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    My Mother, The Mystery Writer

    My Mother, The Mystery Writer

    Orania Papazoglou, aka Jane Haddam, was a complicated woman who wrote about complicated people.

    By Matthew DeAndrea | November 18, 2020

    It's Time To Add Some Magic to Your Cozies

    It's Time To Add Some Magic to Your Cozies

    Indulging in the fanciful and adding in some magical realism is how a cat cozy can become a talking cat cozy.

    By Jennifer J. Chow | November 13, 2020

    Writing Outside Representation

    Writing Outside Representation

    E.A. Aymar talks with fellow crime writers about appropriation, and how to write across identity lines responsibly.

    By E.A. Aymar | November 12, 2020

    How One Writer Was Drawn Into a Decades Old Murder Mystery at Harvard

    How One Writer Was Drawn Into a Decades Old Murder Mystery at Harvard

    A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

    By Becky Cooper | November 10, 2020

    How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

    How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

    Romantic suspense writer Lisa Harris has plenty of tips for seamlessly blending romance into your thrillers.

    By Lisa Harris | November 9, 2020

    Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

    Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

    When it comes to suspense, it's all about perspective and structure.

    By Sara Foster | November 7, 2020

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    How the Discovery of a Rare Pink Diamond Led One Reporter into the World of Thrillers

    By Matthew Hart | November 3, 2020

    My First Thriller: Scott Turow

    By Rick Pullen | October 29, 2020

    Finding a Mystery in the Intersection of Past and Present in New York City

    By Shelley Noble | October 28, 2020

    Why Using Accurate Science in Your Fiction Is So Important

    Why Using Accurate Science in Your Fiction Is So Important

    Whether you're calculating escape velocity or tracking wolverines, these are the details that will keep readers engrossed.

    By Alice Henderson | October 27, 2020

    The Most Haunting Settings in Crime Fiction

    The Most Haunting Settings in Crime Fiction

    "I’m a fan of a more traditional setting...stormy weather, isolated places and the darkness that hides the evil from sight."

    By Max Seeck | October 26, 2020

    Rubem Fonseca: Modernist Crime Fiction's Reluctant Star

    Rubem Fonseca: Modernist Crime Fiction's Reluctant Star

    Fonseca captured the life of Rio de Janeiro like nobody else. Revisiting his work now, after his death, is an uncanny experience.

    By Ela Bittencourt | October 23, 2020

    Mixing Genres Is All About Messing With Structure

    Mixing Genres Is All About Messing With Structure

    "Knowing what people are expecting allows you to subvert the trope. Expectation is its own red herring, built right into your reader."

    By Stuart Turton | October 22, 2020

    Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India

    Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India

    RV Raman has loved Agatha Christie style murder mysteries his whole life. But where were the stories from India?

    By RV Raman | October 22, 2020

    Crime Writers Who Hate Writing About Crime: <br>A Conversation with Layne Fargo and Wendy Heard

    Crime Writers Who Hate Writing About Crime:
    A Conversation with Layne Fargo and Wendy Heard

    The creators of the Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast on the the tricky business of fictional murder.

    By Layne Fargo | October 16, 2020

    <em>The Westing Game</em> may be a murder mystery—but it’s also a ghost story.

    The Westing Game may be a murder mystery—but it’s also a ghost story.

    On remembrance, inheritance, and legacy in one of the most beloved children's novels of all time.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 15, 2020

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