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Why Ethel Rosenberg Matters

Why Ethel Rosenberg Matters

How did Ethel Rosenberg find the strength to bear her unjust persecution, and what can we learn from her today?

By Anne Sebba | June 8, 2021

How to Write an Effective Villain

How to Write an Effective Villain

Scouring classic thrillers for tips on how to write villains that will keep haunting readers long after the last page is read.

By Paul Howarth | June 8, 2021

There's Never Enough Time To Read All The Books

There's Never Enough Time To Read All The Books

"And therein lies the despair. Too many books unread, too many movies unseen."

By Allison Montclair | June 8, 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 | June 7, 2021

Six Novels to Immerse Yourself in the Vibes of the Past

Six Novels to Immerse Yourself in the Vibes of the Past

From historical fiction to contemporary noir, books that capture the essence of history.

By Nekesa Afia | June 7, 2021

Summertime Crime Movies: Road Trips

Summertime Crime Movies: Road Trips

We've got some ideas about what you should be watching, this summer. Here's our first batch of recommendations.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 4, 2021

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The Art of Balancing Multiple Mystery Series

By J.A. Jance | June 4, 2021

What Do Mystery Writers and Therapists Have in Common?

By Philippa East | June 4, 2021

Why Yarn Lovers Are Good Mystery Solvers

By Allie Pleiter | June 4, 2021

Whatever Happened to Elise De Viane? On The Mystery Woman in Dashiell Hammett’s 1931 Sexual Assault Case

Whatever Happened to Elise De Viane? On The Mystery Woman in Dashiell Hammett’s 1931 Sexual Assault Case

90 years later, few know the story of Hammett's friend-turned-victim, who won a substantial settlement against the author after a violent sexual assault.

By Curtis Evans | June 3, 2021

Stopping for a Moment to Appreciate the Original 1961 film <em>One Hundred and One Dalmatians</em>

Stopping for a Moment to Appreciate the Original 1961 film One Hundred and One Dalmatians

Aside from having one of the most high-stakes plots in crime film history, the film is an aesthetic masterpiece and an innovative development in the history of animation.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 3, 2021

A Translator Considers the Joys of Crime Fiction

A Translator Considers the Joys of Crime Fiction

On the intense excitement of translating a mystery, line by line.

By Michael Meigs | June 3, 2021

Finding Inspiration for Speculative Fiction in the History of Reproduction

Finding Inspiration for Speculative Fiction in the History of Reproduction

On self-conception, virgin birth, and deep male anxieties.

By Sara Flannery Murphy | June 3, 2021

How Forensic Anthropologists Read the Skeletons of the Dead For Clues

How Forensic Anthropologists Read the Skeletons of the Dead For Clues

"Never trust the pathologist on a TV show who says that the skeleton has been in the ground for eleven years. Utter twaddle."

By Sue Black | June 2, 2021

An Ode to Characters Who Just Keep Fighting

An Ode to Characters Who Just Keep Fighting

A new wave of psychological thrillers features women who never, ever give up.

By R.H. Herron | June 2, 2021

The New Wave of Destination Thrillers

The New Wave of Destination Thrillers

Swanky spas and private islands are the new manor houses when it comes to locked room mysteries.

By Harriet Walker | June 1, 2021

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