• Craft

    The Locked Room, Island-Style: Writing a Mystery Where Paradise Turns Deadly

    Katherine Wood on finding the right balance of escapism and dread.

    July 2, 2025  By Katherine Wood
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    Murder Spelled Backwards: Appreciating Wordplay in Literature

    Six stories where linguistic puzzles pull readers out of the armchair and into the hot seat

    July 2, 2025  By Anna Fitzgerald Healy
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    The Author Who Ran an Ultramarathon to Write a Thriller

    Amy McCulloch faced the question; just how far would you go in the name of research?

    July 1, 2025  By Amy McCulloch
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    Caitlin Rother on Letting Surprises Happen

    In writing nonfiction, the research always takes you in a new direction.

    June 24, 2025  By Caitlin Rother
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    How To Write About the Very Recent Past In a Rapidly Changing World

    To capture the just-past, first envision the near future

    June 23, 2025  By Carl Shuker
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    Rob Hart on “The Medusa Protocol” and the Challenges of Writing a Thriller Sequel

    The bestselling author discusses how he immersed himself in a world of recovering assassins.

    June 23, 2025  By Nick Kolakowski
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    How to Improvise a Locked Room Murder Mystery

    Author Bianca Marais found the more she outlined, the less inclined she was to write. But could she finish a murder mystery without a master plan?

    June 20, 2025  By Bianca Marais
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    A Writer For Our Time: Why John le Carré's Work Remains More Essential Than Ever

    Rav Grewal-Kök on the Enduring Literary Legacy of an Undisputed Master of the Spy Novel

    June 18, 2025  By Rav Grewal-Kök
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    Infusing Eastern Philosophy into a Climate Thriller

    "[O]ur interconnectedness can illuminate possibilities for a future with humanity and Earth in balance"

    June 17, 2025  By Dheepa R. Maturi
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    Everything’s Coming Up Cozies

    Karen Dukess on why the crime fiction world is embracing the cozy mystery.

    June 13, 2025  By Karen Dukess
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