• Essays

    Kerry Greenwood's Life In Crime

    The creator of Phryne Fisher thinks back on her time as a lawyer and her hard-scrabble childhood.

    June 11, 2021  By Kerry Greenwood
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    Learning About Life From Crime Fiction

    "It is our shared experiences through the written word that can help us feel less isolated and more connected."

    June 11, 2021  By Opa Hysea Wise
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    The Shadow Was Pulp Fiction's Original Pop Culture Phenomenon. Now, He's Mostly Forgotten. What Happened?

    Before Perry Mason, Nero Wolfe, and Philip Marlowe, there was the crime-fighter who knew what evil lurked in the hearts of men.

    June 9, 2021  By Hector DeJean
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    The Scottish Anthropologist Who Inspired Dracula

    Meet Emily Gerard, the travel writer who gave Bram Stoker the term "Nosferatu."

    June 9, 2021  By Laurie R. King
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    The Shark-Infested Waters of Hawaiian Detective Fiction

    The history of detective novels set in Hawai`i is long and exceedingly complex. Where is it all headed?

    June 9, 2021  By Eric Redman
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    Escaping Into British Humor Is the Perfect Balm

    In the crisp sentences of Wodehouse and the wry scenarios of Jerome, one author finds the escape she needs.

    June 9, 2021  By Connie Berry
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    On Letting Go of Toxic Silence and Acknowledging the Hardships of Mental Illness

    My brother's bipolar disorder troubled him all his life. But the stigma of being labeled caused just as much pain.

    June 9, 2021  By Marilyn Peterson Haus
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    Behind the Pine Curtain: East Texas’s Growing Influence on Crime Fiction

    How East Texas has established itself as a major force within American Noir.

    June 8, 2021  By James Wade
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    How to Write an Effective Villain

    Scouring classic thrillers for tips on how to write villains that will keep haunting readers long after the last page is read.

    June 8, 2021  By Paul Howarth
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    Why the Life of a Radio DJ Is Perfectly Suited to Crime Fiction

    Long nights, mysterious callers, and a fear of the dreaded 'dead air'

    June 8, 2021  By Michael Bradley
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