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"There's Nothing More Suspenseful Than Real Life"

Joy Fielding on the craft of psychological suspense.

By Joy Fielding | August 16, 2022

What's In a Name?

What's In a Name?

For crime fiction writers, few questions are more important.

By W.A. Winter | August 16, 2022

Writing a Romance versus Writing a Mystery

Writing a Romance versus Writing a Mystery

Kitt Crowe on writing in two different genres, and how their demands change an author's approach.

By Kitt Crowe | August 16, 2022

The Creative Life and Death of Bruce Montgomery, aka Edmund Crispin

The Creative Life and Death of Bruce Montgomery, aka Edmund Crispin

Music composer by day, crime writer by night, bon vivant in his youth, and reclusive alcoholic in his twilight...

By Curtis Evans | August 12, 2022

I'll Always Be Chasing <br><em>Bullet Train</em>

I'll Always Be Chasing
Bullet Train

The new film from David Leitch about various dangerous strangers on a train is a delightfully breakneck ride

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 12, 2022

Juvenile Delinquency and the “Sinister Adolescents” of <em>Moonrise Kingdom</em>

Juvenile Delinquency and the “Sinister Adolescents” of Moonrise Kingdom

Wes Anderson's film about two misunderstood preteens has more in common with Terrence Malick’s Badlands than it might seem.

By Ethan Warren | August 12, 2022

Best Reviewed
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On Alternative Futures and the Fear of Science

By Katelyn Monroe Howes | August 12, 2022

Lisa Jewell: How I Accidentally Wrote a Detective Into My Psychological Thriller

By Lisa Jewell | August 11, 2022

Meg Gardiner: What It Was Like to Write a Prequel/Sequel to the Classic Film 'Heat' with Michael Mann

By Meg Gardiner | August 10, 2022

Hold the Backstory: Or, How To Open Your Novel with a Bang

Hold the Backstory: Or, How To Open Your Novel with a Bang

"Now that’s what I call a thrilling, reach-out-and-grab-ya opening."

By Laura Childs | August 9, 2022

Damascus: Crime Writing in the World’s Oldest Capital City

Damascus: Crime Writing in the World’s Oldest Capital City

Crime and the City surveys the crime literature of Syria's capital

By Paul French | August 8, 2022

The Art of Accidentally Writing a Thriller

The Art of Accidentally Writing a Thriller

Tyrell Johnson on writing, respecting plot, and discovering a genre

By Tyrell Johnson | August 8, 2022

Creating a Compelling Love Interest in a Suspense Novel

Creating a Compelling Love Interest in a Suspense Novel

"[A]sk yourself: What does my main character need most on her journey—and how can my love interest provide that?"

By Elissa Grossell Dickey | August 8, 2022

The Veteran Experience in Speculative Fiction

The Veteran Experience in Speculative Fiction

"[W]hen you think about it, [it] is somewhat unsettling. In order for writers to have authentic stories of fictional battlefields, they must first survive real world battlefields..."

By Zak Topping | August 8, 2022

<em>Bodies Bodies Bodies</em> is a Vicious Parody of Online Culture and a Tight Little Murder Mystery

Bodies Bodies Bodies is a Vicious Parody of Online Culture and a Tight Little Murder Mystery

Olivia Rutigliano on the new Gen-Z-focused whodunnit-slasher-comedy

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 5, 2022

What Can Cooking School Teach a Mystery Writer?

What Can Cooking School Teach a Mystery Writer?

"Many of the skills taught in cooking school...are similar and parallel to those required to write a compelling story."

By Leslie Karst | August 5, 2022

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