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Caril Ann Fugate and the Presumption of Guilt

Caril Ann Fugate and the Presumption of Guilt

In 1958, Caril Ann Fugate was blamed for the murders committed by her boyfriend, Charlie Starkweather. She was a terrified teenager in shock. She was cast as an emotionless villain.

By Kendare Blake | September 21, 2021

When Social Media Turns Deadly

When Social Media Turns Deadly

Four real life cases where social media played an important role in tragic events

By Nina Laurin | September 21, 2021

The Queer Old Case of the Spinster Sleuth

The Queer Old Case of the Spinster Sleuth

Detective fiction has come a long way when it comes to representation, yet elderly sleuths are still rarely to be seen.

By Barbara Wilson | September 20, 2021

Detroit Crime Fiction: A Literary Tradition Like No Other

Detroit Crime Fiction: A Literary Tradition Like No Other

Murder and Mayhem in the Motor City

By Paul French | September 20, 2021

A Place and Time for Murder: The Lure of 14th Century Kent for One Crime Writer

A Place and Time for Murder: The Lure of 14th Century Kent for One Crime Writer

S.D. Sykes explains why writers are drawn to the English countryside and its medieval history.

By S.D. Sykes | September 20, 2021

Why do women love true crime podcasts so much?

Why do women love true crime podcasts so much?

The hosts of the hit podcast RedHanded have a few answers.

By Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala | September 17, 2021

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Andrea Camilleri: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

By Neil Nyren | September 17, 2021

Rock Of Ages: What Graham Greene Can Teach The Modern Novelist

By Craig Nova | September 17, 2021

Looking Back on the Magical Mystery Series Pushing Daisies

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 16, 2021

Hank Phillippi Ryan Was Anchoring the Weekend News in Atlanta—That's When She Became a Target

Hank Phillippi Ryan Was Anchoring the Weekend News in Atlanta—That's When She Became a Target

The dark side of the spotlight

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | September 16, 2021

Joe R. Lansdale Remembers The Genesis of Hap and Leonard and Pays Tribute to Michael K. Williams

Joe R. Lansdale Remembers The Genesis of Hap and Leonard and Pays Tribute to Michael K. Williams

"People aren't standardized...That's what I liked about Leonard. He didn't fit a mold, in the way people I knew didn't fit a mold."

By Joe R. Lansdale | September 15, 2021

Julia Dahl On Turning to Fiction To Fill in the Emotional Gaps Left By Reportage

Julia Dahl On Turning to Fiction To Fill in the Emotional Gaps Left By Reportage

Working as a reporter left too many unanswered questions. Dahl wanted to know the answers.

By Julia Dahl | September 14, 2021

A Brief History of Giallo Fiction and the Italian Anti-Detective Novel

A Brief History of Giallo Fiction and the Italian Anti-Detective Novel

Fascist censors conspired against crime novels. Readers ate them up. Then a new generation of Italian writers, influenced by Kafka, deconstructed them.

By Guglielmo D'Izzia | September 13, 2021

Edgar Allan Poe is The Perfect Literary Self-Help Hero For Our Uncertain Times

Edgar Allan Poe is The Perfect Literary Self-Help Hero For Our Uncertain Times

Shit’s hard. Life (and writing) can be a relentless grind. But somehow, Poe kept on going—and so can you.

By Catherine Baab-Muguira | September 13, 2021

Newport, RI Is the Perfect Place for a Murder Mystery

Newport, RI Is the Perfect Place for a Murder Mystery

New England's dreamiest coastal town deserves some fictional danger of its own

By Alyssa Maxwell | September 10, 2021

Finding Gothic Beauty and Danger on the California Coast

Finding Gothic Beauty and Danger on the California Coast

"Your mind plays tricks with you in the fog": why Big Sur is a natural setting for dark romance and supernatural happenings.

By Lindsay Marcott | September 10, 2021

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