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    Food and Mystery: A Perfect Pairing

    Food and Mystery: A Perfect Pairing

    Food is so much more than fuel for your characters—it can be the engine for your entire plot!

    By Lucy Burdette | August 13, 2021

    Shop Talk: Steph Cha Writes Yelp Reviews, Works Jigsaw Puzzles, and Always Has a Blanket

    Shop Talk: Steph Cha Writes Yelp Reviews, Works Jigsaw Puzzles, and Always Has a Blanket

    Crime writers talk routine, craft, and looking forward to lunch.

    By Eli Cranor | August 12, 2021

    <em>Die Hard with a Vengeance</em> is the most relatable

    Die Hard with a Vengeance is the most relatable "summer in the city" movie ever

    Die Hard with a Vengeance is one of its rare pieces of hate mail."">"Too many films are love-letters to New York City; Die Hard with a Vengeance is one of its rare pieces of hate mail."

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 12, 2021

    The Beautifully Skewed Insights of Protagonists with Uncertain Inner Lives

    The Beautifully Skewed Insights of Protagonists with Uncertain Inner Lives

    When a novel's worldview comes untethered from reality, that's when the magic happens.

    By Brandon Graham | August 12, 2021

    A History of Serial Killers Who Went Quiet Before Being Caught

    A History of Serial Killers Who Went Quiet Before Being Caught

    Dormant for years (or even decades), these infamous criminals were undone by new technology, old passions, or giant egos.

    By Joanna Schaffhausen | August 11, 2021

    What's the Secret to Writing a Bestseller? Hint: There Isn't One.

    What's the Secret to Writing a Bestseller? Hint: There Isn't One.

    "No one—and I mean no one, not your editor, not the publisher, not the critics—has any idea what makes one book sell millions of copies while other, often better, books do not."

    By Joy Fielding | August 11, 2021

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    Using Fiction to Demonstrate the Power of Therapy

    By Shanora Williams | August 11, 2021

    Florence Rush and the Providence White Slavers

    By Curtis Evans | August 10, 2021

    A New Wave of Crime Fiction Explores Collective Guilt and Individual Complicity

    By Ashley Winstead | August 10, 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 9, 2021

    Rediscovering the Sly, Seductive Jazz Mysteries of Charlotte Carter

    Rediscovering the Sly, Seductive Jazz Mysteries of Charlotte Carter

    30 years ago, Carter addressed racism, colorism, classism, and sexism head on. Her books feel just as relevant today.

    By Caitlin Landuyt | August 9, 2021

    A Brief History of Cognac's POLAR Festival

    A Brief History of Cognac's POLAR Festival

    Since 1996, the city of Cognac has celebrated the art of the thriller with a convention that draws fans and authors from all over.

    By Bernard Bec | August 9, 2021

    Perfume Thieves and the History of Temptation

    Perfume Thieves and the History of Temptation

    On the scent of some of history's most refined criminals.

    By Timothy Schaffert | August 5, 2021

    The Bleakest Noir: A List of Ultra-Dark Thrillers

    The Bleakest Noir: A List of Ultra-Dark Thrillers

    "Noir demands that we consider the problem of the irredeemable...and bear witness to their humanity."

    By Kate Myles | August 5, 2021

    Suicide, Despair, Lunacy, and Hysteria (and Surprisingly Little Murder) Among WASPS

    Suicide, Despair, Lunacy, and Hysteria (and Surprisingly Little Murder) Among WASPS

    New England elites were, by the end of the 19th century, feeling supplanted, useless, and wracked by melancholy.

    By Michael Knox Beran | August 5, 2021

    There's an Abundance of Wives In Book Titles—Where Are the Husbands?

    There's an Abundance of Wives In Book Titles—Where Are the Husbands?

    Chandler Baker loves marriage thrillers, but she thinks it's time for men to take a turn at being defined by their domestic roles.

    By Chandler Baker | August 5, 2021

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