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Essays

The Joy of Researching Historical Fiction

Research "can be a pleasure—the rare element of writing where failure is impossible, where the process can simply be enjoyed."

The Story Behind a New Book Pushing the Conversation About The Wire Into New Territory

Ronda Racha Penrice and Michael Gonzales discuss the show's legacy and the new book, Cracking the Wire During Black Lives Matter

Why Catriona Ward Decided To Explore The Abhorrent World of Animal Testing

On remote control dogs, nature vs. nurture, and the horror and joy inherent to being alive.

What if the FBI Required Recruits to Read Paranormal Crime Thrillers?

Or, how supernatural mystery novels can help America’s elite law enforcement organization defeat today’s most creative criminals.

Seven Colorful Cover Themes from Crime Fiction’s Past

It was a different time. A time of long legs, falling bodies, disembodied heads, and butterfly chairs.

The Books Will Keep You Warm

A celebration of small-town libraries and retro mysteries

Can Contemporary Spy Novels Ever Live Up to the Cold War Classics?

James Wolff on the halcyon days of moral ambiguity—and some possible ways forward.

I'm Dying Up Here: What a Decade of Stand-Up Taught Me About Fear and Thrillers

Erica Ferencik on the unsurpassable terror of telling jokes

Pastiche, Fan Fiction, and the Sincerest Form of Flattery

If Arthur Conan Doyle could see into the future of Sherlockiana, he'd be flattered, not threatened.

Fiction, History, and Truth

"[T]oday’s viewers get their history lessons from movies and biopics, not textbooks. And that’s where writers can a assume a greater role in the “truths” they portray."

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