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Why Rob Hart Needed to Write a Time Travel Hotel Detective Novel

Why Rob Hart Needed to Write a Time Travel Hotel Detective Novel

After his breakout hit, The Warehouse, Rob Hart was looking for a new idea. He found it in a very particular hotel.

By Daneet Steffens | February 22, 2022

Time to Discover Your New Favorite Sub-Genre of Fiction

Time to Discover Your New Favorite Sub-Genre of Fiction

A brief introduction to neo-noir, the New Weird, and hopepunk.

By Richard Thomas | February 22, 2022

Valerie Wilson Wesley on Crime Fiction's Pioneering Women of Color

Valerie Wilson Wesley on Crime Fiction's Pioneering Women of Color

"Black mystery writers and other People of Color will continue to write; the stakes are too high not to."

By Valerie Wilson Wesley | February 22, 2022

Not Just Oil and BBQ: 5 books That Nail Texas

Not Just Oil and BBQ: 5 books That Nail Texas

"[T]here’s more to me than bluebonnets and cowboy boots. And there’s plenty more to Texas."

By Caroline Frost | February 22, 2022

8 Retellings with a Bite of Darkness

8 Retellings with a Bite of Darkness

These takes on fairy tales and folklore explore the darker side of human nature.

By M. A. Kuzniar | February 18, 2022

Steven Torres on Getting Rid of the Labels and Just Writing About Humans (and Inevitably, Violence)

Steven Torres on Getting Rid of the Labels and Just Writing About Humans (and Inevitably, Violence)

The Bronx-born author returns with a tale of revenge

By Richie Narvaez | February 11, 2022

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Trevanian: An Appreciation for the Godfather of the Mountain Thriller

By Harry Farthing | February 9, 2022

Sara Gran Considers The Art of Suspense

By Sara Gran | February 8, 2022

Saved By Quilting: A Crime Writer's Ode To Crafting

By Bruce Leonard | February 7, 2022

Shop Talk: Laura Lippman Is a Morning Writer (But the Walk Comes First)

Shop Talk: Laura Lippman Is a Morning Writer (But the Walk Comes First)

Crime writers talking routine, exercise, posture, and making sure you can punch the keys hard enough.

By Eli Cranor | February 3, 2022

Finding Inspiration At A Former Military Base on the Big Island

Finding Inspiration At A Former Military Base on the Big Island

There is much fodder for crime fiction in Hawaiʻi's long and complicated relationship with the US military.

By Robert McCaw | February 3, 2022

Beyond Helpmates and Victims: The Rise of the Proto-Feminist Detective Novel

Beyond Helpmates and Victims: The Rise of the Proto-Feminist Detective Novel

"The star detective writers of the post-war period were all women—and working women too."

By Michelle Birkby | February 3, 2022

Paul Vidich on the Pleasures of the Literary Spy Novel and the Ethical Ambiguities of the Late Cold War

Paul Vidich on the Pleasures of the Literary Spy Novel and the Ethical Ambiguities of the Late Cold War

Vidich discusses his new novel, a Berlin tale with a nod to Hitchcock and a fascinating basis in the memoirs of Stasi spy chiefs.

By Alex Segura | February 2, 2022

The Art of Throwing Truly Memorable Parties – In Suspense Novels

The Art of Throwing Truly Memorable Parties – In Suspense Novels

Lara Elena Donnelly on dinner parties, galas, country weekends and the many tortures they inflict on characters with secrets to hide.

By Lara Elena Donnelly | February 2, 2022

Make the Face Match the Ass: Delilah S. Dawson on Transformation in Thrillers

Make the Face Match the Ass: Delilah S. Dawson on Transformation in Thrillers

"The goal of a character’s transformation is that it feels natural, satisfying, and deserved."

By Delilah S. Dawson | February 1, 2022

Why Do We Feel So Much Empathy for Villains?

Why Do We Feel So Much Empathy for Villains?

"The ability to go on loving someone even when that person has done something awful is one of the hallmarks of who we are."

By Jacquelyn Mitchard | January 31, 2022

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