• Essays

    The Fine Art of Naming Characters in Crime Fiction

    Ever wonder how crime authors name their characters? Ever find your own name in a novel attached to a shadowy CIA agent?

    June 24, 2019  By Nancie Clare
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    Charles Dickens Was Obsessed with Detectives, Too

    In 1851, detectives were new to the London police force. The most famous novelist in the world figured he'd go on some ridealongs.

    June 24, 2019  By Tim Mason
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    Why Doctors Make for the Most Terrifying Villains in Fiction

    From Dr. Frankenstein to Hannibal Lecter, nothing sends a chill down the spine like a medical man with terrible designs.

    June 24, 2019  By Caroline Louise Walker
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    8 Thrillers About Those Who Are Not What They Seem

    Time To Probe the Dark Truth Lurking Beneath a Manicured Facade

    June 21, 2019  By Ellen LaCorte
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    The Dark Underworld of the Truffle Trade

    In the idyllic pastures of southeastern France, the precious fungus is farmed—and stolen.

    June 20, 2019  By Ryan Jacobs
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    Writing Violence Against Women in the Age of #MeToo

    How Fictional Violence Can Help Us Process Real-World Trauma

    June 20, 2019  By Jo Baker
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    The Class Conscious Narrator: Society's Detective

    Exposing the Hypocrisies and Excesses of Wealth and Social Division, One Novel at a Time

    June 18, 2019  By Barbara Bourland
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    Accidental Adventures in Private Investigation

    When you go to work for a private investigator on a whim, are you part of a surveillance team, or are you a stalker?

    June 18, 2019  By Daniela Petrova
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    Sherlock Holmes,
    Hardboiled Detective

    Did ACD's Sherlock Holmes have more in common with the American hardboiled noir than with the English puzzle mystery?

    June 17, 2019  By Alexis Hall
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    The Crime Fiction of Algiers

    Exploring a Complex Outpost of Mediterranean Noir

    June 17, 2019  By Paul French
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