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    How Layers of History Add a Rich Flavor to Contemporary Mysteries

    How Layers of History Add a Rich Flavor to Contemporary Mysteries

    Celebrating "the secrets old walls hide"

    By Leslie Budewitz | July 20, 2023

    On Asylums, Mental Illness, and Controlling Women's Emotions

    On Asylums, Mental Illness, and Controlling Women's Emotions

    Jennifer Cody Epstein on an infamous 19th century asylum and its exploitative director.

    By Jennifer Cody Epstein | July 19, 2023

    Masculinity, Queerness, and Hope in Crime Fiction

    Masculinity, Queerness, and Hope in Crime Fiction

    Nihilism is a tool of the status quo. We need to embrace hope for a path towards change.

    By Ben Crane | July 19, 2023

    I'd Rather Commit A Murder Than Write One

    I'd Rather Commit A Murder Than Write One

    Liz Nugent on hating writing, and loving having written.

    By Liz Nugent | July 18, 2023

    Giving a Detective Series New Life

    Giving a Detective Series New Life

    How to refresh a long-running series without alienating the readers who love it just the way it is.

    By John Verdon | July 18, 2023

    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 | July 17, 2023

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    • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
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    • Paradise Burns
    • Doppelgänger
    • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
    • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
    • The Turning of Sally-Mae

    Meagan Lucas's Dark New Fiction: "I Was Tired of Hiding the Ugly"

    By Steph Post | July 17, 2023

    The Murder Case in Arden Of Faversham, the Greatest Shakespearean-Era Play You've Never Heard Of

    By Amnon Kabatchnik | July 14, 2023

    John Milas On Writing A Haunted House Novel Set During Wartime

    By John Milas | July 14, 2023

    In Praise of the Crafty Hortense Mancini

    In Praise of the Crafty Hortense Mancini

    "[S]candalous, outrageous, and transgressive...No amount of designing could surpass her."

    By Robert Lloyd | July 14, 2023

    The Most Haunted Movies in Hollywood History

    The Most Haunted Movies in Hollywood History

    Josh Winning on haunted film sets, cursed productions, and a different kind of Hollywood myth-making.

    By Josh Winning | July 13, 2023

    Larks and Katydids: On Hearing Inspiration From the Other Side

    Larks and Katydids: On Hearing Inspiration From the Other Side

    "The spirit of Shirley Jackson had far more important people to haunt than me. But maybe I was the only one listening."

    By Candi Sary | July 13, 2023

    14 YA Horror and Thrillers To Read This Summer (And Beyond)

    14 YA Horror and Thrillers To Read This Summer (And Beyond)

    Summer camp slashers, social justice thrillers, and a whole lot of dead influencers...

    By Molly Odintz | July 12, 2023

    New England Noir: A Brief, Idiosyncratic History of a Literary Region

    New England Noir: A Brief, Idiosyncratic History of a Literary Region

    Dwyer Murphy on ten modern classics and an enduring question: what's your Dunkin' order?

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 12, 2023

    Hot Pursuit: The Brief Rise of 1970s Hixploitation Cinema

    Hot Pursuit: The Brief Rise of 1970s Hixploitation Cinema

    Scott Von Doviak on the drive-in movie culture that captured a yearning for fast cars on dusty roads.

    By Scott Von Doviak | July 11, 2023

    Over the Edge: Cliffs, Coasts and Liminal Spaces in Crime Fiction

    Over the Edge: Cliffs, Coasts and Liminal Spaces in Crime Fiction

    Sarah Hilary on great moments in coastal noir

    By Sarah Hilary | July 11, 2023

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