• Essays

    Frances Crane and the Unique Charms of a Classic New Mexico Mystery

    Anne Hillerman on the pleasures of 'The Turquoise Shop'

    September 7, 2022  By Anne Hillerman
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    Lisa Nikolidakis on True Crime and Trauma

    "When our world news is often so dark, why on earth do we seek out more?"

    September 7, 2022  By Lisa Nikolidakis
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    Impossible Murders In Crime Fiction

    Or, how to use locked-room mysteries and other devilish puzzles to take your novel to a new level.

    September 7, 2022  By A. G. Riddle
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    War Movies: An Essential Primer

    These films prove that every good war movie is an anti-war movie.

    September 6, 2022  By James R. Benn
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    Why Are Stories of Captivity and Abduction So Extraordinarily Terrifying?

    A private home can be a castle. It can also be a prison.

    September 6, 2022  By Meg Elison
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    Tommy Udo: In Praise of Film Noir’s Greatest Homme Fatal

    75 years later, that iconic, sadistic laugh is still reverberating through the culture.

    September 2, 2022  By Zach Vasquez
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    Five Steps to Writing a Crime Novel Inspired by Your Family (Without Making Everyone Hate You)

    You're going to want to get really riled up. Then, prepare to sustain that fire for several months, to years.

    September 2, 2022  By Cody Luke Davis
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    Why Do Vacation Spots Make Perfect Crime Settings?

    "The juxtaposition of beauty and the expectation of happiness, with the reality of the local police blotter, can be jarring."

    September 1, 2022  By Luanne Rice
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    Martin Edwards on the Russian Cult Classic Crime Novel Count Azar

    When Vladmir Pimenovich Krymov began publishing in 1938, he had already led an extraordinary life.

    September 1, 2022  By Martin Edwards
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    The Psychology of Fandom

    "What qualities in a book are likely to inspire fandom?"

    September 1, 2022  By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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