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How Being A Civil Rights Attorney Influenced My Crime Fiction

How Being A Civil Rights Attorney Influenced My Crime Fiction

Author and community activist Veronica Gutierrez reflects on the hard lessons learned from her time working as a civil rights lawyer.

By Veronica Gutierrez | March 21, 2022

How One Author Forced Himself to Reconsider Expectations About Violence in Fiction

How One Author Forced Himself to Reconsider Expectations About Violence in Fiction

Michael Landweber wanted to write a book where violence was absent in all the places we most expected it.

By Michael Landweber | March 21, 2022

Is “The Counselor” Cormac McCarthy’s Overlooked Masterpiece?

Is “The Counselor” Cormac McCarthy’s Overlooked Masterpiece?

The 2013 noir was a mostly derided flop. But what if it's actually one of McCarthy's more brilliant works?

By Nick Kolakowski | March 18, 2022

What We Can Learn From The Darkest Period in Art History

What We Can Learn From The Darkest Period in Art History

"Between 1933 – 1945, the Third Reich confiscated, destroyed, and plundered upwards of 650,000 works of art."

By Lisa Barr | March 17, 2022

The Two Camps of Crime: Christie’s Cool, Cozy Tales of Ratiocination and Highsmith’s Psycho-Sexual Deep Waters

The Two Camps of Crime: Christie’s Cool, Cozy Tales of Ratiocination and Highsmith’s Psycho-Sexual Deep Waters

Wayne Johnson traces the lineage of modern crime fiction.

By Wayne Johnson | March 16, 2022

Why Crime Writers Will Always Be Drawn to the Sea

Why Crime Writers Will Always Be Drawn to the Sea

Sam Lloyd on the sea as a muse – and an unreliable conspirator.

By Sam Lloyd | March 16, 2022

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Glasgow: City of Business, City of Crime

Glasgow: City of Business, City of Crime

In the history of Glasgow, the ordinary violence of criminality is eclipsed by the brutal business of empire.

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On Writing Outside (Or Inside) The Lines. You Do You.

On Writing Outside (Or Inside) The Lines. You Do You.

"A good book is a good book, regardless of genre or topic."

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My First Thriller: David Corbett

My First Thriller: David Corbett

David Corbett made a few stops on his way to becoming a bestselling author. He was a bar musician, an actor, and a linguistics grad student. Then he took a job as a private eye.

By Rick Pullen | March 9, 2022

Qiu Xiaolong and the Return of the Venerable Judge Dee

Qiu Xiaolong and the Return of the Venerable Judge Dee

A beloved mystery series with a legacy stretching back centuries gets new life from China's best known crime author.

By Paul French | March 9, 2022

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