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The Perils of Parenting as <br>a True Crime Author

The Perils of Parenting as
a True Crime Author

How Do You Explain Murder to a Seven-Year-Old?

By Kate Winkler Dawson | October 11, 2017

Female Serial Killers Are More Common Than You Think

Female Serial Killers Are More Common Than You Think

Tori Telfer Wonders Why We Have Such a Hard Time Imagining Murderous Women

By Tori Telfer | October 10, 2017

Don't Make Violence and Abuse Just Another Plot Device in Your Novel

Don't Make Violence and Abuse Just Another Plot Device in Your Novel

Rene Denfeld on the Way We Write About Rape and Trauma

By Rene Denfeld | September 6, 2017

The Greatest Wine Forger in the World

The Greatest Wine Forger in the World

On Our Fascination with Scammers, Conmen, and Dupers of the Super-Rich

By Dwyer Murphy | August 30, 2017

At the Birth of Crime Photography, Mug Shots and Death Scenes

At the Birth of Crime Photography, Mug Shots and Death Scenes

From a New York Beat Cop to a Parisian Artist, Documenting the Victim

By Dwyer Murphy | August 28, 2017

Stop Comparing the Kim Wall Murder to Scandinavian Crime Fiction

Stop Comparing the Kim Wall Murder to Scandinavian Crime Fiction

Sometimes the World is Dark Enough As It Is

By Dwyer Murphy | August 25, 2017

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Writing the Stories of South Central Los Angeles

By Ryan Gattis | August 24, 2017

On the Rise of Scandinavian
Crime Fiction

By Anders Roslund | August 11, 2017

Can the Internet's True Crime Obsession Lead to Real-Life Justice?

By Kathleen Barber | August 8, 2017

The Night I Spent in Lizzie Borden's House

The Night I Spent in Lizzie Borden's House

Sarah Schmidt on Writing Down the Words of a Ghost

By Sarah Schmidt | August 4, 2017

Do Spies Turned Novelists Use Their Old Sources?

Do Spies Turned Novelists Use Their Old Sources?

On What Espionage Fiction Can Teach Us About This Geopolitical Mess

By Steve Matteo | August 1, 2017

Why Do We Love To Read About <br>Missing Girls?

Why Do We Love To Read About
Missing Girls?

"We Want the Gory Details, to See Her Fate Spelled Out"

By Caite Dolan-Leach | June 29, 2017

Stephen King and I: How the Master of Horror Made Me a Better Father

Stephen King and I: How the Master of Horror Made Me a Better Father

On murderous clowns, haunted hotels, and darker halves

By Alex Segura | June 16, 2017

The Daughters of Crime Fiction Are Getting Tough on Bad Dads

The Daughters of Crime Fiction Are Getting Tough on Bad Dads

On the Heroines of Meg Gardiner and Karen Dionne

By Lisa Levy | June 16, 2017

My Father's Secret Life As a Cold War Spy

My Father's Secret Life As a Cold War Spy

And a Partner in Espionage with a Top Soviet Asset

By Eva Dillon | May 5, 2017

Jim Jones: Charismatic Micromanager, Gifted Preacher, Lunatic

Jim Jones: Charismatic Micromanager, Gifted Preacher, Lunatic

On the Life and Times Before the Jonestown Massacre

By Lisa Levy | May 2, 2017

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