• Essays

    A History of Serial Killers Who Went Quiet Before Being Caught

    Dormant for years (or even decades), these infamous criminals were undone by new technology, old passions, or giant egos.

    August 11, 2021  By Joanna Schaffhausen
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    What's the Secret to Writing a Bestseller? Hint: There Isn't One.

    "No one—and I mean no one, not your editor, not the publisher, not the critics—has any idea what makes one book sell millions of copies while other, often better, books do not."

    August 11, 2021  By Joy Fielding
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    Using Fiction to Demonstrate the Power of Therapy

    Shanora Williams takes mental health seriously. Her new psychological thriller warns against the dangers of letting trauma fester.

    August 11, 2021  By Shanora Williams
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    Florence Rush and the Providence White Slavers

    The profitable panic that inspired both journalists and crime writers to focus on the (extremely exaggerated) crisis of "white slavery"

    August 10, 2021  By Curtis Evans
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    When You Can’t Call the Cops

    Michele Weinstat Miller endured rape, incarceration, and addiction and later became an attorney. She decided to write a thriller about people who don't feel safe calling the police.

    August 10, 2021  By Michele Weinstat Miller
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    The Rise of Welsh Crime Fiction

    A country of just over three million people is producing a good deal of the world's most addictive crime fiction.

    August 9, 2021  By Paul French
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    Rediscovering the Sly, Seductive Jazz Mysteries of Charlotte Carter

    30 years ago, Carter addressed racism, colorism, classism, and sexism head on. Her books feel just as relevant today.

    August 9, 2021  By Caitlin Landuyt
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    Perfume Thieves and the History of Temptation

    On the scent of some of history's most refined criminals.

    August 5, 2021  By Timothy Schaffert
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    There's an Abundance of Wives In Book Titles—Where Are the Husbands?

    Chandler Baker loves marriage thrillers, but she thinks it's time for men to take a turn at being defined by their domestic roles.

    August 5, 2021  By Chandler Baker
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    How Surf Noir Changed My Life

    Discover Kem Nunn. Discover the power of riding waves. Nothing will ever be the same.

    August 4, 2021  By David M. Olsen
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