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Crime-Fighting Broad: Jessie Levy, Defender of the Dillinger Gang

Crime-Fighting Broad: Jessie Levy, Defender of the Dillinger Gang

Criminal Broads Presents: The Woman in the Boys Club

By Tori Telfer | January 21, 2021

Killing the People You Love: Fiction and Medicine Intersect

Killing the People You Love: Fiction and Medicine Intersect

Character development and destruction in the realm of psychological thrillers

By John Burley | January 21, 2021

Secrets, Smartphones, Social Media, and Suspense

Secrets, Smartphones, Social Media, and Suspense

Or, How To Incorporate Modern Technology into Your Thriller Without Looking Dated

By Ellery Lloyd | January 21, 2021

Paula Hawkins on Patricia Highsmith's <em>Strangers on a Train</em>, 70 Years Later

Paula Hawkins on Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train, 70 Years Later

The author of The Girl on the Train appreciates Highsmith's uniquely sickening vision of humanity.

By Paula Hawkins | January 20, 2021

Poison in the Ear: Why Iago Is the Ultimate Thriller Character

Poison in the Ear: Why Iago Is the Ultimate Thriller Character

Shakespeare's villain, in all his treachery and complexity, still resonates, centuries later.

By Chris Harding Thornton | January 20, 2021

Crime Fiction Needs Neurodiversity

Crime Fiction Needs Neurodiversity

The human brain works in fascinating, diverse ways, and authors should strive to represent those modes in fiction.

By Josh Stallings | January 20, 2021

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By CrimeReads | January 19, 2021

Patricia Highsmith and the Women Who Inspired Ripley

By Richard Bradford | January 19, 2021

Lizzie Borden's House Is
Up For Sale

By Molly Odintz | January 15, 2021

The 15 Best Crime and Mystery Television Series of 2020

The 15 Best Crime and Mystery Television Series of 2020

Gritty private detectives, pensive bounty hunters, maladjusted spies, and murderous cheerleaders

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 15, 2021

A Novel Is So Much More Than Just The Sum of Its Parts

A Novel Is So Much More Than Just The Sum of Its Parts

After launching a new series in a new setting, P.J. Tracy reflects on the meaning of novelist synergy.

By P.J. Tracy | January 15, 2021

Lisa Montgomery: The Life and Crimes of the Last Woman on Federal Death Row

Lisa Montgomery: The Life and Crimes of the Last Woman on Federal Death Row

Criminal Broads Presents: Fatal Obsession

By Tori Telfer | January 14, 2021

Diamonds in Literature: The Ultimate MacGuffin

Diamonds in Literature: The Ultimate MacGuffin

"Radiant, indestructible, immortal – diamonds are what we are not, and our admiration of them comes to no good."

By Victoria Gosling | January 14, 2021

I Grew Up In Apartheid South Africa. I Know What White Supremacists Look Like.

I Grew Up In Apartheid South Africa. I Know What White Supremacists Look Like.

A South African crime writer on the resurgence of authoritarianism, fanaticism, and hate in the US and South Africa.

By Joanne Hichens | January 14, 2021

What the Iconic Outfits in <em>Laura</em> Say About Feminism, Fashion, and Film Noir

What the Iconic Outfits in Laura Say About Feminism, Fashion, and Film Noir

A well-dressed Gene Tierney isn't a screen siren—she's a businesswoman, projecting confidence and power.

By Kimberley Truhler | January 13, 2021

Lee Child and Paraic O'Donnell on Moral Codes, Punching Nazis, and Human Evolution

Lee Child and Paraic O'Donnell on Moral Codes, Punching Nazis, and Human Evolution

Two authors go deep on the history and significance of Reacher.

By Paraic O'Donnell | January 12, 2021

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