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    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

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

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

    A tour through Inspector Salvo Montalbano's Sicily and the life and works of an Italian mystery icon.

    By Neil Nyren | September 17, 2021

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

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

    In Brighton Rock, all the novelist's formidable tools are on display.

    By Craig Nova | September 17, 2021

    Looking Back on the Magical Mystery Series <em>Pushing Daisies</em>

    Looking Back on the Magical Mystery Series Pushing Daisies

    It had everything: homemade pies, murder mysteries, touchless romances, and waking the dead.

    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

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

    By Joe R. Lansdale | September 15, 2021

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

    By Julia Dahl | September 14, 2021

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

    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

    Stuart Neville: Why I Will No Longer Hide My Accent

    Stuart Neville: Why I Will No Longer Hide My Accent

    Northern Irish writers are often instructed to tamp down their regionalism by London publishers. It's time to set aside safe bets and embrace unique voices.

    By Stuart Neville | September 9, 2021

    No One Has Ever Lived In The Past. So How Can Writers Accurately Represent History?

    No One Has Ever Lived In The Past. So How Can Writers Accurately Represent History?

    On The Challenges of Writing Historical Crime Fiction

    By James R. Benn | September 9, 2021

    The Strange Story of a Dog, a Diamond Discovery, and the Fierce Rivalries of the Canadian Arctic

    The Strange Story of a Dog, a Diamond Discovery, and the Fierce Rivalries of the Canadian Arctic

    Thor was a husky lost in the Canadian Arctic. Or was he a spy from a rival diamond expedition?

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    McIlvanney and Me: Ian Rankin Remembers the Man Who Created Tartan Noir

    McIlvanney and Me: Ian Rankin Remembers the Man Who Created Tartan Noir

    William McIlvanney's pitch black noirs, featuring Inspector Laidlaw's disturbing adventures in the Glasgow underworld, made Scotland into a world capital of crime fiction.

    By Ian Rankin | September 7, 2021

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