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    On Growing Up in a Family of Murder Mystery Addicts

    On Growing Up in a Family of Murder Mystery Addicts

    Katy Watson spent her childhood surrounded by (fictional) murder. So why did it take her so long to write a murder mystery?

    By Katy Watson | August 1, 2022

    Sunburns, Sex, and Squatters: Angst and Stress in California Noir

    Sunburns, Sex, and Squatters: Angst and Stress in California Noir

    Or, how to write a California crime novel when you've never actually been to Los Angeles.

    By Caroline Macon Fleischer | August 1, 2022

    Five of the Best Unexpected Crime Movies of All-Time

    Five of the Best Unexpected Crime Movies of All-Time

    Sometimes with great movies, the crime elements manage to catch you off guard.

    By Keith Roysdon | July 29, 2022

    Your Guide to the Best Crime Shows Coming Out This Month

    Your Guide to the Best Crime Shows Coming Out This Month

    August features a new therapy thriller, cyberattacks, and more.

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 29, 2022

    8 International Podcasts To Listen to This Summer

    8 International Podcasts To Listen to This Summer

    Dispatches from the wide world of true crime

    By Paul French | July 29, 2022

    Shop Talk: Dwyer Murphy on Writing Routines, Superstitions, and Reading Elmore Leonard Like a Bible

    Shop Talk: Dwyer Murphy on Writing Routines, Superstitions, and Reading Elmore Leonard Like a Bible

    Crime writers talking craft, classics, and too much coffee.

    By Eli Cranor | July 28, 2022

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    • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
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    • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
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    • The Turning of Sally-Mae

    What's the Key to Multi-POV? Many Colorful Index Cards

    By B. A. Shapiro | July 28, 2022

    On The Comforts, and Limits, of Disaster Preparedness

    By Brooke Beyfuss | July 28, 2022

    The Role of Small Town Gossip in Domestic Suspense

    By Liz Alterman | July 27, 2022

    Some Things in Anthony Bourdain's Trip to Taipei Made No Sense

    Some Things in Anthony Bourdain's Trip to Taipei Made No Sense

    Almost a decade after the episode aired, author Ed Lin still finds himself thinking about Bourdain's trip to Taiwan.

    By Ed Lin | July 27, 2022

    Megan Miranda on Small Towns, Dark Tourism, and the Art of Slow-Burn Tension

    Megan Miranda on Small Towns, Dark Tourism, and the Art of Slow-Burn Tension

    "I try to see the tension within every relationship or situation."

    By Molly Odintz | July 26, 2022

    10 Underappreciated American Neo-Noirs of the Early 1970s 

    10 Underappreciated American Neo-Noirs of the Early 1970s 

    Andrew Nette on the birth of neo-noir and the films that deserve to come out from the shadow of the period's iconic masterpieces.

    By Andrew Nette | July 26, 2022

    The Search for the Funniest Crime Novel Ever Written

    The Search for the Funniest Crime Novel Ever Written

    Elmore Leonard, Donald E. Westlake, Patricia Highsmith (wait, Patricia Highsmith...?)—they can all make a claim for the title of funniest crime novelist. So how to choose a winner?

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 26, 2022

    Anarchism: Beauty and Terror in the 1890s

    Anarchism: Beauty and Terror in the 1890s

    "Anarchism was born from the ugliness of industrialization"

    By Nev March | July 26, 2022

    George Dawes Green On Southern Gothic Fiction, Savannah, and Dark Humor

    George Dawes Green On Southern Gothic Fiction, Savannah, and Dark Humor

    "I think you need a warped sense of humor that finds the darkest moments of life to be hilarious."

    By Molly Odintz | July 26, 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 | July 25, 2022

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