• Craft

    How A Break-In and A Blizzard Shaped April Henry's New Mystery

    "As a result, Two Truths and a Lie has far more truths than lies."

    June 13, 2022  By April Henry
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    Why Some of the Best Thrillers Are Also Hilarious

    Unless you want your reader to be utterly terrified, "you've gotta do something to leaven the topic."

    June 10, 2022  By James Byrne
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    When the House Talks Back: Environments that Transform into Full-Fledged Characters

    John David Mann on transformative settings

    June 8, 2022  By John David Mann
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    Murder Isn't Funny. But Gallows Humor Is!

    "In real life, [murder is] devastating....What is funny—in life and on the page—is how people cope with the savagery and finality of a senseless homicide."

    June 8, 2022  By Marshall Karp
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    Long Live Pantsing

    Chris Offutt discovers the "pantser v. plotter" debate and promptly reevaluates his fifty-six years of writing.

    June 7, 2022  By Chris Offutt
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    Remembering Comics Legend Neal Adams

    "[I]f you bought a super-hero comic anytime between 1967 and 2021, you were a fan."

    June 7, 2022  By Michael Barson and Hector DeJean
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    Who's Queer in Christie?

    "Once you know what to look for...queer characters start peeking out of many of Christie’s mysteries."

    June 7, 2022  By Katharine Schellman
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    All Tied Up with a Bow: Sulari Gentill On Endings

    "For a mystery novel the answer is simple—the mystery must be solved. But what exactly does that entail?"

    June 7, 2022  By Sulari Gentill
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    M. P. Woodward: Why It Took Me Twenty Years To Write My First Spy Thriller

    How changing technology motivated a former naval intelligence officer to revisit his dreams of writing fiction.

    June 6, 2022  By M. P. Woodward
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    Martin Edwards: My Life In Crime

    The Golden Age crime fiction expert on his new book about the history of detective fiction.

    June 3, 2022  By Martin Edwards
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