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Charles Addams Drew the Credits for <em>Murder By Death</em>

Charles Addams Drew the Credits for Murder By Death

The Neil Simon murder mystery movie has a beautifully-illustrated opening. (The rest of the movie has issues.)

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 10, 2023

The Life and Legacy of James Ellroy

The Life and Legacy of James Ellroy

Steven Powell's new work on Ellroy is an ambitious biography and a fascinating glimpse into the mind of "the Demon Dog."

By Andrew Nette | February 10, 2023

The Many Levels of Mystery: ‘Whodunnit?’ to ‘Whydunnit?’ and Beyond

The Many Levels of Mystery: ‘Whodunnit?’ to ‘Whydunnit?’ and Beyond

"There is mystery and then there is Mystery."

By Daniel Taylor | February 10, 2023

Ice-Cold Winter Thrillers to Watch this Season

Ice-Cold Winter Thrillers to Watch this Season

Grab a blanket, pour yourself some whiskey, and watch dogged detectives and determined criminals chase each other through the snow

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 9, 2023

Sympathy for the Specter

Sympathy for the Specter

Or, why ghosts should inspire more pity than fear.

By Johnny Compton | February 9, 2023

How Writing a Genderfluid Mystery Helped Me Understand Myself as Genderqueer

How Writing a Genderfluid Mystery Helped Me Understand Myself as Genderqueer

"It took a fictional character in a novel to allow a real part of myself to live and breathe."

By Jennifer Savran Kelly | February 9, 2023

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The Year Ian Fleming Finally Started Writing His Novel

By John Higgs | February 8, 2023

How Writing about Immigration Helped Me Find Home

By Roxana Arama | February 8, 2023

The Accidental Culinary Cozy Author

By Ellen Byron | February 8, 2023

On the 1968 Film Which Introduced the Trope of the

On the 1968 Film Which Introduced the Trope of the "Black Guy Dies First"

Spider Baby helped introduce the modern horror concept of the Black character existing solely to die"">"Spider Baby helped introduce the modern horror concept of the Black character existing solely to die"

By Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris | February 7, 2023

Harry Dean Stanton is the Hero of Every Noir

Harry Dean Stanton is the Hero of Every Noir

Or, a brief taxonomy of a very strange oeuvre.

By J. D. O'Brien | February 6, 2023

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | February 6, 2023

The Novelist As Method Actor

The Novelist As Method Actor

Or, how to get to know your characters inside and out.

By M. J. Rose | February 6, 2023

Marcia Muller: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Marcia Muller: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

A guide to the life and work of "the founding mother" of the hardboiled woman as private eye.

By Neil Nyren | February 3, 2023

On Writing While Dying

On Writing While Dying

Steven Womack on continuing his mystery series in the midst of devastating news and endless medical treatments.

By Steven Womack | February 2, 2023

Capturing the Voice—and Honesty—of Adolescence

Capturing the Voice—and Honesty—of Adolescence

Young narrators are the witnesses who speak the truth in American literature.

By Sterling Watson | February 2, 2023

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