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5 Scary Movies with Invaluable Lessons for Crime Writers

5 Scary Movies with Invaluable Lessons for Crime Writers

Learning to write suspense, one scary movie at a time.

By Lisa Black | October 29, 2019

7 Crime Tropes We Really Could Do Without

7 Crime Tropes We Really Could Do Without

It's time for a genre full of cliches to clean up its act.

By Abigail Tarttelin | October 28, 2019

How to Write Crime Fiction Set in the Near Future

How to Write Crime Fiction Set in the Near Future

"It isn’t so much about what’s possible, but what’s plausible."

By Steven James | October 28, 2019

We Need Noir—Because the Truth Is Dark, Messy, and Sometimes Ugly

We Need Noir—Because the Truth Is Dark, Messy, and Sometimes Ugly

Steph Cha looks at the divides of the crime writing community.

By Steph Cha | October 25, 2019

Attica Locke:

Attica Locke: "My unconscious is a better writer than I am."

The Texas crime author on the legacy of history, the resurgence of prejudice, and the meaning of forgiveness.

By Molly Odintz | October 25, 2019

Now Streaming in Crime: October

Now Streaming in Crime: October

Your Guide to the Best Noir, Mystery, and Thrillers Now Streaming

By Camille LeBlanc | October 25, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Jane Toppan: Nurse, Caregiver, Serial Killer

By Tori Telfer | October 24, 2019

The Art of Writing About Organized Crime, and The Rise and Fall of the New York Mafia

By Nancy Bilyeau | October 24, 2019

The Strange Story of Richard Wright’s Lost Crime Novel, Savage Holiday

By Michael Gonzales | October 23, 2019

The Monsters Among Us Are the Most Terrifying Of All

The Monsters Among Us Are the Most Terrifying Of All

6 classic thrillers that explore the most human of monsters.

By Steven L. Kent and Nicholas Kaufmann | October 22, 2019

Berlin: A City of Crime Fiction

Berlin: A City of Crime Fiction

From historical novels to modern noirs, Berlin is a city of mystery.

By Paul French | October 21, 2019

Stieg Larsson's Unfinished True Crime Investigation into an Assassination: Day 1

Stieg Larsson's Unfinished True Crime Investigation into an Assassination: Day 1

For decades after the Swedish PM was assassinated, the future crime novelist waded through a web of conspiracies and extremists.

By Jan Stocklassa | October 21, 2019

<em>All the President's Men</em> Was Crime Literature—The Ukraine Scandal Is Something Else

All the President's Men Was Crime Literature—The Ukraine Scandal Is Something Else

Presidential scandals and the writing of a mystery classic

By Noah Berlatsky | October 21, 2019

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #37

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #37

Blade Runner (1982)

By Otto Penzler | October 19, 2019

The Life and Times of Charles Willeford—Miami's Weird, Wonderful Master of Noir

The Life and Times of Charles Willeford—Miami's Weird, Wonderful Master of Noir

For years he searched for a subject worthy of his talents. Then he found Miami and the '80s. Crime fiction would never be the same.

By Craig Pittman | October 18, 2019

The Quiet Horrors of Reading Liane Moriarty in the Suburbs

The Quiet Horrors of Reading Liane Moriarty in the Suburbs

Good neighbors, pretty lawns, but what's really going on in suburbia?

By Brenna Ehrlich | October 18, 2019

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