• Essays

    The Lure of a Real-World Setting for a Mystery Novelist

    Sometimes, a place cries out to you, asking you to make it the setting of a story. RV Raman writes about how a remote resort in Central India supplied the setting for his second mystery.

    December 8, 2021  By RV Raman
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    New York, Plus Ça Change: Chinatown Under Threat

    S.J. Rozan on gentrification in New York and the gathering forces that threaten a community and a way of life.

    December 7, 2021  By S.J. Rozan
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    Writing with an Accent

    "What is the recipe for foreign language use? How much Spanish is acceptable in an English-language book?"

    December 7, 2021  By Teresa Dovalpage
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    The Thrill of Discovering the Novels of Fredric Brown

    Lawrence Block remembers a world of books and an author whose unusual fiction stands the test of time.

    December 7, 2021  By Lawrence Block
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    On The Horrifying, Hilarious Violence of a Punch & Judy Puppet Show

    "Because who doesn’t love a puppet, with a wriggling, uneasy love that might be terror?"

    December 6, 2021  By Catriona McPherson
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    The Curse of Englishness: Why Every British Thriller Is Also a Black Comedy

    "We specialise in a specific kind of English malice based on class and distorted moral rectitude."

    December 4, 2021  By Christopher Fowler
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    The Ponzi of Paris: The Greatest, Wildest Confidence Artist in French History

    Marthe Hanau was a savvy woman at the head of a financial empire. She wasn't going to be taken down without a fight.

    December 3, 2021  By Dean Jobb
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    Why the Heightened World of Elite Dance Is the Perfect Vehicle for a Feminist Thriller

    .On ballerinas, womanhood, and the patriarchal control behind "self-discipline"

    December 3, 2021  By Erin Kelly
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    S.A. Cosby on the Conversation Around Policing in America – And Why It Needs to Change

    A new crime fiction anthology looks at police oppression.

    December 2, 2021  By S. A. Cosby
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    Suspense in Sustenance: Finding a Healthy Relationship with Food, While Writing a Thriller

    For Flora Collins, food had been her one fear. In her novel, she decided to dive into a world of home cooking.

    December 2, 2021  By Flora Collins
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