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Native American Literature: Tribes and Tribulations

Native American Literature: Tribes and Tribulations

"As a part Eastern Band Cherokee writer, it can be a tightrope dance deciding what to present to the outside world."

By Deborah J. Ledford | September 18, 2023

Dorothy B. Hughes, <em>In a Lonely Place</em>, and the Birth of the Modern Serial Killer Novel

Dorothy B. Hughes, In a Lonely Place, and the Birth of the Modern Serial Killer Novel

Hughes' masterpiece was fresh, feminist, and ahead of its time.
It's also extraordinarily chilling.

By Laura Picklesimer | September 15, 2023

The Dark Humor of Millennial Crime Capers

The Dark Humor of Millennial Crime Capers

30-somethings can laugh in the face of anything—including death.

By Alice Bell | September 14, 2023

When is a Character’s Dishonesty Justified?

When is a Character’s Dishonesty Justified?

"[W]hen is it ethical...for characters to do a great right, by doing a little wrong?"

By R. J. Jacobs | September 14, 2023

Writing a Domestic Survival Thriller

Writing a Domestic Survival Thriller

On Marrying Life-or-Death Stakes with the Trials of Suburbia

By Lee Kelly | September 13, 2023

When True Crime Meets Police Brutality

When True Crime Meets Police Brutality

True-crime accounts of someone killed by police shouldn’t be any different from other murder investigations, but they are.

By Justine Barron | September 12, 2023

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The Girl and the Faun: Eden Phillpotts, His Crime Fiction and His Strange Relationship with His Daughter Adelaide

By Curtis Evans | September 11, 2023

The Gilded Age: On Invention and Excess

By Alyssa Maxwell | September 11, 2023

James Ellroy Reveals the Real Reason He Writes

By James Ellroy | September 7, 2023

Dorothy L Sayers and the Thirty-Foot Drain: Searching for Peter Wimsey

Dorothy L Sayers and the Thirty-Foot Drain: Searching for Peter Wimsey

James R. Benn goes on a quest to discover the original inspiration for Sayers' iconic war-weary character.

By James R. Benn | September 6, 2023

The Backlist: Revisiting Vicki Hendricks' 'Miami Purity' with Alex Segura

The Backlist: Revisiting Vicki Hendricks' 'Miami Purity' with Alex Segura

Polly Stewart in discussion with today's top crime writers, returning to some of their favorite books.

By Polly Stewart | August 31, 2023

Margot Douaihy on Queering Crime Fiction and Embracing Metaphysical Mystery

Margot Douaihy on Queering Crime Fiction and Embracing Metaphysical Mystery

Read an interview with Douaihy and see the cover reveal of her second Sister Holiday mystery, Blessed Water

By Molly Odintz | August 30, 2023

Dementia in Crime Fiction: Rage and The Ticking Clock

Dementia in Crime Fiction: Rage and The Ticking Clock

Hugh Lessig on what it means to write a character with dementia.

By Hugh Lessig | August 30, 2023

Skewing the Murder Mystery With an Animal's Point of View

Skewing the Murder Mystery With an Animal's Point of View

On Animals As Sleuths (and Culprits)

By Leonie Swann | August 28, 2023

Shop Talk: Danya Kukafka Knits, Fills up Moleskins, and Writes a

Shop Talk: Danya Kukafka Knits, Fills up Moleskins, and Writes a "Zero Draft"

Crime writers discuss craft, routine, and the publishing world.

By Eli Cranor | August 24, 2023

On Healing and the Aftershocks of Trauma

On Healing and the Aftershocks of Trauma

Brooke Beyfuss considers the lingering effects of extreme situations.

By Brooke Beyfuss | August 24, 2023

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