• Essays

    Crime Novels Set on the Greek Islands: Sun, Souvlaki and Sinister Types

    Crime and the City goes island-hopping in search of mystery.

    July 26, 2021  By Paul French
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    A Cozy Mystery Writer on the History of Class and Tea

    Wealthy drawing rooms, middle class parlors, working-class tea houses: on the many ways that the British take their tea.

    July 26, 2021  By Vicki Delany
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    Toxic Masculinity in Psychological Thrillers

    "Toxic masculinity negatively impacts all of us. This might be why psychological suspense so often includes dramatic instances of it."

    July 26, 2021  By Caitlin Wahrer
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    The Imperial Russians Who Defied the Czar For Love

    Even the members of the Romanov family chafed under the heavy-handed rulers of Russia.

    July 26, 2021  By Dianne Freeman
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    John Candy Rants About Hollywood in a
    Calgary Hotel Room

    "Only someone who has experienced that kind of love and adoration can so deeply feel its absence."

    July 23, 2021  By Tommy Swerdlow
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    Why Do American Crime Writers Love British Manors So Much?

    An intercontinental, cross-generational obsession explained by one of its practitioners.

    July 23, 2021  By Katharine Schellman
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    How Detective Fiction Helps A Forensic Psychiatrist in Her Work With Violent Offenders

    "The reason for evil in the world is that people are unable to tell their stories."

    July 22, 2021  By Dr. Gwen Adshead
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    Villains and Victims: The Role of Animals in Crime Fiction

    Why it's time to do away with literary taboos and confront violence against animals.

    July 22, 2021  By Greg Buchanan
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    Why Has Jeffrey Dahmer Become A Household Name, While The Names of His Victims Are Forgotten?

    There's a thin line between trying to understand a killer's motivations and justifying their actions.

    July 22, 2021  By Willa C. Richards
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    When Exactly Was 'The Golden Age' of Detective Fiction? It's a Mystery.

    "Defining what is a mystery is just as elusive as pinpointing its invention."

    July 21, 2021  By Otto Penzler
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