Essays

All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

While the director is often tied up with body horror, the great themes of espionage fiction are present in nearly all his work.

June 21, 2022  By Zach Vasquez
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The Case for Catharsis in Crime Fiction

Julie Mayhew on using crime and suspense to channel grief and rage.

June 21, 2022  By Julie Mayhew
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Gillian Flynn Is the Real Gone Girl

10 years later, the seminal thriller still has a few twists and reveals left for unsuspecting readers.

June 20, 2022  By Lisa Levy
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Javier Cercas and The Art of the Back Story

With the launch of a new detective series, the enigmatic Spanish author begins a new chapter.

June 17, 2022  By Paul French
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Unusual and Iconic Tales of Intentional Poisonings

Kate Khavari on the long and sordid history of murder by poison

June 17, 2022  By Kate Khavari
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Want to Write a Great Mystery? Read a Great Romance.

Mindy Carlson on lessons learned from a pandemic-inspired turn toward romance novels.

June 16, 2022  By Mindy Carlson
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The Story of Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and Quite Possibly the Strangest American Crime Film of the 1970s

Prime Cut was a movie filled with stars – and violent, grotesque meat metaphors. Also, it was a mirror for the decade's American experience.

June 16, 2022  By Andrew Nette
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The Constellation of Possibilities: An Approach to Writing Historical Fiction

Matt Bondurant on a natural disaster, a discovered photograph, and the craft exercise that followed.

June 15, 2022  By Matt Bondurant
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A Real Desire to Write Fake Lawyers

Joey Hartstone always thought he wanted to be a lawyer. But maybe just wanted to be a lawyer in a story.

June 15, 2022  By Joey Hartstone
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On Revenge Porn, Cyberstalking & Other Modern Privacy Problems

"Like many of us, I have an uneasy truce with what technology has wrought with respect to my privacy."

June 14, 2022  By Nina Sadowsky
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