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    What Agatha Christie's Novels—And Life—Have to Teach Today’s Crime Writers

    What Agatha Christie's Novels—And Life—Have to Teach Today’s Crime Writers

    A Christie Curriculum

    By Lori Rader-Day | November 4, 2021

    The Lure of Objects: On the Outsized Importance of Talismans and Symbols

    The Lure of Objects: On the Outsized Importance of Talismans and Symbols

    "Have you ever stopped to think about how the items in books help to define our favorite characters?"

    By Heather Redmond | November 4, 2021

    When Reality Is Too Strange To Make It Into Your Novel

    When Reality Is Too Strange To Make It Into Your Novel

    "You can't make this up": Anne Emery on the bizarre coincidences behind her latest historical mystery.

    By Anne Emery | November 4, 2021

    A Celebration of Sleuth-Mothers

    A Celebration of Sleuth-Mothers

    "Society often overlooks and even erases women caring for children...allow[ing] the sleuth-mother to observe and investigate in the shadows."

    By Raquel V. Reyes | November 3, 2021

    Ben and Stella Dickson: From Outlaws to Folk Heroes

    Ben and Stella Dickson: From Outlaws to Folk Heroes

    Bonnie and Clyde weren't the only couple robbing banks and capturing hearts in the 1930s.

    By Dietrich Kalteis | November 3, 2021

    Anything You Don’t See: Some Ghosts of Southern Brooklyn

    Anything You Don’t See: Some Ghosts of Southern Brooklyn

    William Boyle on Brooklyn in the final days before 9-11

    By William Boyle | November 2, 2021

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    Alex Schulman: In Order To Heal From The Trauma of My Past, I Had To Stop Ignoring It

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    Harare, Zimbabwe: Writing Crime in a Tough Town

    By Paul French | November 1, 2021

    How Crime Fiction Can Help Us Understand The Many Layers of Violence in Society

    How Crime Fiction Can Help Us Understand The Many Layers of Violence in Society

    "We’re wired for small-scale, agonistic conflict, where we feel, at a gut level, that we have agency."

    By Joy Castro | November 1, 2021

    What Makes a Psychological Thriller?

    What Makes a Psychological Thriller?

    Nicci French on the fine line that divides everyday life and the raw material of psychological thrillers.

    By Nicci French | October 29, 2021

    Growing Up Spooky

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    A fond remembrance of the ghoulish geek culture of 1960s & 70s.

    By Keith Roysdon | October 29, 2021

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    Forget rom coms. It's time for zom coms.

    By Molly Odintz | October 28, 2021

    Literary Crime: The Search for an Elusive Genre

    Literary Crime: The Search for an Elusive Genre

    Dancing at the Edge of Crime

    By Tess Little | October 28, 2021

    Scary Monsters and Spooky Freaks: Bernie Wrightson Unleashed

    Scary Monsters and Spooky Freaks: Bernie Wrightson Unleashed

    With his dark, twisted visions and a deep commitment to his art, Bernie Wrightson changed the world of comics.

    By Michael Gonzales | October 27, 2021

    How to Have Sex in Crime Fiction

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