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Winter, Wellies, and Whisky

Winter, Wellies, and Whisky

Why Scotland Is The Coziest Setting of All

By Traci Hall | January 26, 2022

Art Imitating Life Imitating Art

Art Imitating Life Imitating Art

Rick Mofina on the crazy mixed-up world of novels following life and life following novels, and on and on it goes...

By Rick Mofina | January 26, 2022

How To Craft Non-Human Characters With Plenty of Personality

How To Craft Non-Human Characters With Plenty of Personality

"Our problem in a nutshell: Foxes don’t own handkerchiefs."

By Juneau Black | January 25, 2022

The Existential Noirs of Fuminori Nakamura

The Existential Noirs of Fuminori Nakamura

The Japanese author is winning international acclaim for his stripped-down, psychologically complex fiction.

By David Masciotra | January 24, 2022

How To Keep Your Readers Coming Back for More

How To Keep Your Readers Coming Back for More

Joanna Schaffhausen on writing the series detective.

By Joanna Schaffhausen | January 24, 2022

Life got you down? Watch <em>Midnight Run</em>

Life got you down? Watch Midnight Run

Olivia Rutigliano on the greatest buddy-comedy road-trip crime movie of all time.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 21, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Pulp Penciller: The Noir Comics of Marshall Rogers

By Michael Gonzales | January 21, 2022

Before Starting Your Next Novel, Consider Hitting the Open Road First

By Nick Petrie | January 19, 2022

What I’ve Learned From Writing in Other Genres

By Hope Adams | January 19, 2022

<em>The Tragedy of Macbeth</em> is a Breathtaking Exercise in Transformation

The Tragedy of Macbeth is a Breathtaking Exercise in Transformation

Olivia Rutigliano on Joel Coen's new Shakespearean adaptation.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 14, 2022

How New Advances in Genetic Genealogy—And a Worried Phone Call from a Friend—Inspired One Crime Novelist

How New Advances in Genetic Genealogy—And a Worried Phone Call from a Friend—Inspired One Crime Novelist

The unknown heir, an old mystery standby, gets a makeover for a new generation of novelists.

By Victoria Houston | January 14, 2022

Vampire noir came into <br>its own 50 years ago <br>with <em>The Night Stalker</em>

Vampire noir came into
its own 50 years ago
with The Night Stalker

The 70s classic tells of gritty, down-on-his luck reporter Carl Kolchak who finds himself investigating an impossible crime.

By Keith Roysdon | January 13, 2022

The Torso Murderer: Jack the Ripper Wasn't the Only Serial Killer Stalking London in 1888

The Torso Murderer: Jack the Ripper Wasn't the Only Serial Killer Stalking London in 1888

The crimes were gruesome and cruel. And performed in the shadow of Jack the Ripper.

By Laura Joh Rowland | January 13, 2022

The Wild Boy Gangs of Weimar Berlin

The Wild Boy Gangs of Weimar Berlin

In Weimar Germany and into the Nazi Era, flamboyantly dressed misfits, most of them gay, created a distinct counterculture in the woods around Berlin.

By Peter Mann | January 12, 2022

Why T. Jefferson Parker Traded in the Current Day for the Psychedelic Thrills of 1968 Laguna Beach

Why T. Jefferson Parker Traded in the Current Day for the Psychedelic Thrills of 1968 Laguna Beach

Head shops, record stores, and rocky beaches are the backdrop for this transportive new novel.

By T. Jefferson Parker | January 11, 2022

I Wrote A Book. It Was Adapted Into a Movie. Everything Went Really Well.

I Wrote A Book. It Was Adapted Into a Movie. Everything Went Really Well.

Darcey Bell on the surprisingly smooth experience of having her book A Simple Favor adapted for the screen.

By Darcey Bell | January 11, 2022

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