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    Has Greed Fallen Behind as a Motive for Murder in Modern Crime Fiction?

    Has Greed Fallen Behind as a Motive for Murder in Modern Crime Fiction?

    A look at the traditional motives for killing: Love, Lust, Loathing, and Loot.

    By Elka Ray | November 17, 2020

    The Crime Novels of Mexico City

    The Crime Novels of Mexico City

    A sprawling city with a rich tradition in mystery and crime fiction.

    By Paul French | November 16, 2020

    The Evolution of Espionage Fiction

    The Evolution of Espionage Fiction

    Readers love their spygames, but with each new generation, the battles—and the expectations—take new shapes.

    By Otto Penzler | November 16, 2020

    Censorettes: The Women Wartime Censors Who Kept The Allies Safe And Uncovered A Nest of Spies in Brooklyn

    Censorettes: The Women Wartime Censors Who Kept The Allies Safe And Uncovered A Nest of Spies in Brooklyn

    Markers in hand, these World War II volunteers used their language skills and expertise to hunt down German spies.

    By Elizabeth Bales Frank | November 13, 2020

    What <em>Ozark</em> Gets Wrong: The Latest Tricks in International Money Laundering

    What Ozark Gets Wrong: The Latest Tricks in International Money Laundering

    "Running a casino to launder illegal cash is so 1940s."

    By Michael Niemann | November 13, 2020

    It's Time To Add Some Magic to Your Cozies

    It's Time To Add Some Magic to Your Cozies

    Indulging in the fanciful and adding in some magical realism is how a cat cozy can become a talking cat cozy.

    By Jennifer J. Chow | November 13, 2020

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    The tortuous literary puzzle Cain's Jawbone has been solved for the first time since 1934

    By Olivia Rutigliano | November 11, 2020

    Was Uncle Dino a Murderer?

    By Nev March | November 11, 2020

    Inside Trump's Long War Against the American Intelligence Community

    Inside Trump's Long War Against the American Intelligence Community

    Of all the institutions Trump has undermined, his attacks on the US intelligence apparatus, grounded in the bizarre and egotistical, may be the most harmful for long-term security.

    By Robert Littell | November 11, 2020

    You Don't Look Like a Private Investigator

    You Don't Look Like a Private Investigator

    How a breast cancer diagnosis took Elizabeth Breck from working as a private investigator to writing about one.

    By Elizabeth Breck | November 11, 2020

    The Deadly Art of Politics

    The Deadly Art of Politics

    "History, it seemed, was one long crime novel, an endless terrain of infractions littered with culpability and cunning."

    By Jeffrey Fleishman | November 10, 2020

    In the Footprints of the Hound: Why <em>The Hound of the Baskervilles</em> Still Haunts

    In the Footprints of the Hound: Why The Hound of the Baskervilles Still Haunts

    In Arthur Conan Doyle's most gothic-influenced novel, Sherlock Holmes confronts the ultimate foil to his own humanity and logic.

    By James Lovegrove | November 10, 2020

    Women and Crime Writing: We’ve Always Been Detectives

    Women and Crime Writing: We’ve Always Been Detectives

    Psychological thrillers and true crime stories may be booming with women now, but it's part of a centuries-old trend.

    By Emily Schultz | November 9, 2020

    How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

    How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

    Romantic suspense writer Lisa Harris has plenty of tips for seamlessly blending romance into your thrillers.

    By Lisa Harris | November 9, 2020

    Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

    Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

    When it comes to suspense, it's all about perspective and structure.

    By Sara Foster | November 7, 2020

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