetime of Crafting Queer Crime Fiction
Ellen Hart interviews the iconic writer about the past, present, and future of lesbian sleuths in mystery fiction.
By
Ellen Hart
| October 10, 2023
Writing Influences: A Cuban-Miami Identity & the Periphery of Santeria
"I wanted to explore different ways this inherited power could be both a burden and a gift, and how often our diasporic heritage is built on silence."
By
Vanessa Montalban
| October 10, 2023
Jesse Q. Sutanto on Toxic Friendships, Shrinking Attention Spans, and Finding the Muse
"My characters are very well-behaved because they know I won't hesitate to kill them if they dare stray from the outline."
By
Molly Odintz
| October 6, 2023
The Four Corners of Subjectivity
How do crime writers get readers to "care about" characters who do terrible things?
By
Jake Lamar
| October 6, 2023
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Shop Talk: Lou Berney Is a Fanatical Believer in Naps
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Eli Cranor
| October 5, 2023
How Paul Vidich Builds His World of Spies
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Peter Handel
| October 5, 2023
The Western Meets Weird Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion
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CrimeReads
| October 4, 2023
How to Incorporate Social Justice into Your Cozy Fiction
Cozy fiction is developing a sharper edge. But that doesn't mean the genre isn't staying true to its roots.
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Danielle Arceneaux
| October 3, 2023
Spenser at 50: The Evolution of Robert B. Parker's Iconic Character
Fifty years later, Spenser has been through different hands, but he's still Boston's favorite knight errant.
By
L. Wayne Hicks
| September 27, 2023
A Roundtable Discussion on Dark Academia
Contributors to a new anthology focused on murder in the ivory tower discuss the dramatic rise of the genre.
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CrimeReads
| September 27, 2023
The Albatross of Smartphones in Young Adult Mysteries
Lauren Muñoz on the mystery writer's conundrum
By
Lauren Muñoz
| September 26, 2023
The Sleuthing Spinster: Why Single Women Rule Cozy Fiction
Gretchen Rue on mystery's favorite investigators
By
Gretchen Rue
| September 25, 2023
Reflections on
The Shadow of the Wind
, Carlos Ruiz Zafón's Classic Biblio-Mystery
An excerpt from Lucia Graves's introduction to her new translation of Zafón's masterpiece for a special-edition release by the Folio Society
By
Lucia Graves
| September 22, 2023
Shop Talk: Nina Simon Tells the Incredible Story Behind Her Breakout Debut Novel
Crime writers talking routine, revision, and writing in the kitchen.
By
Eli Cranor
| September 21, 2023
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