• Essays

    Con Men & Masterminds: Crafting the Perfect Antagonist in Thrillers

    "A villain’s humanity is what makes them unforgettable."

    January 28, 2025  By Greg Wands and Elizabeth McCullough Keenan
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    Collateral Damage and Remembrance in the Time of Serial Killers

    Courtney Lund O'Neil grew up hearing from her mother, a witness to the last of Gacy's abductions. Now, she's reinvestigated the crime from the perspective of the periphery.

    January 27, 2025  By Courtney Lund O'Neil
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    Agatha Christie, Below the Equator

    A brief survey of Agatha Christie characters who hail from the Southern Hemisphere.

    January 24, 2025  By Naomi Kaye
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    The Joys of Writing a Standalone Thriller

    "I travel somewhere new every book"

    January 24, 2025  By Carter Wilson
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    All Work and No Play: Returning to The Shining as a Writer

    "Writing is its own demon, one that follows us wherever we go."

    January 23, 2025  By Leah Konen
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    What We Miss When We Talk About the Preppy Killer

    Cynthia Weiner on capturing the world of 1980s NYC elites and their violent misdeeds

    January 23, 2025  By Cynthia Weiner
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    Rick Childers on Writing Rural Noir With a Sense of Love

    A conversation about getting to the truth of life in Appalachia.

    January 23, 2025  By Chris McGinley
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    Rediscovering the Golden Age Detective Novels of Dostoevsky Translator David Magarshack

    Martin Edwards investigates the influence of the great Russian novelist on Magarshack's work, and the world of British mystery

    January 22, 2025  By Martin Edwards
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    Why These Crimes Against Women in 1950s London Captured a Novelist's Imagination

    S.J. Bennett on the crimes that resonated across decades.

    January 22, 2025  By S.J. Bennett
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    Journalism’s Secret Order of the Occult Hand

    Keith Roysdon on a mysterious practice dating back centuries – or at least to 1965.

    January 22, 2025  By Keith Roysdon
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