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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

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

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

"[I]f women can be anything they want, then they can be terrible people too..."

By Laure Van Rensburg | April 14, 2022

The Enduring Appeal of the Country House Murder

The Enduring Appeal of the Country House Murder

M.E. Hilliard on the many possibilities for malice on offer at your typical country manor, and why we love them all.

By M.E. Hilliard | April 13, 2022

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

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

Weathervanes, cemetery gates, really big marble balls...all targets.

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

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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?

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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

Celebrating a New Era of Mothers Being Total Badasses in Thrillers

Celebrating a New Era of Mothers Being Total Badasses in Thrillers

Superheroes are celebrated for their heroism. Supermums are celebrated for their drudgery. These books flip the script.

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On Time Travel and Metafiction

On Time Travel and Metafiction

Every time traveler has something they want to fix – and something they can't help but risk destroying.

By Rachel Barenbaum | April 6, 2022

Meryl Streep as Muse: How Secrets Fuel Crime Narratives

Meryl Streep as Muse: How Secrets Fuel Crime Narratives

Amanda Eyre Ward explains why keeping secrets is a writer's greatest craft tool.

By Amanda Eyre Ward | April 6, 2022

On The Law of Unintended Consequences

On The Law of Unintended Consequences

From the Streisand Effect to the Cobra Effect, the most interesting are the perverse.

By Jeffrey Siger | April 6, 2022

Guillermo Martínez: When Crime Fiction Lives in Crime Fiction

Guillermo Martínez: When Crime Fiction Lives in Crime Fiction

On the long tradition and curious effects of introducing real-life literature into a mystery novel.

By Guilllermo Martínez | April 5, 2022

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