• Essays

    Jeffery Deaver's Guide to Writing Page-Turning Fiction

    "I constantly keep in mind that I am writing for my customers—my readers—and my job is to give them what they want."

    December 15, 2022  By Jeffery Deaver
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    The Great Diamond Hoax: “A Deliberate and Oddly Planned Masterpiece of Roguery”

    In 1870 San Francisco, two cousins walked into a mine broker's office and kicked off one of the most bizarre and lucrative swindles in American history.

    December 15, 2022  By J. Kingston Pierce
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    YOUR GUIDE TO NOT GETTING MURDERED IN AN ENGLISH COUNTRY MANOR HOUSE

    "[T]hey aren’t really full of murders and dead bodies. Those are just stories. Visiting a manor house would be fun!"

    December 14, 2022  By Maureen Johnson
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    Black Star: The Life and Work of Octavia Butler

    Michael Gonzales on a giant of American literature.

    December 13, 2022  By Michael Gonzales
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    Why Do I Think About Murder So Much?

    Stephen Spotswood digs in to the whys of consuming murder mysteries and true crime...

    December 13, 2022  By Stephen Spotswood
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    Crime and the City: Tunis

    Reading your way through the mysteries of an ancient Mediterranean city.

    December 12, 2022  By Paul French
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    Dirty Snow and Dark Secrets in Midwestern Noir

    What is it about the Midwest that makes for such a great mystery setting?

    December 9, 2022  By Hannah Morrissey
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    Beyond "Lord of the Flies": On The New Wave of Feminist Survival Thrillers

    "In a world where women are facing devastating threats to their rights, freedoms and bodily autonomy, it is not difficult to see why the allegory of fighting for our very survival remains powerful."

    December 8, 2022  By Laura Bates
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    Killing Them Softly: Getting Away With Murder in Cozy Mysteries

    Andrew Shaffer learns the craft of writing a cozy mystery.

    December 8, 2022  By Andrew Shaffer
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    New England: The Perfect Setting for Murder and Mayhem

    "Whether the wilds of Maine or the urban streets of Boston, New England has a knack for inspiring mysterious and macabre fiction."

    December 7, 2022  By Terri Parlato
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