• Essays

    Women and Crime Writing: We’ve Always Been Detectives

    Psychological thrillers and true crime stories may be booming with women now, but it's part of a centuries-old trend.

    November 9, 2020  By Emily Schultz
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    How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

    Romantic suspense writer Lisa Harris has plenty of tips for seamlessly blending romance into your thrillers.

    November 9, 2020  By Lisa Harris
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    Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

    When it comes to suspense, it's all about perspective and structure.

    November 7, 2020  By Sara Foster
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    No Badges: Running for the Border in American Noir

    Crossing the border is deeply woven into the DNA of noir fiction. But what that border represents is ever-shifting.

    November 6, 2020  By Christopher Brown
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    London's First Police Force Was Established by Novelist Henry Fielding and His Brother

    In 1749, Henry Fielding devised a plan for the Bow Street Runners, a group of men given permission to confront suspected criminals.

    November 6, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    High Life: The Carnegie Deli Murders

    In 2001, Michael Gonzales visited the apartment of a hospitable actress and dealer. Soon it would be the site of a notorious murder.

    November 5, 2020  By Michael Gonzales
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    How to Gracefully Subject Your Detectives to the Vicissitudes of Time

    "A series in which the protagonist ages with the years becomes in effect a long novel, the record of a life..."

    November 5, 2020  By Dominic Martell
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    Erskine Childers: Gentleman, Spy Novelist, and Gunrunner for the IRA

    How did the aristocratic author of English’s first great spy novel end up dead in the Irish Civil War?

    November 4, 2020  By H.B. Lyle
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    How the Discovery of a Rare Pink Diamond Led One Reporter into the World of Thrillers

    Matthew Hart wrote about diamonds and gold. One day, he got the call from Brazil—an 81-carater came out of the river.

    November 3, 2020  By Matthew Hart
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    A Few Thoughts and Speculations on the State of Irish Crime Fiction

    John Connolly on the current generation of Irish crime novelists and crime readers.

    November 3, 2020  By John Connolly
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