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Crimes Without Punishment: Inside the Narratives That Border True Crime

Crimes Without Punishment: Inside the Narratives That Border True Crime

The books pushing at the boundaries of true crime storytelling.

By Tobias Carroll | January 24, 2020

No Such Thing As a Nice Guy: Reading Andrea Dworkin and Watching <em>You</em>

No Such Thing As a Nice Guy: Reading Andrea Dworkin and Watching You

Joe isn't a serial killer. He's a batterer. And his reform is just part of the cycle of abuse.

By Torrey Crim | January 22, 2020

How to Write a Character with Dissociative Disorder When You Have Dissociative Disorder

How to Write a Character with Dissociative Disorder When You Have Dissociative Disorder

On Writing Trauma and Healing Through Fiction

By L.A. Villafane | January 22, 2020

Searching for a Los Angeles Cop Novel of My Own

Searching for a Los Angeles Cop Novel of My Own

L.A. is a city of iconic crime novels. Lee Goldberg went searching for new terrain.

By Lee Goldberg | January 21, 2020

Why Montana Inspires So Many Great Crime Authors

Why Montana Inspires So Many Great Crime Authors

The big, lonesome state is the perfect setting for crime fiction—and has drawn in some of the genre's greatest talents.

By Chad Dundas | January 21, 2020

Family Annihilation and <br>Toxic Masculinity

Family Annihilation and
Toxic Masculinity

Fatal Vision, The Adversary, and the most heinous crime of all

By Ani Katz | January 17, 2020

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What Books Would You Most Want To See Transformed into a Film or Series?

By Chris Hauty | January 17, 2020

The Horrors and Ironies of Solovetsky Prison

By James L. May | January 17, 2020

Golden Age Hollywood was Full of Ex-Cons

By Vince Keenan | January 16, 2020

Thrillers Pick Up Where Romance Leaves Off

Thrillers Pick Up Where Romance Leaves Off

Or, What Happens After the Kiss?

By Tanen Jones | January 15, 2020

Why Crime Writers Have to Travel

Why Crime Writers Have to Travel

On the importance of setting and atmosphere—and the surreal Icelandic summer.

By Nick Petrie | January 15, 2020

Alex Marwood on Psychological Thrillers, Hypnotism, and Cults

Alex Marwood on Psychological Thrillers, Hypnotism, and Cults

An author pursues her obsessions.

By Daneet Steffens | January 15, 2020

Soul Assassin: The Brief Life and Death of Jerome Johnson

Soul Assassin: The Brief Life and Death of Jerome Johnson

In 1971, somebody hired a young Black man to assassinate an Italian mafia boss. Five decades later, the mystery continues.

By Michael Gonzales | January 14, 2020

Are Small Town Mysteries Comforting Fictions—or Terrifyingly Relevant?

Are Small Town Mysteries Comforting Fictions—or Terrifyingly Relevant?

As the true crime boom continues, and murder is everywhere, we can no longer find comfort in small town settings.

By Amy K. Green | January 14, 2020

Are Crime Writers as Twisted as Our Characters?

Are Crime Writers as Twisted as Our Characters?

Authors Weigh In On Their Creepy Creations

By Bryan Gruley | January 14, 2020

Graham Greene and Dorothy Glover’s Amazing Collection of Victorian Detective Fiction

Graham Greene and Dorothy Glover’s Amazing Collection of Victorian Detective Fiction

It began as an affair carried out during the London Blitz. It became one of the world's premiere collections of mystery fiction.

By Paul French | January 13, 2020

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