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    Is History Only For Historical Novels?

    Is History Only For Historical Novels?

    Five ways to use the past in contemporary crime fiction.

    By Connie Berry | July 22, 2024

    Remembering John Waters's true-crime satire <em>Serial Mom</em>

    Remembering John Waters's true-crime satire Serial Mom

    "His parody of true crime stories, and the media circus they attract, reveals the perverse desires and anxieties of American life."

    By Julia Sirmons | July 19, 2024

    Memory, Subjectivity, and the Rashomon Effect

    Memory, Subjectivity, and the Rashomon Effect

    "Memory and perception are slippery things, and become all the more so when filtered back through the limitations of language."

    By Sarah Easter Collins | July 19, 2024

    The Critic Did It: Howard Spring Takes on The Detection Club

    The Critic Did It: Howard Spring Takes on The Detection Club

    When he included spoilers in one of his columns, Spring earned the enmity of an entire generation of crime novelists

    By Curtis Evans | July 19, 2024

    The Best Debut Novels of the Month: July 2024

    The Best Debut Novels of the Month: July 2024

    Featuring first novels from Jenna Satterthwaite, Sarah Brooks, Emily Dunlay, and more.

    By Molly Odintz | July 18, 2024

    Sarah Pearse On Crafting Atmospheric Suspense

    Sarah Pearse On Crafting Atmospheric Suspense

    "To effectively evoke an intense sense of atmosphere, I need to have spent a lot of time in the setting myself"

    By Sarah Pearse | July 18, 2024

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    By Polly Stewart | July 17, 2024

    What Do Real Spies Think of James Bond?

    By Alma Katsu | July 16, 2024

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    By CrimeReads | July 15, 2024

    Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

    Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

    Jacqueline Winspear on the humble origins of her iconic sleuth

    By Jacqueline Winspear | July 12, 2024

    Die Laughing: Humor in Serial Killer Novels

    Die Laughing: Humor in Serial Killer Novels

    Preston L. Allen on the power of a good laugh amidst the horrors.

    By Preston L. Allen | July 11, 2024

    Choose Your Own Adventure: Whodunnit

    Choose Your Own Adventure: Whodunnit

    Part game, part quiz, part Mad-Libs

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 10, 2024

    How to Turn Surprising Historical Facts Into Compelling Historical Fiction 

    How to Turn Surprising Historical Facts Into Compelling Historical Fiction 

    Kate Quinn on gathering material for great historical mysteries.

    By Kate Quinn | July 10, 2024

    Writing Destination Thrillers on Location

    Writing Destination Thrillers on Location

    Caro Carver on throwing yourself (literally) in the path of story

    By Caro Carver | July 10, 2024

    Chris Offutt on Nature, Appalachia, and the

    Chris Offutt on Nature, Appalachia, and the "Code of the Hills"

    "In the hills, nature is a constant force—beautiful and relentless. At times brutal. The sounds of bird and wind in the leaves is a constant backdrop to the life I experienced as a child and as an adult."

    By Chris McGinley | July 9, 2024

    Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels

    Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels

    Laura Essay reflects on a real-life crisis and how fiction can deepen our empathy.

    By Laura Essay | July 9, 2024

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