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    Why Are All the Fictional Kids Doing Crimes?

    Why Are All the Fictional Kids Doing Crimes?

    "It’s not often talked about, but criminal activity is kind of a hallmark of YA as a whole"

    By C. L. Montblanc | April 16, 2025

    Max Allan Collins on Continuing the Work of Dashiell Hammett

    Max Allan Collins on Continuing the Work of Dashiell Hammett

    See a cover reveal and read the afterword for the upcoming "Return of the Maltese Falcon"

    By Max Allan Collins | April 15, 2025

    Catch Your Breath Again: 1983's <em>Breathless</em> Remake Deserves a Second Look

    Catch Your Breath Again: 1983's Breathless Remake Deserves a Second Look

    Jesse Pasternack on an oft-overlooked remake classic

    By Jesse Pasternack | April 15, 2025

    5 New Thrillers (and One Classic Noir) to Read When You're Done with White Lotus

    5 New Thrillers (and One Classic Noir) to Read When You're Done with White Lotus

    Except honestly they might make you never want to travel again

    By Molly Odintz | April 14, 2025

    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 | April 14, 2025

    Robert Jackson Bennett On Crafting a Fantasy Murder Mystery

    Robert Jackson Bennett On Crafting a Fantasy Murder Mystery

    "It seems a curious choice, I suppose, to take a world of such huge stakes and instead focus on the small things"

    By Robert Jackson Bennett | April 14, 2025

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    A Duty of Care: Barbara Early on Doing Justice to Jessica Fletcher

    A Duty of Care: Barbara Early on Doing Justice to Jessica Fletcher

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    Eric Rickstad and Don Winslow on Suspense, Serial Killers, and Dismantling Pop Culture Myths

    Eric Rickstad and Don Winslow on Suspense, Serial Killers, and Dismantling Pop Culture Myths

    Authors in conversation.

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    Wes Anderson Has Made a Crime Movie! Possibly!

    Wes Anderson Has Made a Crime Movie! Possibly!

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    Lost Grandeur: Decaying Settings in Fiction         

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    "There’s just something about the feeling of a place that has been deeply neglected..."

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    Three Kinds of Freak: Writing Heroes and Stories that Dismantle the Status Quo

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    Belinda Bauer On Obsession, Greed, and the Dangerous World of Rare Egg Trafficking

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    Molly Harper on Using Romantic Subplots to Help Characters Solve Mysteries

    Molly Harper on Using Romantic Subplots to Help Characters Solve Mysteries

    "I can’t fathom writing a story that doesn’t have some romance element to it."

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