• Essays

    Why Fiction is the Perfect Trojan Horse to Discuss Ethical Dilemmas

    "Fiction can Trojan Horse its way into your heart and soul and crack the window wide open."

    October 4, 2019  By Kira Peikoff
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    How Mary Roberts Rinehart, Queen of the Mystery Novel, Was Very Nearly Murdered

    She was the grande dame of American crime fiction, at the height of her powers, when she fell into a murder mystery of her own.

    October 3, 2019  By Sarah Weinman
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    Franz Kafka: Misunderstood Crime Author

    How The Trial upended what we know about crime fiction.

    October 3, 2019  By Peter Steiner
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    A Very Brief History of Forensic Investigation

    What does "forensics" actually mean in real investigative work, anyway?

    October 3, 2019  By Bradley Harper
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    The Green River Killer and Me

    "The man looked like all the men in the cars—he looked ordinary. But ordinary men, I had discovered, could be the most dangerous of all."

    October 2, 2019  By Rene Denfeld
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    On Crafting a Pioneering Queer Crime Fiction Series

    "I had a revelation: the private eye in noir fiction was a perfect metaphor for how gay men navigated the 'normal' world where both were outsiders."

    October 1, 2019  By Michael Nava
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    I Only Wanted My Ghosts in Stories—Until My Mother Died

    On ghost stories, longing, and grief.

    October 1, 2019  By Tara Laskowski
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    Contending with the Legacy of Lovecraft

    A writer's guide to taking inspiration from Lovecraft, without embracing his problematic legacy.

    October 1, 2019  By Shaun Hamill
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    Six Women Who Helped Define the Regency Era—And Our Conceptions of Modernity

    On Mary Shelley, Ada Lovelace, Jane Austen, and other strong-willed women from the early 19th century.

    September 30, 2019  By Andrea Penrose
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    How to Build Close Personal Relationships While Saving the World

    An alpha female's guide to thrillers, action, and romance.

    September 27, 2019  By Christina Dodd
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