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    Portland: Noir in the City of Roses

    Portland: Noir in the City of Roses

    Portland has inspired its fair share of crime novels. From its hardscrabble past to today's hot button issues, it's a city living on a knife's edge.

    By Paul French | August 30, 2021

    Megan Abbott Discusses How to Create an Atmosphere of Dread, Anxiety, and Obsession

    Megan Abbott Discusses How to Create an Atmosphere of Dread, Anxiety, and Obsession

    This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

    By Unlikeable Female Characters | August 27, 2021

    The Best Psychological Thrillers, According to a Clinical Psychologist

    The Best Psychological Thrillers, According to a Clinical Psychologist

    real about human development, thought processes, coping mechanisms, and interpersonal and cultural dynamics."">"My favorite books capture something tangibly and often uncomfortably real about human development, thought processes, coping mechanisms, and interpersonal and cultural dynamics."

    By S. F. Kosa | August 27, 2021

    Tony Parker: Meet the Man Who Turned Oral Histories Into an Art Form

    Tony Parker: Meet the Man Who Turned Oral Histories Into an Art Form

    In the 1950s, Parker began visiting prisoners in Britain. Soon, he was carrying a tape recorder.

    By Tanner Tafelski | August 27, 2021

    Can We Talk About Caroline Blackwood, Please?

    Can We Talk About Caroline Blackwood, Please?

    Caroline Blackwood was much more than a muse. She was one of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived.

    By Virginia Feito | August 26, 2021

    A Rumination on DCI Jane Tennison

    A Rumination on DCI Jane Tennison

    Looking back at the beloved series "Prime Suspect" and its curt, magnetic, mighty protagonist.

    By Julia Sirmons | August 26, 2021

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    The Best New Books Out In Paperback This Month

    By CrimeReads | August 26, 2021

    What's the Secret to Writing Great Romantic Suspense?

    By Karen Rose | August 26, 2021

    August's Best Debut Novels

    By Molly Odintz | August 25, 2021

    On the Pretty, Pent-Up Crime Films of Wes Anderson

    On the Pretty, Pent-Up Crime Films of Wes Anderson

    Trapped in bright, beautiful, but stiff aesthetics, Anderson's characters often find themselves turning to crimes and schemes when trying to express their true feelings.

    By Jesse Pasternack | August 25, 2021

    Why Are Westerns So Violent? Because They Have To Be.

    Why Are Westerns So Violent? Because They Have To Be.

    To write about the Old West without incorporating violence is to do a grave injustice to the historical victims of colonialism, genocide, sexual violence, and cultural erasure.

    By Gordy Sauer | August 25, 2021

    The Joys and Difficulties of Writing a Faithful Sherlock Holmes Novel

    The Joys and Difficulties of Writing a Faithful Sherlock Holmes Novel

    "I had a strong sense that producing a novel that would dovetail with the work of Arthur Conan Doyle was a test of knowledge and skill, and that I hadn’t crammed nearly enough."

    By Tim Major | August 25, 2021

    The Storyteller’s Promise

    The Storyteller’s Promise

    William Kent Krueger on the power of fiction and the profound experience of offering readers a little hope.

    By William Kent Krueger | August 24, 2021

    The Mind-Bending Thrillers of Sophie Hannah

    The Mind-Bending Thrillers of Sophie Hannah

    Amber Garza celebrates the ingenious, empathetic novels that introduced her to the psychological thriller.

    By Amber Garza | August 24, 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 | August 23, 2021

    Meet The Real-Life Pets Who Inspired the Cozy Mystery Cover Art

    Meet The Real-Life Pets Who Inspired the Cozy Mystery Cover Art

    Behind every cute companion on the cover of a cozy is a real-life fuzzy friend

    By Ellen Byron | August 23, 2021

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