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    In the Emergency Room, Doctors Need Detective Skills—And Empathy

    In the Emergency Room, Doctors Need Detective Skills—And Empathy

    Why Chris Bohjalian went looking for inspiration in the ER

    By Chris Bohjalian | March 17, 2020

    On the Murder of Wesley Everest and the Bloody History of the Logging Industry

    On the Murder of Wesley Everest and the Bloody History of the Logging Industry

    In writing a crime novel, I took inspiration from my activist forbears and their epic confrontations with the robber barons of timber.

    By melissaannpeterson2 | March 16, 2020

    Away With the Fairies

    Away With the Fairies

    How an old family legend and the story of a haunted cottage taught me a healthy respect for the supernatural.

    By Carlene O'Connor | March 16, 2020

    The Fantastical World of Crime Scene Investigation

    The Fantastical World of Crime Scene Investigation

    How our national obsession with crime stories is distorting the judicial system

    By Victor Methos | March 13, 2020

    America’s First Crime Novel Was Rural Noir—We Should Still Be Reading It

    America’s First Crime Novel Was Rural Noir—We Should Still Be Reading It

    Reconsidering Charles Brockden Brown’s 1798 novel, Edgar Huntly, or Memoirs of a Sleepwalker

    By Chris McGinley | March 12, 2020

    Royal Scandals Through The Centuries

    Royal Scandals Through The Centuries

    Brawls, disappearances, executions, affairs and more affairs.

    By Deanna Raybourn | March 12, 2020

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    Dr. Lise Meitner: The Mystery of the Disappearing Physicist

    By Jan Eliasberg | March 11, 2020

    Adventures in Historical Fiction: History is Everywhere (And Full of Surprises)

    Adventures in Historical Fiction: History is Everywhere (And Full of Surprises)

    You could just look up the details you need to know, but historical fiction is much more fun when you let history take you by surprise.

    By John Lawton | March 11, 2020

    The Poison Pen Letter: The Early 20th Century's Strangest Crime Wave

    The Poison Pen Letter: The Early 20th Century's Strangest Crime Wave

    Across America and Europe, people couldn't stop writing nasty letters. Soon the courts were overwhelmed with epistolary assaults.

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    Searching for James M. Cain's Los Angeles

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    <em>Briarpatch</em> May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

    Briarpatch May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

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    Crime and the City: Saigon

    Crime and the City: Saigon

    In the long shadow of Graham Greene's The Quiet American, a city's crime fiction scene thrives.

    By Paul French | March 9, 2020

    Writing a Crime Novel About Munchausen-By-Proxy—While Pregnant

    Writing a Crime Novel About Munchausen-By-Proxy—While Pregnant

    A crime author reckons with her darkest fears.

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    How Do You Write a Mystery When Every Plot Is Taken?

    How Do You Write a Mystery When Every Plot Is Taken?

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