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    How to Have Sex in Crime Fiction

    How to Have Sex in Crime Fiction

    Amita Murray on pleasure, power, and the women having sex in Agatha Christie novels.

    By Amita Murray | October 26, 2021

    The Monsters of Maple Falls

    The Monsters of Maple Falls

    On suspected serial killers, unsolved disappearances, and stumbled-upon remains in Whatcom County, Washington.

    By Spencer Kope | October 25, 2021

    The Detection Club and the Mid-Century Fight over “Fair Play” in Crime Fiction

    The Detection Club and the Mid-Century Fight over “Fair Play” in Crime Fiction

    While the club clung to pure detection as a prerequisite for admission, members' own tastes were far more divided.

    By Curtis Evans | October 22, 2021

    Of Carousels and Animal Cages: Taking Inspiration from the Nashville Zoo

    Of Carousels and Animal Cages: Taking Inspiration from the Nashville Zoo

    Margaret Verble on growing up in a neighborhood built atop the remnants of the historic Glendale Zoo

    By Margaret Verble | October 21, 2021

    A List of YA Speculative Thrillers That Will Completely Blow Your Mind

    A List of YA Speculative Thrillers That Will Completely Blow Your Mind

    These novels take a "what if" premise and play the scenario through to its full emotional consequences.

    By Sacha Wunsch | October 19, 2021

    Blood in the Desert: Six Books About Crime and Colonialism at the U.S.-Mexico Border

    Blood in the Desert: Six Books About Crime and Colonialism at the U.S.-Mexico Border

    The history of the borderlands is full of murder, theft, banditry, and violence—starting with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

    By Bruce McCandless III | October 15, 2021

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    Six Thrillers That Use Unusual Structures to Build Suspense

    By Nicole Mabry and Steph Mullin | October 15, 2021

    The Five Most Realistic PIs in Fiction

    By Elizabeth Breck | October 15, 2021

    Shop Talk: S.A. Cosby Is Late to This Interview and It's Because of Some Dead Bodies

    By Eli Cranor | October 14, 2021

    Steph Cha On Editing The Best American Mystery Series During An Unprecedented Year

    Steph Cha On Editing The Best American Mystery Series During An Unprecedented Year

    "2020 was full of desperation and injustice and crime, and if mystery writers are paying attention (and I know we are) it should have a transformative effect on the genre."

    By Steph Cha | October 14, 2021

    Tony Hillerman and the Invention of Jim Chee

    Tony Hillerman and the Invention of Jim Chee

    Joe Leaphorn, older and sophisticated, needed a new foil—one younger, more interested in tradition, and more inquisitive.

    By James McGrath Morris | October 14, 2021

    Fictional Detectives, Real Hobbies: Appreciating the Leisure Activities of Fiction's Greatest Sleuths

    Fictional Detectives, Real Hobbies: Appreciating the Leisure Activities of Fiction's Greatest Sleuths

    Even Sherlock needs to unwind sometimes...

    By Jethro K. Lieberman | October 13, 2021

    What Can Sherlock Holmes Teach a Young Black Sleuth?

    What Can Sherlock Holmes Teach a Young Black Sleuth?

    "His pinnacle lesson? Own your self-agency."

    By Patricia Raybon | October 12, 2021

    Brutal, Terrifying, and Unclassifiable: Beyond the Literary/Horror Divide

    Brutal, Terrifying, and Unclassifiable: Beyond the Literary/Horror Divide

    James Han Mattson on six literary novels that could easily have made their way over to the horror shelf.

    By James Han Mattson | October 11, 2021

    Why Body Horror Is Such an Evocative Tool in Storytelling

    Why Body Horror Is Such an Evocative Tool in Storytelling

    "Body horror is powerful because it is personal."

    By Caitlin Starling | October 8, 2021

    Lee Child on the Invention of Fiction

    Lee Child on the Invention of Fiction

    The first humans to make up stories may just have saved us all. Or not. It's hard to know for sure.

    By Lee Child | October 5, 2021

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