• Craft

    "There's Nothing More Suspenseful Than Real Life"

    Joy Fielding on the craft of psychological suspense.

    August 16, 2022  By Joy Fielding
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    What's In a Name?

    For crime fiction writers, few questions are more important.

    August 16, 2022  By W.A. Winter
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    Writing a Romance versus Writing a Mystery

    Kitt Crowe on writing in two different genres, and how their demands change an author's approach.

    August 16, 2022  By Kitt Crowe
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    The Creative Life and Death of Bruce Montgomery, aka Edmund Crispin

    Music composer by day, crime writer by night, bon vivant in his youth, and reclusive alcoholic in his twilight...

    August 12, 2022  By Curtis Evans
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    On Alternative Futures and the Fear of Science

    "Criminalizing science tends to be about control, not ethics."

    August 12, 2022  By Katelyn Monroe Howes
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    Lisa Jewell: How I Accidentally Wrote a Detective Into My Psychological Thriller

    An author who had quite deliberately kept detectives and police out of her novels finally lets one in.

    August 11, 2022  By Lisa Jewell
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    These Novels Shuffle Tropes Like Cards

    Great books for those who "love seeing how a skilled author crafts the time-worn trope into a new, fresh story."

    August 11, 2022  By Christina Dodd
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    Meg Gardiner: What It Was Like to Write a Prequel/Sequel to the Classic Film 'Heat' with Michael Mann

    How does an author immerse herself in the world of Neil McCauley, Vincent Hanna, and Chris Shiherlis?

    August 10, 2022  By Meg Gardiner
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    How Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner Made 'Heat 2' – An Opus of International Crime

    The evolution of an iconic crime story.

    August 9, 2022  By Nick Kolakowski
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    Hold the Backstory: Or, How To Open Your Novel with a Bang

    "Now that’s what I call a thrilling, reach-out-and-grab-ya opening."

    August 9, 2022  By Laura Childs
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