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Incarcerated Women in Fiction

Incarcerated Women in Fiction

Samantha Crewson on the lack of representation in novels, and what it means for our society.

By Samantha Crewson | April 23, 2025

Why We Turn to Detective Fiction in Times of Upheaval

Why We Turn to Detective Fiction in Times of Upheaval

Louise Hegarty on the comforts of 'fair play'.

By Louise Hegarty | April 22, 2025

Wine and Crime: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

Wine and Crime: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

J.T. Falco on the hustlers, fraudsters, and murderers of the wine world.

By J.T. Falco | April 22, 2025

The Crime Fiction of Dundee, Scotland: Jute, Jam, and Journalism

The Crime Fiction of Dundee, Scotland: Jute, Jam, and Journalism

A reading tour through the mysteries of Dundee.

By Paul French | April 21, 2025

The Rise of Scotland Yard in Victorian England

The Rise of Scotland Yard in Victorian England

April J. Skelly on the birth of a Victorian institution.

By April J. Skelly | April 21, 2025

The Wacky Packy Kid: The Forgotten 1970s Sticker Craze Created by Art Spiegelman

The Wacky Packy Kid: The Forgotten 1970s Sticker Craze Created by Art Spiegelman

Michael Gonzales recalls the brief heyday of Wacky Packages

By Michael Gonzales | April 18, 2025

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Structuring Truth Like Fiction: Building Suspense in Nonfiction Narratives

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Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby Turns 100. Time To Admit It’s Crime Fiction.

By Christopher Chambers | April 18, 2025

The Cost of a Bullet: A Nashville Story

By Michael Amos Cody | April 17, 2025

“A Mystery Novel Like No Other Before.” On Josephine Tey’s <em>The Daughter of Time</em>

“A Mystery Novel Like No Other Before.” On Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time

Sarah Weinman in Praise of an Innovative and Timeless Work of Detective Fiction

By Sarah Weinman | April 17, 2025

Why Being the Child of a Crime Writer Made It Inevitable I Would Become One

Why Being the Child of a Crime Writer Made It Inevitable I Would Become One

Abbi Waxman on a childhood of library visits and watching her mother at work.

By Abbi Waxman | April 17, 2025

Why Are All the Fictional Kids Doing Crimes?

Why Are All the Fictional Kids Doing Crimes?

"It’s not often talked about, but criminal activity is kind of a hallmark of YA as a whole"

By C. L. Montblanc | April 16, 2025

Max Allan Collins on Continuing the Work of Dashiell Hammett

Max Allan Collins on Continuing the Work of Dashiell Hammett

See a cover reveal and read the afterword for the upcoming "Return of the Maltese Falcon"

By Max Allan Collins | April 15, 2025

Matthew Sullivan on Discovering The Dogs in the Nighttime, His Monthly Sherlock Group

Matthew Sullivan on Discovering The Dogs in the Nighttime, His Monthly Sherlock Group

The value of reading – and sometimes reading together.

By Matthew Sullivan | April 15, 2025

Why Belinda Bauer Is In Favor of Anthropomorphism in Fiction

Why Belinda Bauer Is In Favor of Anthropomorphism in Fiction

And why, in her new mystery, the victim is a bird.

By Belinda Bauer | April 15, 2025

Robert Jackson Bennett On Crafting a Fantasy Murder Mystery

Robert Jackson Bennett On Crafting a Fantasy Murder Mystery

"It seems a curious choice, I suppose, to take a world of such huge stakes and instead focus on the small things"

By Robert Jackson Bennett | April 14, 2025

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