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Six Thrillers That Use Unusual Structures to Build Suspense

Six Thrillers That Use Unusual Structures to Build Suspense

These authors build suspense through their unique story structures.

By Nicole Mabry and Steph Mullin | October 15, 2021

The Five Most Realistic PIs in Fiction

The Five Most Realistic PIs in Fiction

Elizabeth Breck, author and licensed private investigator, on the fictional sleuths who do the job right.

By Elizabeth Breck | October 15, 2021

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

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

Crime writers talking writing routines, putting in the work, and what to do when you get a call in the middle of the night about some 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

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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

Jane Casey: Why I Chose To Write About A Barrister

Jane Casey: Why I Chose To Write About A Barrister

Amateur detectives defined the Golden Age. Police procedurals dominated the later part of the century. It's high time to set aside the hunters and focus on other professions.

By Jane Casey | October 4, 2021

How to Add a Layer of Fear to Your Fiction

How to Add a Layer of Fear to Your Fiction

When it comes to getting the physiognomical effects of fear right, who cares why your characters are afraid. What matters is how they experience fear.

By DiAnn Mills | October 1, 2021

I Write About Monsters Because I Fear Becoming One

I Write About Monsters Because I Fear Becoming One

Or, what we talk about when we talk about monsters.

By Catriona Ward | September 30, 2021

From Pen Stroke to Key Stroke: On Slander in Suspense

From Pen Stroke to Key Stroke: On Slander in Suspense

Poisoned pen letters were a staple of Golden Age crime fiction. Now, writers are using new technologies continue the tradition.

By Laura Griffin | September 30, 2021

Fancy Anders Goes To War: Exclusive Excerpt and Illustrations Preview!

Fancy Anders Goes To War: Exclusive Excerpt and Illustrations Preview!

Check out Fay Dalton's gorgeous illustrations for the novella by Max Allan Collins.

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 28, 2021

How the CIA Actually Recruits an Agent to Spy on His Own Country

How the CIA Actually Recruits an Agent to Spy on His Own Country

Douglas London spent his career with the CIA. Here, he remembers the first agent he ever recruited overseas.

By Douglas London | September 28, 2021

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