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An Appreciation of Genre-Breaking Mysteries

An Appreciation of Genre-Breaking Mysteries

These books start out as noir, then take sharp left turn...

By Nick Mamatas | November 9, 2021

Drug Smugglers, Miami Outlaws, and the Mad Quest to Sell

Drug Smugglers, Miami Outlaws, and the Mad Quest to Sell "Hemingway's Picasso"

A new podcast explores the life and adventures of Steve Kough, a man who always knew he had a story to tell. We're catching up with host and writer, Leah Carroll.

By Dwyer Murphy | November 9, 2021

How to Use the Environment of a Novel to Enhance Suspense

How to Use the Environment of a Novel to Enhance Suspense

Sometimes the setting really is a character in itself. But how do you get there?

By Alice Henderson | November 9, 2021

Rex Pickett On The Strange Experience of Donating His Papers To The Archives

Rex Pickett On The Strange Experience of Donating His Papers To The Archives

When the author of Sideways sent his papers off to be catalogued, he never expected to find inspiration for his next novel.

By Rex Pickett | November 9, 2021

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 8, 2021

Re-Ragging in Red: Murder Ballads and Dirty Cops

Re-Ragging in Red: Murder Ballads and Dirty Cops

Duncan and Brady isn't just a great song. It's a call to action against police abuse of the Black community.

By Candas Jane Dorsey | November 8, 2021

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Soft Boiled Mysteries for Women Over 50

By Gabrielle St. George | November 8, 2021

The Psychology of Reading and Writing Crime Fiction

By Lynne Reeves | November 8, 2021

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend? November 2021

By Dwyer Murphy | November 5, 2021

Josephine Tey and the Detection Club: A Mystery Solved

Josephine Tey and the Detection Club: A Mystery Solved

Tey was invited to join the Detection Club, yet her name never appeared on the membership roll. What happened?

By Martin Edwards and Jennifer Morag Henderson | November 5, 2021

Fatalism Has Always Been at the Core of the Bond Series

Fatalism Has Always Been at the Core of the Bond Series

It was there in Fleming's books and now it's in the movies, too: James Bond wants to die.

By Nick Kolakowski | November 5, 2021

In <em>Last Night in Soho</em>, Too Much Nostalgia Can Be Dangerous

In Last Night in Soho, Too Much Nostalgia Can Be Dangerous

Rather than romanticize the past, the new film demands that you understand the bad alongside the beautiful.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 5, 2021

Columbo's First Case: How One of TV's Most Iconic Detectives Got His Start

Columbo's First Case: How One of TV's Most Iconic Detectives Got His Start

“Columbo” got a trial run on “Alfred Hitchcock” – and so did his first quarry.

By Keith Roysdon | November 4, 2021

What Agatha Christie's Novels—And Life—Have to Teach Today’s Crime Writers

What Agatha Christie's Novels—And Life—Have to Teach Today’s Crime Writers

A Christie Curriculum

By Lori Rader-Day | November 4, 2021

The Lure of Objects: On the Outsized Importance of Talismans and Symbols

The Lure of Objects: On the Outsized Importance of Talismans and Symbols

"Have you ever stopped to think about how the items in books help to define our favorite characters?"

By Heather Redmond | November 4, 2021

When Reality Is Too Strange To Make It Into Your Novel

When Reality Is Too Strange To Make It Into Your Novel

"You can't make this up": Anne Emery on the bizarre coincidences behind her latest historical mystery.

By Anne Emery | November 4, 2021

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