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Locked-Room Mysteries: A Beginner's Guide

Locked-Room Mysteries: A Beginner's Guide

Impossible Crimes, Closed Circles, and Fiendish Whodunnits

By Gigi Pandian | April 26, 2019

Bosch Is Bosch: Appreciating a Masterful Adaptation

Bosch Is Bosch: Appreciating a Masterful Adaptation

A Crime Author's Harry Bosch Admiration Runs Deep

By Reed Farrel Coleman | April 25, 2019

On Suicide Hotlines and the Power of Story

On Suicide Hotlines and the Power of Story

Stories Can Set Us Free—Or They Can Trap Us In Circular Thinking

By Bridget Collins | April 25, 2019

True Crime (Dating) Advice

True Crime (Dating) Advice

Romance in the Era of True Crime Obsessions

By Tori Telfer | April 24, 2019

The Magic of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct

The Magic of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct

Over the decades, the procedural series captured life in the New York like no other and made the squad room the star.

By Paul Abbott | April 22, 2019

The Crime Fiction of Kingston, Jamaica

The Crime Fiction of Kingston, Jamaica

Crime and the City on the Jamaican Capital and Diaspora

By Paul French | April 22, 2019

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A Medical Thriller That Asks: What Happens When Hospitals and Parents Clash?

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Why We've Decided That The Machines Want to Kill Us

By M. G. Wheaton | April 19, 2019

A Look at Gilded Age Crimes, Then and Now

A Look at Gilded Age Crimes, Then and Now

“The whole damn world believes in dynamite.”

By Mariah Fredericks | April 18, 2019

How Not to Write Courtroom Scenes

How Not to Write Courtroom Scenes

Bending the Rules of Evidence in the Name of Story

By Angie Kim | April 17, 2019

Where the Legal Thriller Meets Domestic Suspense

Where the Legal Thriller Meets Domestic Suspense

Families and Courtrooms Make for Uncanny Drama

By Alafair Burke | April 16, 2019

Women Spies During WWII Were Way Better At Keeping Secrets Than Their Male Counterparts

Women Spies During WWII Were Way Better At Keeping Secrets Than Their Male Counterparts

On Spymaster Vera Atkins And Her Extremely Capable Network

By Alisa Smith | April 16, 2019

Jim Crumley and the Rocky Mountain (Crime) Renaissance

Jim Crumley and the Rocky Mountain (Crime) Renaissance

An Icon of the American West and a Burgeoning Writing Scene

By Allen Morris Jones | April 16, 2019

Québécois Noir: Crime and the City Montreal

Québécois Noir: Crime and the City Montreal

Montreal Crime Fiction Isn't What You Expect...Except for the Snow

By Paul French | April 15, 2019

Brussels '79: A Thriller Born of a Tumultuous Era

Brussels '79: A Thriller Born of a Tumultuous Era

Peter May on How a Classic Thriller Came Together in a New Europe

By Peter May | April 15, 2019

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