Crime Reads » Essays

I've Written Superheroes, Legends, and My Own Characters. Here's What I've Learned—Every Story Is a Journey

I've Written Superheroes, Legends, and My Own Characters. Here's What I've Learned—Every Story Is a Journey

With great stories come great responsibilities.

By Charles Soule | December 16, 2019

On Writing Horror While Preparing to Donate A Kidney

On Writing Horror While Preparing to Donate A Kidney

"Dan came out of the hospital with a healthy kidney, while I’d come out with three and a half thousand words of notes."

By Alison Moore | December 16, 2019

Cozy Mysteries Represent the Way Life Should Be

Cozy Mysteries Represent the Way Life Should Be

You know, except for the murders. Except for those.

By Elizabeth Penney | December 16, 2019

Why We Love Looking for Hidden Symbols—In Thrillers and In Real Life

Why We Love Looking for Hidden Symbols—In Thrillers and In Real Life

Thriller authors discuss the power of literary treasure hunting.

By Ellen Crosby | December 13, 2019

The Elements of the Haunted House: A Primer

The Elements of the Haunted House: A Primer

Or, How to Build a Haunted House Mystery from the Ground Up

By Emily Littlejohn | December 12, 2019

Three Books that Explore the Violence of Women’s Appetites

Three Books that Explore the Violence of Women’s Appetites

The world is creepy."">"Why shouldn’t there be something creepy in us?
The world is creepy."

By Katie Gutierrez | December 11, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

I Wrote the Kind of Character I Wanted Most to Read About

By Gar Anthony Haywood | December 11, 2019

Ice Skating as an Education for Writing Crime Fiction

By J. D. Griffo | December 11, 2019

Get Radcliff!: The Search for Black Pulp's Forgotten Author

By Gary Phillips | December 10, 2019

The Crime Novels of Christmas

The Crime Novels of Christmas

A merry rundown of crime fiction set during the holiday season.

By Paul French | December 9, 2019

Adventures in Narco-Tourism

Adventures in Narco-Tourism

In an evolving Medellín, locals and tourists struggle with the bloody legacy of Pablo Escobar.

By Dave Seminara | December 9, 2019

The Assassination of Thomas Doughty by the Brigand Sir Francis Drake

The Assassination of Thomas Doughty by the Brigand Sir Francis Drake

Or, what the Doughty Affair reveals about piracy, superstition, and witchcraft in the 16th Century.

By S.J. Parris | December 9, 2019

A Brief History of Brief Crime Books

A Brief History of Brief Crime Books

From the beginning, the novella has always gripped our attention.

By Manning Wolfe | December 9, 2019

The Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Film Noir

The Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Film Noir

From moral disruptor, to crazy b----, to the anti-heroine of our century: an ode to femmes fatales through the ages.

By Halley Sutton | December 5, 2019

The Mass Atonement of Salem, Massachusetts

The Mass Atonement of Salem, Massachusetts

On finally feeling accepted despite social difference, in the unlikeliest of places

By Alice Blanchard | December 5, 2019

On the Benefits of Building a Book Series Out of a Community of Characters

On the Benefits of Building a Book Series Out of a Community of Characters

Changing protagonists can set a writer—and a reader—free.

By Allen Eskens | December 5, 2019

« First ‹ Previous 167 168 169 170171172 173 174 175 Next ›Last »

Page 171 of 208