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Essays
Crime Fiction and the Power of Verisimilitude
Deon Meyer searches for an answer to the eternal question: what's the best way to get rid of a body on a train?
By
Deon Meyer
| September 3, 2020
When a White Man Breaks the Law
He was growing weed as a white man in Appalachia. His casual outlaw existence was a form of privilege in a grossly inequitable system.
By
Alison Stine
| September 2, 2020
Why We Read Scary Stories During Covid
And why young people need books to get them through the pandemic, too.
By
Ellie Marney
| September 2, 2020
Howling in the Darkness: The Stories and Memories of Addis Ababa Noir
In the early years of the revolution, the dogs began to disappear.
By
Maaza Mengiste
| September 1, 2020
Searching for Haunted Fiction in American Literature
We may not have ruined castles or ancient noble families, but that doesn't mean American Gothic isn't thriving.
By
Brett Riley
| September 1, 2020
The Crime Novels of Istanbul
Straddling continents and cultures, Istanbul has long been a hotspot for espionage and crime fiction.
By
Paul French
| August 31, 2020
Best Reviewed
Books of the Week
Six Novels Featuring Young Adults With Secrets
By
Marit Weisenberg
| August 31, 2020
We Need Crime Fiction, Because the Real World Is a Dark and Dangerous Place
By
Tori Eldridge
| August 31, 2020
Forensics on Trial: America’s First Blood Test Expert
By
Brandy Schillace
| August 28, 2020
Why
The Sting
Is Still the Ultimate Grifter Movie
In George Roy Hill's legendary confidence game, seeing is both believing and make-believing.
By
Olivia Rutigliano
| August 27, 2020
A Former Shut-In's Lessons For the Pandemic Lockdown
Working remotely sank me into a deep depression—and climbing out taught me how to stay afloat in a new era of isolation.
By
Rose McClelland
| August 27, 2020
Memories of a Coroner's Daughter
How Growing Up With The Dead Made Me Into A Crime Writer
By
Jennifer Graeser Dornbush
| August 27, 2020
Surveillance Cameras Are Everywhere. And They're Only Going to Get More Ubiquitous.
A crime writer's thoughts on our increasingly watched world.
By
Laura Griffin
| August 26, 2020
The Greatest Crime Film of All-Time: The Third Man
Graham Greene's postwar Vienna crime opus takes center stage.
By
Otto Penzler
| August 24, 2020
Learning to Write
From My Mother
Some writers are self-taught. Some go to school. And some learn from family what it means to craft a story.
By
Peter Abrahams
| August 24, 2020
Why Motherhood Is a Fertile Subject For Crime Fiction
Psychological thrillers allow writers to explore the ambiguities and dark realities of parenting.
By
Sarah Vaughan
| August 21, 2020
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