• Essays

    A Failed Utopian Settlement and a Lingering Historical Mystery

    "How could I craft a true crime narrative based on conflicting, and sometimes deliberately deceitful, accounts?"

    September 26, 2024  By Abbott Kahler
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    Andrew Nette's 10 Favorite Films of Political Violence and Revolution

    In a new book, writers reflect on the cinema of political engagement and resistance.

    September 26, 2024  By Andrew Nette
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    The Many Faces of Nigel Morland, King of the Crime Fiction Fabulists

    Morland was best known for his mediocre mysteries featuring the mercurial Mrs. Pym. The real story of his life is much stranger.

    September 25, 2024  By Curtis Evans
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    The Detective's Feast

    Martin Walker considers classic crime fiction's epicurean delights

    September 24, 2024  By Martin Walker
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    Dean Koontz: On Writing Novels That Make Your Publisher Extremely Uneasy

    Why the best-selling author has always moved across genres.

    September 24, 2024  By Dean Koontz
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    Echoes of the Past in Crime Fiction

    Lucy Burdette on the complex psychology of some of our favorite crime novel protagonists

    September 23, 2024  By Lucy Burdette
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    Nancy Drew Never Had a Sister: The New Cozy Sleuths

    Lisa Q. Mathews, a longtime Nancy Drew editor and now a debut author, discusses her turbulent relationship with the mysteries.

    September 20, 2024  By Lisa Q. Mathews
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    Revenge and Capitalism in Popular Media

    Delilah S. Dawson on finding catharsis in fantasies of vengeance

    September 20, 2024  By Delilah S. Dawson
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    The Magic of Maigret

    A.E. Gauntlett on the investigations of a detective who could go anywhere, even "the deepest and darkest recesses of the human psyche."

    September 19, 2024  By A.E. Gauntlett
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    A Tale of Two Cities: Taking My Fictional Detective From Minneapolis to LA

    PJ Tracy shakes up her series with some changes in setting

    September 19, 2024  By P.J. Tracy
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