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I Didn't Set Out to Write a Book About the Argentine Scrabble Mafia But That's What I've Done

I Didn't Set Out to Write a Book About the Argentine Scrabble Mafia But That's What I've Done

Discovering a crime novel among the Saturday afternoon set in the basement of the Polish Club on Borges Street

By Daniel Tunnard | October 15, 2020

Five Tips for Writing a Dual Narrative Mystery

Five Tips for Writing a Dual Narrative Mystery

Presenting readers with two timelines can be highly rewarding. But your craft needs to be sharp to pull it off.

By Heather Young | October 15, 2020

Justice for the Invisibles, by the Invisibles: A Brief History of Nontraditional Voices in Crime Fiction

Justice for the Invisibles, by the Invisibles: A Brief History of Nontraditional Voices in Crime Fiction

American crime stories featuring poor people and nontraditional voices are as old as Poe’s Dupin. And now, they're finally trending.

By Christopher Chambers | October 14, 2020

Let's Explore a Complicated Thriller Archetype: The

Let's Explore a Complicated Thriller Archetype: The "Vengeful Bitch"

This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

By Unlikeable Female Characters | October 14, 2020

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 | October 13, 2020

In crime fiction, anyone can be a murderer. That's what's so great about it.

In crime fiction, anyone can be a murderer. That's what's so great about it.

Lisa Jewell explores toxic masculinity in her latest thriller, but takes a stand for equal opportunity killing in the genre at large.

By Lisa Jewell | October 13, 2020

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No Adam for Eve: The Quiet History of Lesbian Pulp Fiction

By Chloe Maveal | October 12, 2020

James Crumley's Unofficial Rules for Writing

By Dwyer Murphy | October 12, 2020

How Elmore Leonard Really Wrote His Novels—According to His Characters

By Dwyer Murphy | October 9, 2020

The Moral Morass of the Slasher: Revisiting The Strangely Slapstick Horror of <em>Freddy's Dead</em>

The Moral Morass of the Slasher: Revisiting The Strangely Slapstick Horror of Freddy's Dead

If horror exists to reinforce the status quo, then how did we end up rooting for Freddy?

By Paul Michael Anderson | October 9, 2020

Chandler and the Fox: The Mid-Century Correspondence Between Raymond Chandler and James M. Fox

Chandler and the Fox: The Mid-Century Correspondence Between Raymond Chandler and James M. Fox

Chandler's letters to a younger crime writer offer a revealing—and often ugly—glimpse into his later years.

By Curtis Evans | October 8, 2020

The Strange Poetry of a Notorious Gangster's Last Words

The Strange Poetry of a Notorious Gangster's Last Words

In 1935, Dutch Schultz was shot in a Newark steakhouse. His deathbed monologue would inspire an unusual literary legacy.

By Michael Cannell | October 8, 2020

The Strange History of Mickey Spillane and New Zealand's

The Strange History of Mickey Spillane and New Zealand's "Jukebox Killer"

In 1950s New Zealand, public fear over American pulp novels reached its unlikely peak, with one boy stabbed and another hanged for it.

By Andrew Nette | October 7, 2020

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This October

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This October

Missing husbands, murdered trainers, and feminist revenge killers.

By Lisa Levy | October 7, 2020

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 | October 5, 2020

Gillian Flynn on Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, and Adding

Gillian Flynn on Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, and Adding "Showrunner" to Her Resume

The novelist takes on a new challenge as the creator of the sci-fi thriller series, Utopia.

By Caitlin Flynn | October 5, 2020

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