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The Crime Fiction of New Zealand

The Crime Fiction of New Zealand

A new generation of New Zealand authors is continuing a tradition of mystery.

By Paul French | August 17, 2020

How an Indiana Preacher's Son Transformed into a Western Lawman—and a Killer

How an Indiana Preacher's Son Transformed into a Western Lawman—and a Killer

Ed Cantrell went to Wyoming and cast himself in the mould of Western gunslinging icons. Then, he was charged with murder.

By Rone Tempest | August 14, 2020

The Unbearable Freedom of Feral Children

The Unbearable Freedom of Feral Children

Or, We Are All Exactly as Animal as Each Other

By mariaromascomoore2 | August 14, 2020

My First Thriller: David Morrell

My First Thriller: David Morrell

How the 'First Blood' author went from being a graduate student writing Faulkner imitations to reinventing the action novel.

By Rick Pullen | August 13, 2020

Why Writing About Psychopaths Keeps Me Sane

Why Writing About Psychopaths Keeps Me Sane

On the perverse delights and vengeful satisfactions of channeling our darkest impulses into fiction.

By Nina Sadowsky | August 13, 2020

Faces on the Milk Cartons: The Lost Boys of Des Moines

Faces on the Milk Cartons: The Lost Boys of Des Moines

In the 1980s, three Iowa boys went missing. Their disappearances loomed large in my childhood, and have haunted me ever since.

By Kali White | August 13, 2020

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Maybe We Read Crime Fiction Because Deep Down, We All Know We're Complicit in Crime

By John Galligan | August 12, 2020

What Drives Obsession in Fiction?

By R. J. Jacobs | August 12, 2020

The World of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and the Birth of the 1970's Private Detective

By Susanna Lee | August 11, 2020

Fraud of the Century: The Ponzi Scheme, 100 Years Later

Fraud of the Century: The Ponzi Scheme, 100 Years Later

In 1920, Boston’s Charles Ponzi gave a classic confidence trick its name. Why are investors still falling for such a notorious swindle?

By Dean Jobb | August 11, 2020

My Pandemic Master Class with <em>The Silence of the Lambs</em>

My Pandemic Master Class with The Silence of the Lambs

What I learned from re-reading Thomas Harris in lockdown.

By Julia Heaberlin | August 11, 2020

He Made His West London Youth Into a Spy Novel. It Wasn't Such a Stretch After All.

He Made His West London Youth Into a Spy Novel. It Wasn't Such a Stretch After All.

"I didn’t get to choose which side I could stand on. That was decided for me dependent solely on race and religion."

By Khurrum Rahman | August 10, 2020

The Evolution of Dave Robicheaux and the Incredible Career of James Lee Burke

The Evolution of Dave Robicheaux and the Incredible Career of James Lee Burke

For over thirty years, the spiritual Louisiana lawman has been casting a light and chasing demons.

By David Masciotra | August 7, 2020

The Lost Classics of One of the 20th Century's Great Hard-boiled Writers

The Lost Classics of One of the 20th Century's Great Hard-boiled Writers

Fifty years on, Charles Williams' novels remain almost unbearably gripping.

By Andrew Cartmel | August 7, 2020

You Don't Have to Be Young to Be a Badass Detective

You Don't Have to Be Young to Be a Badass Detective

Nobody suspects a little old lady...

By Jane Badrock | August 7, 2020

My Life in True Crime

My Life in True Crime

Kim Powers' life has been spent writing about crime. But the suspicions about his own mother's death were kept secret.

By Kim Powers | August 6, 2020

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