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Searching for Sharon Tate

Searching for Sharon Tate

On the Dangerous Moral Ground of Celebrity Obsession

By Gary Lippman | August 9, 2019

The Best One-Star Reviews of Dostoevsky's <em>Crime and Punishment</em>

The Best One-Star Reviews of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

"In about one hour, I am going to walk down to the beach and throw this book into the Red Sea."

By Dwyer Murphy | August 8, 2019

The Rise and Fall and Restoration of Anna Katharine Green’s 'The Leavenworth Case'

The Rise and Fall and Restoration of Anna Katharine Green’s 'The Leavenworth Case'

Centuries pass and everyone has an opinion about the landmark novel that was once one of the world's most widely read books.

By Curtis Evans | August 7, 2019

Fake Paintings, Forged Van Goghs, and Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places

Fake Paintings, Forged Van Goghs, and Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places

"Why do people fake paintings? Is the motivation profit, vanity, revenge?"

By Clare Clark | August 7, 2019

When the Narrator Doesn't Get It: 10 Shades of Deception

When the Narrator Doesn't Get It: 10 Shades of Deception

How authors use unreliable narrators and warped realities to tell mysteries that readers still have a chance to solve.

By Hallie Ephron | August 6, 2019

Inverting—and Avoiding—the ‘Dead Girl’ Trope

Inverting—and Avoiding—the ‘Dead Girl’ Trope

Writers Carolyn Murnick and Alex Segura discuss the dangers and pitfalls of the crime genre’s most problematic trend.

By Alex Segura | August 5, 2019

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6 Rules for Writing Realistic, Meaningful Gunfights

By Stephen Hunter | August 1, 2019

The Secrets of the
Forensic Artist

By Carrie Stuart Parks | July 31, 2019

July's Best Book Covers

By CrimeReads | July 31, 2019

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of July

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of July

Miami Noir, Western Icons, and Waterfront Battles

By CrimeReads | July 31, 2019

The Evolution of True Crime Memoirs

The Evolution of True Crime Memoirs

8 true crime books that combine the personal and the literary

By Lisa Levy | July 29, 2019

Remembering Gore Vidal's Slyly Subversive Mystery Novels

Remembering Gore Vidal's Slyly Subversive Mystery Novels

He was blacklisted by the literary establishment. So he turned to mystery fiction, and gave the world a very new kind of detective.

By David Masciotra | July 26, 2019

Far-Flung Thrillers for World Travelers

Far-Flung Thrillers for World Travelers

A good book makes the best companion for international travel.

By Daniel Nieh | July 24, 2019

The Art of Setting Your Crime Novel in a Not-So-Distant Past

The Art of Setting Your Crime Novel in a Not-So-Distant Past

How crime authors capture the little details of life in the 1960s, 70s, and other evocative eras of recent history.

By Wendy Corsi Staub | July 24, 2019

Laura Lippman: My 35-Year Love Affair with Marjorie Morningstar

Laura Lippman: My 35-Year Love Affair with Marjorie Morningstar

"To me, it's a unicorn of a book—a so-called women's novel, written by a man, that takes its heroine very seriously."

By Laura Lippman | July 23, 2019

Raymond Chandler: The Art of Beginning a Crime Story

Raymond Chandler: The Art of Beginning a Crime Story

The 10 Greatest Opening Paragraphs from a Noir Master

By Dwyer Murphy | July 23, 2019

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