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    Why We (Still) Love Crime and Comic Book Heroes

    Why We (Still) Love Crime and Comic Book Heroes

    On the Flawed Heroes and Superheroes of Modern Genre Fiction

    By Meghan Scott Molin | December 5, 2018

    Is Crime Fiction Allowed <br>to Be Funny?

    Is Crime Fiction Allowed
    to Be Funny?

    The Tricky Business of Balancing Humor and Crime

    By Christopher Fowler | December 3, 2018

    How to Write Small Town <br>Crime Fiction

    How to Write Small Town
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    And Other Lessons from a Career In Journalism

    By Bryan Gruley | December 3, 2018

    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of the Month

    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of the Month

    November's Best CrimeReads Features

    By CrimeReads | November 30, 2018

    Merriam Modell: Domestic Suspense's Reluctant Pioneer

    Merriam Modell: Domestic Suspense's Reluctant Pioneer

    How Bunny Lake Is Missing—and Success—Haunted the Author

    By Sarah Weinman | November 28, 2018

    Is Mumbai the 21st Century Capital of Noir?

    Is Mumbai the 21st Century Capital of Noir?

    Ambitious Crime Literature for a Sprawling World Capital

    By Paul French | November 26, 2018

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    Trained to Protect Foreign Dignitaries, Hunt Fugitives, and Write Tom Clancy Novels

    By Marc Cameron | November 26, 2018

    Writing About the Origins of the British Secret Service

    By H.B. Lyle | November 21, 2018

    The Many Dangers
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    It’s Never Been Easier—or Harder—to Self-Publish

    It’s Never Been Easier—or Harder—to Self-Publish

    A Hybrid Author's Tips for Staying Sane While Self-Publishing

    By Libby Fischer Hellmann | November 20, 2018

    How To Set A Medieval Crime In A Modern City

    How To Set A Medieval Crime In A Modern City

    Reliquary Theft, Narrow Alleyways, and Other Reasons To Set You Crime Novel In Venice

    By David Carlson | November 19, 2018

    A Murder in the Family

    A Murder in the Family

    150 Years After, Making Sense of a Family Crime

    By davidkimmel | November 19, 2018

    Writing Characters Who Are in the Throes of Addiction

    Writing Characters Who Are in the Throes of Addiction

    A Lawyer and Mystery Novelist Reflects on Drug Court

    By Allen Eskens | November 16, 2018

    Ngaio Marsh: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    Ngaio Marsh: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    Diving Into the Life and Work of New Zealand's Queen of Crime

    By Neil Nyren | November 14, 2018

    Do Horror and Crime Go Together?

    Do Horror and Crime Go Together?

    "Today, all genres are promiscuous, and none more so than the mystery thriller."

    By M. R. Carey | November 12, 2018

    What We Owe to Wilkie Collins' <em>The Woman In White</em>

    What We Owe to Wilkie Collins' The Woman In White

    On The 19th Century Origins of the Modern Psychological Thriller

    By Radha Vatsal | November 12, 2018

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