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No One Has Ever Lived In The Past. So How Can Writers Accurately Represent History?

No One Has Ever Lived In The Past. So How Can Writers Accurately Represent History?

On The Challenges of Writing Historical Crime Fiction

By James R. Benn | September 9, 2021

McIlvanney and Me: Ian Rankin Remembers the Man Who Created Tartan Noir

McIlvanney and Me: Ian Rankin Remembers the Man Who Created Tartan Noir

William McIlvanney's pitch black noirs, featuring Inspector Laidlaw's disturbing adventures in the Glasgow underworld, made Scotland into a world capital of crime fiction.

By Ian Rankin | September 7, 2021

Lisa Jewell on Craft, Inspiration, and Why She Needed to Write a Boarding School Murder Mystery

Lisa Jewell on Craft, Inspiration, and Why She Needed to Write a Boarding School Murder Mystery

More than twenty years later, Jewell still resists making any firm plans for her novels.

By Daneet Steffens | September 7, 2021

The Puzzling Life and Uncertain Death of Heinrich Feldmann, A Spy in the First World War

The Puzzling Life and Uncertain Death of Heinrich Feldmann, A Spy in the First World War

The Neutral Netherlands spent WWI riddled with spies, secret agents, and deserters. Their stories are incomplete, and all the more fascinating for it.

By Anna Lee Huber | September 3, 2021

How <em>The French Connection</em> Reinvented (and Exploded) the Police Procedural

How The French Connection Reinvented (and Exploded) the Police Procedural

William Friedkin's 1971 masterpiece is all about the chase. That's what distinguishes it from everything that came before and after.

By Chris McGinley | September 2, 2021

The Luxury Hotels That Gave Succor to the Queens of Golden Age Crime Fiction

The Luxury Hotels That Gave Succor to the Queens of Golden Age Crime Fiction

A look at the most inspiring and atmospheric writerly accommodations of the 1920s and 30s.

By Hannah Dennison | September 1, 2021

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Tony Parker: Meet the Man Who Turned Oral Histories Into an Art Form

Tony Parker: Meet the Man Who Turned Oral Histories Into an Art Form

In the 1950s, Parker began visiting prisoners in Britain. Soon, he was carrying a tape recorder.

By Tanner Tafelski | August 27, 2021

Can We Talk About Caroline Blackwood, Please?

Can We Talk About Caroline Blackwood, Please?

Caroline Blackwood was much more than a muse. She was one of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived.

By Virginia Feito | August 26, 2021

What's the Secret to Writing Great Romantic Suspense?

What's the Secret to Writing Great Romantic Suspense?

Suspense and romance are all about building tension. Here are some tips for keeping your readers racing through the pages.

By Karen Rose | August 26, 2021

Why Are Westerns So Violent? Because They Have To Be.

Why Are Westerns So Violent? Because They Have To Be.

To write about the Old West without incorporating violence is to do a grave injustice to the historical victims of colonialism, genocide, sexual violence, and cultural erasure.

By Gordy Sauer | August 25, 2021

The Joys and Difficulties of Writing a Faithful Sherlock Holmes Novel

The Joys and Difficulties of Writing a Faithful Sherlock Holmes Novel

"I had a strong sense that producing a novel that would dovetail with the work of Arthur Conan Doyle was a test of knowledge and skill, and that I hadn’t crammed nearly enough."

By Tim Major | August 25, 2021

The Storyteller’s Promise

The Storyteller’s Promise

William Kent Krueger on the power of fiction and the profound experience of offering readers a little hope.

By William Kent Krueger | August 24, 2021

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