• Essays

    The Power of a Small Town Setting for Murder Mysteries

    All small towns are deeply troubled in their own special way.

    September 18, 2020  By Taylor Hale
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    Gayle Lynds: My First Thriller

    She was told nobody wanted to read spy novels by women. She proved them wrong in a big way.

    September 17, 2020  By Rick Pullen
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    On The Art and Life of Jeffrey Catherine Jones

    In 1970's New York City, Jones and a few artist friends reinvented what comic art could be.

    September 17, 2020  By Michael Gonzales
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    Romance Writing, Historical Cozies, and Drawing a Thread Between Past and Present

    Historical Details and Human Truths

    September 17, 2020  By Callie Hutton
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    Blood & Fire: The Bombing of Wall Street, 100 Years Later

    When a converted ice cream wagon blew up in Wall Street, it was the worst act of terrorism in U.S. history, the loudest burst in a war between the Federal government and American Anarchists.

    September 16, 2020  By Nathan Ward
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    There Is No Crime Fiction Without Politics

    Some writers think books shouldn't be political. Vanessa Lillie, author of a new thriller about white privilege and restorative justice, couldn't disagree more.

    September 16, 2020  By Vanessa Lillie
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    Lee Child on Why He Edited a Book Dedicated to Nicotine

    A Faulty Delivery System

    September 15, 2020  By Lee Child
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    19th Century Reading Habits Come To Light Via Delightful Comments Scrawled in the Margins of a Crime Novel

    The peculiar marginalia of Lt. Gen. Coote Synge-Hutchinson

    September 14, 2020  By Curtis Evans
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    How To Use Multiple Points of View To Generate Story Tension

    On coming of age stories, childhood terrors, and bringing fresh points of view to writing large-cast narratives.

    September 14, 2020  By Christina Henry
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    Why I Always Feature Dogs in My Novels

    Lorenzo Carcaterra remembers his loyal writing companion, an Olde English Bulldogge named Gus.

    September 14, 2020  By Lorenzo Carcaterra
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