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The Detection Club and the Mid-Century Fight over “Fair Play” in Crime Fiction
While the club clung to pure detection as a prerequisite for admission, members' own tastes were far more divided.
By
Curtis Evans
| October 22, 2021
How Being a Firefighter Prepares You to Write Crime Fiction
For starters, you better know how to pick a lock.
By
Tony Knighton
| October 22, 2021
How to Flirt Effectively, According to Michael Mann Movies
21 easy tips for finding love, gleaned from Mann's neo-noirs.
By
Dwyer Murphy
| October 21, 2021
Of Carousels and Animal Cages: Taking Inspiration from the Nashville Zoo
Margaret Verble on growing up in a neighborhood built atop the remnants of the historic Glendale Zoo
By
Margaret Verble
| October 21, 2021
The Real Through Line from
The Godfather
to
The Sopranos
Is the American Family
Mark Seal, author of a new book on the making of
The Godfather
, looks at the story's influence on David Chase's masterpiece.
By
Mark Seal
| October 20, 2021
How the "Victorian Mystery" Was Born
At the dawn of a new era, detectives, amateur sleuths, and gentlemen thieves stepped into the spotlight.
By
Otto Penzler
| October 19, 2021
Best Reviewed
Books of the Week
John Banville Returns to Crime Fiction—This Time Under His Own Name
By
Peter Handel
| October 19, 2021
The Weird Intersection of Noir and Plastic Surgery
By
Nick Kolakowski
| October 18, 2021
Under Your Skin: The Horror of the Inexplicable
By
Andy Marino
| October 15, 2021
Steph Cha On Editing The Best American Mystery Series During An Unprecedented Year
"2020 was full of desperation and injustice and crime, and if mystery writers are paying attention (and I know we are) it should have a transformative effect on the genre."
By
Steph Cha
| October 14, 2021
High-Tech Skullduggery in the Regency Era
A historical mystery writer considers intrigue, patent wars, and corporate espionage at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
By
Andrea Penrose
| October 14, 2021
Fictional Detectives, Real Hobbies: Appreciating the Leisure Activities of Fiction's Greatest Sleuths
Even Sherlock needs to unwind sometimes...
By
Jethro K. Lieberman
| October 13, 2021
Writing Consent in YA: Empowerment Through Storytelling
Young adult fiction can help survivors and victims find emotional validation—and remind them they are not alone.
By
Sara Walters
| October 13, 2021
The Eeriness of Minnesota Nice
Catherine Dang on the dark underbelly of all those polite, respectful interactions.
By
Catherine Dang
| October 13, 2021
What Can Sherlock Holmes Teach a Young Black Sleuth?
"His pinnacle lesson? Own your self-agency."
By
Patricia Raybon
| October 12, 2021
An American Outrage: Journalism, Race, and the Clinton Avenue Five
"During the half decade I spent as a reporter in Newark, the Clinton Avenue Five rarely left my mind."
By
James Queally
| October 12, 2021
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