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Switzerland's Inching Progress Towards Legalizing Marijuana

Switzerland's Inching Progress Towards Legalizing Marijuana

"Considering its innate conservatism, Switzerland’s attitude toward drug use...has been surprisingly pragmatic and humane."

By Kim Hays | April 20, 2022

On Writing and Living True Crime

On Writing and Living True Crime

"I never set out to be a journalist or a true crime writer, but given the central mystery of my childhood, perhaps it was inevitable."

By Kim Powers | April 19, 2022

A Veterinarian’s Perspective on Writing Animals

A Veterinarian’s Perspective on Writing Animals

Pets pick up on plenty that their humans fail to notice, and they're always aware of one's true emotional state...

By Philipp Schott | April 19, 2022

Very Oregonized Crimes

Very Oregonized Crimes

An atlas of Oregon crime fiction.

By Emmeline Duncan | April 18, 2022

Walking the Line: A Marriage of Thriller & Romance

Walking the Line: A Marriage of Thriller & Romance

"[W]ould anyone like a dark thriller-romance where the main characters aren’t forced or conditioned to love, but accidentally trip and fall into it the old-fashioned way?"

By Nicole Fanning | April 15, 2022

My First Thriller: Robert Dugoni

My First Thriller: Robert Dugoni

The bestselling author explains how he bounced around between jobs, agents and publishers, holding onto a dream, and eventually achieving it.

By Rick Pullen | April 14, 2022

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Gillian Flynn's Anti-Heroines And The Dark Side of Feminism

By Laure Van Rensburg | April 14, 2022

The Enduring Appeal of the Country House Murder

By M.E. Hilliard | April 13, 2022

There's More Art and Antique Theft in Rural New England Than You Might Think

By Trish Esden | April 13, 2022

Argonne Forest Park, Then and Now

Argonne Forest Park, Then and Now

How Argonne Forest Park became a succor for veterans and the inspiration for a novel.

By Jess Montgomery | April 12, 2022

The Business of Blackmail in Gilded Age New York

The Business of Blackmail in Gilded Age New York

On William d'Alton Mann, prolific gossip columnist and profligate blackmailer.

By W. H. Flint | April 12, 2022

Faroe Islands: The Most Remote Outpost of Scandi Noir

Faroe Islands: The Most Remote Outpost of Scandi Noir

A few good mystery novels help to pass the long winter nights on this North Atlantic archipelago.

By Paul French | April 11, 2022

The Literary Greats of Scotland

The Literary Greats of Scotland

Paige Shelton, author of the Scottish Bookshop mysteries, celebrates Scotland's Big Three.

By Paige Shelton | April 11, 2022

How ‘Satanic Panic’ Came to Roil the Nation During the 1980s

How ‘Satanic Panic’ Came to Roil the Nation During the 1980s

TV movies, breathless news reports, and amateur symbologists all played a part in the panic's mysterious spread through 1980s America.

By Keith Roysdon | April 8, 2022

On Junk Science and Poverty

On Junk Science and Poverty

How did civil litigation, where money is at stake, end up with more accurate scientific evidence than the criminal justice system, where life and liberty are at stake?

By M. Chris Fabricant | April 8, 2022

For This Historical Novelist Writing About Gilded Age New York, There's Always More Research to Be Done

For This Historical Novelist Writing About Gilded Age New York, There's Always More Research to Be Done

For historical mystery novelists like Stacie Murphy, research is an endless source of inspiration.

By Stacie Murphy | April 8, 2022

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