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Mixing Genres Is All About Messing With Structure

Mixing Genres Is All About Messing With Structure

"Knowing what people are expecting allows you to subvert the trope. Expectation is its own red herring, built right into your reader."

By Stuart Turton | October 22, 2020

Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India

Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India

RV Raman has loved Agatha Christie style murder mysteries his whole life. But where were the stories from India?

By RV Raman | October 22, 2020

'Rebecca' at Eighty: The Women Behind the Hitchcock Classic

'Rebecca' at Eighty: The Women Behind the Hitchcock Classic

In 1938, Joan Harrison read a galley of Daphne Du Maurier's masterpiece. She wouldn't rest until she had the rights to adapt it.

By Christina Lane | October 21, 2020

The 52 Best, Worst, and Strangest Draculas of All-Time, Ranked

The 52 Best, Worst, and Strangest Draculas of All-Time, Ranked

There's a lot at stake when it comes to picking pop culture's best Dracula. Count them down with us.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 21, 2020

The Dark Legacy of America's Deadliest Train Wreck

The Dark Legacy of America's Deadliest Train Wreck

On the "White Death" disaster in Stevens Pass, Washington

By Daco Auffenorde | October 21, 2020

Our Culture's Ongoing, Ever-Evolving Fascination with

Our Culture's Ongoing, Ever-Evolving Fascination with "The Mad Scientist"

An author of sci-fi thrillers reflects on distrust of science.

By Jane Gilmartin | October 21, 2020

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Sapphic Chiller Double Feature

By emily m. danforth | October 20, 2020

Toronto: Crime Fiction in North America’s Safest City

By Paul French | October 19, 2020

How The 1969 Murders of a Labor Leader and His Family Changed Coal Country Forever

By Mark A. Bradley | October 16, 2020

<em>Killing Them Softly</em> Is the Desperate, Pitch-Black Noir That Perfectly Captures What America Has Become

Killing Them Softly Is the Desperate, Pitch-Black Noir That Perfectly Captures What America Has Become

The 2012 film adapted the George V. Higgins classic and predicted the country's bleak road ahead.

By Zach Vasquez | October 16, 2020

<em>The Westing Game</em> may be a murder mystery—but it’s also a ghost story.

The Westing Game may be a murder mystery—but it’s also a ghost story.

On remembrance, inheritance, and legacy in one of the most beloved children's novels of all time.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 15, 2020

I Didn't Set Out to Write a Book About the Argentine Scrabble Mafia But That's What I've Done

I Didn't Set Out to Write a Book About the Argentine Scrabble Mafia But That's What I've Done

Discovering a crime novel among the Saturday afternoon set in the basement of the Polish Club on Borges Street

By Daniel Tunnard | October 15, 2020

Five Tips for Writing a Dual Narrative Mystery

Five Tips for Writing a Dual Narrative Mystery

Presenting readers with two timelines can be highly rewarding. But your craft needs to be sharp to pull it off.

By Heather Young | October 15, 2020

Justice for the Invisibles, by the Invisibles: A Brief History of Nontraditional Voices in Crime Fiction

Justice for the Invisibles, by the Invisibles: A Brief History of Nontraditional Voices in Crime Fiction

American crime stories featuring poor people and nontraditional voices are as old as Poe’s Dupin. And now, they're finally trending.

By Christopher Chambers | October 14, 2020

Snapshots in the Life of a Criminal Data Analyst

Snapshots in the Life of a Criminal Data Analyst

"While the cops are in the wireroom listening live for the street hustle, I’m at my desk with my herbal tea, listening to recorded calls. Tracing the money."

By Brian Selfon | October 14, 2020

How Edward Hopper’s Stony Blonde Became a Noir Icon

How Edward Hopper’s Stony Blonde Became a Noir Icon

On The Femme Fatale Who Flipped the Script

By Stephanie Kane | October 14, 2020

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