Six Trick Novels That Play with Form

Six Trick Novels That Play with Form

Gareth Rubin on books that "spin upside down and back to front, have three endings one after another, restart again and again and then disappear into a black hole."

By Gareth Rubin | January 6, 2025

What does it mean to remake <em>Nosferatu</em> instead of simply <em>Dracula</em>?

What does it mean to remake Nosferatu instead of simply Dracula?

Robert Eggers's elegant new vampire film takes the "Dracula" canon in a nostalgic, worthwhile, reflective direction

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 3, 2025

The Twilight of the Mob Movie

The Twilight of the Mob Movie

Can mafia movies survive into a new era? Michael Cannell investigates.

By Michael Cannell | January 3, 2025

Robert Crais: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Robert Crais: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Neil Nyren on Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, and all the other stories along the way.

By Neil Nyren | January 3, 2025

Jane Pek on Meta-Mystery, Spy Thrillers, and Finding Her Story

Jane Pek on Meta-Mystery, Spy Thrillers, and Finding Her Story

The author of 'The Rivals' discusses the progression of her AI dating app mysteries.

By Elizabeth Held | January 2, 2025

Fredric Brown: Chronicler of Con Artists, Clowns, and Capitalist Excess

Fredric Brown: Chronicler of Con Artists, Clowns, and Capitalist Excess

"Fredric Brown had...a powerful sense of the absurdly capricious cruelty of life"

By Curtis Evans | December 27, 2024

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The Best Crime Movies of 2024

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Performative hitmen, vengeful seniors, distressed jurors, and more!

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Bonnie Kistler on Suspense, Surprise Twists, and Crime in Florida

Bonnie Kistler on Suspense, Surprise Twists, and Crime in Florida

The author discusses her new 'Gaslight'-influenced thriller, 'Shell Games'.

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Rhythm in Storytelling

Rhythm in Storytelling

D. M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah) on the oral storytelling tradition and the cultivation of suspense.

By D.M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah) | December 17, 2024

M.W. Craven: An Englishman in New York

M.W. Craven: An Englishman in New York

How one author learned about the many varieties of getting pissed.

By M. W. Craven | December 17, 2024

The Outsized Impact of Teaching Writing in Prison

The Outsized Impact of Teaching Writing in Prison

Once a writing instructor in a penitentiary, Jane Corry now serves as a judge for a prison writing contest

By Jane Corry | December 17, 2024

The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2024

The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2024

Precocious young sleuths, stage magicians-turned-detectives, and collaborative in-laws:

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 16, 2024

The Best Debut Crime Novels of 2024

The Best Debut Crime Novels of 2024

Heroic lawyers, historical epics, and plenty of mysteries to solve

By CrimeReads | December 13, 2024

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