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8 Great Thrillers with Effective Twists

8 Great Thrillers with Effective Twists

"The backbone of an effective twist is simple, elegant…and astonishingly difficult..."

By Caleb Roehrig | November 14, 2022

A Moment of Racial Reckoning in Crime Fiction

A Moment of Racial Reckoning in Crime Fiction

Ausma Zehanat Khan on the need to deglamorize policing in the age of Black Lives Matter.

By Ausma Zehanat Khan | November 11, 2022

From Literature Professor to Crime Novelist

From Literature Professor to Crime Novelist

"[T]he hallowed halls of learning provide fertile ground for fiction."

By Lauren Nossett | November 11, 2022

On Writing a New Take on <em>The Thin Man</em>, Set in Space

On Writing a New Take on The Thin Man, Set in Space

"Nick and Nora in space. The same, but different."

By Mary Robinette Kowal | November 11, 2022

<em>The Story of a Cheat</em> Deserves to be Remembered

The Story of a Cheat Deserves to be Remembered

Looking back on Sacha Guitry's rollicking, wildly influential, and now criminally obscure 1936 crime film

By Jesse Pasternack | November 10, 2022

Shop Talk: Yasmin Angoe Does a Lot of Thinking and No Outlines

Shop Talk: Yasmin Angoe Does a Lot of Thinking and No Outlines

Crime writers talking writing routine, tools of the trade, and getting in the right head space.

By Eli Cranor | November 10, 2022

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The Probable and the Personal: How I Grapple With Writing Violent Fiction

By James Wade | November 10, 2022

Enola Holmes 2 Delivers

By Hector DeJean | November 9, 2022

On Writing Nonfiction About Violence For A Young Adult Audience

By Sarah Miller | November 9, 2022

Murder after Christmas: An Unusual and Amusing Mystery

Murder after Christmas: An Unusual and Amusing Mystery

Martin Edwards on rescuing another classic Golden Age whodunnit from obscurity.

By Martin Edwards | November 9, 2022

A Roundtable Discussion on British Short Horror Fiction

A Roundtable Discussion on British Short Horror Fiction

Contributors to a new anthology weigh in on the horror boom, short form writing, and British literature.

By Molly Odintz | November 9, 2022

Threats Around Every Corner—Or, On The What If Questions of Storytelling

Threats Around Every Corner—Or, On The What If Questions of Storytelling

"My heightened way of being is what drew me to write fiction."

By Lynne Reeves | November 9, 2022

The Best Robots In Science Fiction

The Best Robots In Science Fiction

"I love robots. They are science fiction’s oldest, most reliable friends..."

By Lavie Tidhar | November 8, 2022

On Writing About Women Who Kill

On Writing About Women Who Kill

Alia Trabucco Zerán on What Drew Her to the Topic

By Alia Trabucco Zerán | November 8, 2022

The full trailer for <em>Glass Onion</em> is finally here!

The full trailer for Glass Onion is finally here!

It promises a delightful, puzzling meta-mystery

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 7, 2022

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 | November 7, 2022

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