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    Joyce Carol Oates Talks Crime Fiction, Character, and Cats

    Joyce Carol Oates Talks Crime Fiction, Character, and Cats

    "My children’s books are mostly from kitties’ perspectives. And they all end happily with kitties sleeping on little girls’ beds PURRING."

    By Thomas Pluck | October 16, 2019

    The Art of Blending Crime <br>and Humor

    The Art of Blending Crime
    and Humor

    What's so funny about crime, murder, and mayhem?

    By Tim Maleeny | October 16, 2019

    Can Everyone Stop Slagging Off Brighton, Already?

    Can Everyone Stop Slagging Off Brighton, Already?

    In defense of the once-seedy, now-sparkling crime fiction mecca.

    By Lynne Truss | October 16, 2019

    Susan Isaacs Has Some Very Helpful Pointers When It Comes to Finishing Your Book

    Susan Isaacs Has Some Very Helpful Pointers When It Comes to Finishing Your Book

    "Writing is a job. You have to work regular hours and show up even when you’d rather be doing something else."

    By CrimeReads | October 16, 2019

    In Defense of the Supernatural in Detective Fiction

    In Defense of the Supernatural in Detective Fiction

    John Connolly on the long tradition of mixing mystery and the paranormal

    By John Connolly | October 15, 2019

    Steph Cha Is Reimagining the Los Angeles Crime Novel

    Steph Cha Is Reimagining the Los Angeles Crime Novel

    Family, Race, and the Aftermath in 1990's L.A.

    By Lisa Levy | October 15, 2019

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    Did Hill Street Blues Rip Off Ed McBain's 87th Precinct Series?

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    Dorothy L. Sayers: A Crime Reader's Guide to the Classics

    By Neil Nyren | October 11, 2019

    Bickle’s Lament: The Cinematic Lineage of the Angry White Loner

    By Zach Vasquez | October 11, 2019

    Celebrating Elmore Leonard's

    Celebrating Elmore Leonard's "Rules for Writing"

    The master craftsman gave us more than just the 10 rules—and they're all good ones.

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    New England Gothic, and The Uncanny Making of a Mystery

    New England Gothic, and The Uncanny Making of a Mystery

    "All novels are mysteries"—especially in New England.

    By Neil Olson | October 11, 2019

    5 Classics of Cyberpunk Noir

    5 Classics of Cyberpunk Noir

    Cyberpunk and crime fiction evolved out of the pulps, and their shared outsider DNA still connects them.

    By Nick Kolakowski | October 10, 2019

    William Kent Krueger on Writing a New American Epic for the Mississippi River

    William Kent Krueger on Writing a New American Epic for the Mississippi River

    'Every good novel in our genre is about more than just the crime.'

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 10, 2019

    Suzane Von Richthofen: Teenage Romance, Teenage Killers

    Suzane Von Richthofen: Teenage Romance, Teenage Killers

    Criminal Broads Presents: The Evil Blonde

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    Lee Child Grapples With Mortality, Sales, Rivals, and Successors

    Lee Child Grapples With Mortality, Sales, Rivals, and Successors

    Who could take over the Jack Reacher series? Child wonders.

    By Andy Martin | October 9, 2019

    Forget Writing What You Know. Write Where You Know.

    Forget Writing What You Know. Write Where You Know.

    When I chose to set my book in the depressed coastal town where I spent my childhood, I knew it couldn't be anything other than a crime novel.

    By A.S. Hatch | October 9, 2019

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