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The Power of Process: Getting to Know Characters by Watching Them Work

The Power of Process: Getting to Know Characters by Watching Them Work

On the biggest difference between 'Breaking Bad' and 'Ozark', and why portraying work is such a powerful tool.

By Christian Cantrell | May 24, 2021

Thirty Years Later, <em>Thelma & Louise</em>’s Impact Is Stronger Than Ever

Thirty Years Later, Thelma & Louise’s Impact Is Stronger Than Ever

Friendship, revenge, and two women who just weren't going to put up with it anymore.

By Nicolas DiDomizio | May 24, 2021

Cozy Mysteries Featuring Delicious (and Doable) Recipes

Cozy Mysteries Featuring Delicious (and Doable) Recipes

"The trouble with writing culinary cozies is that people don’t just read the recipes, they make them. Which means the author had better be sure they taste good."

By Krista Davis | May 24, 2021

Why Crime Fiction Is The Perfect Expression of Slavic Melancholy

Why Crime Fiction Is The Perfect Expression of Slavic Melancholy

"Every Russian literary work is a crime novel"

By Yelena Moskovich | May 21, 2021

Safecrackers in Fact and Fiction

Safecrackers in Fact and Fiction

Gentlemen Thieves, Consummate Professionals, and Modern-Day Robin Hoods

By Ashley Weaver | May 21, 2021

Coming To Terms With ‘Lost,’ All These Years Later

Coming To Terms With ‘Lost,’ All These Years Later

It was a wild, sprawling show full of mysteries that were never solved and a finale that angered viewers. Maybe that's okay.

By Keith Roysdon | May 21, 2021

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On Klub Founder Howard Paar On Writing a Mem-Noir Based on the Iconic Venue

By Howard Paar | May 20, 2021

Shop Talk: Megan Abbott Drinks Two Diet Cokes, Makes Weird Choices, and Keeps on Writing

By Eli Cranor | May 20, 2021

22 New Books By Asian-American And Pacific Islander Authors Perfect for Mystery Readers

By CrimeReads | May 20, 2021

Serious Trouble: Writing Character Driven Thrillers

Serious Trouble: Writing Character Driven Thrillers

"Knowing your character well is the key to unlocking your novel’s structure, the rope that foists you out of the dark pit."

By Elizabeth Brundage | May 20, 2021

The Late 70s and Early 1980s Heyday of Spain’s Costa del Crime

The Late 70s and Early 1980s Heyday of Spain’s Costa del Crime

Spain's Costa del Sol was once the go-to destination for Brits on holiday—and a safe haven for the UK's most notorious criminals.

By Morgan Cry | May 19, 2021

The Art of Writing About Psychopaths: A Roundtable

The Art of Writing About Psychopaths: A Roundtable

Caroline Kepnes, Naben Ruthnum, Edwin Hill, Caroline Louise Walker, Joanna Schaffhausen, and Lisa Levy break down the many psychopaths who populate our worlds, fictional and otherwise.

By Lisa Levy | May 19, 2021

A Love Letter to the Late, Great Charles Grodin

A Love Letter to the Late, Great Charles Grodin

Eulogizing cinema's greatest deadpan, comic character actor

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 19, 2021

On Murder, Metafiction, and Mashups

On Murder, Metafiction, and Mashups

"All art is in conversation with what’s come before, and the artist’s job is to keep the conversation going: take something that sparked her interest, add to it and change it, then pass it along."

By Daryl Gregory | May 19, 2021

Pancho Villa, the Battle at the Rio Grande, and Why the Revolution Needed a Movie Star

Pancho Villa, the Battle at the Rio Grande, and Why the Revolution Needed a Movie Star

In 1914, Villa had the federales on the run from Chihuahua. That's when he decided to bring in the film crews.

By Jeff Guinn | May 18, 2021

On Domestic Violence and Women in Prison

On Domestic Violence and Women in Prison

When women defend themselves against abusers, they often end up in prison—or find themselves labeled as "insane".

By Carolyn Haines | May 18, 2021

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