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How Women Are Upending the Action Thriller

How Women Are Upending the Action Thriller

Gillian McAllister on the recalibration of high-octane thrillers.

By Gillian McAllister | February 25, 2025

Allison Epstein: A Love Letter to the Fictional Thief

Allison Epstein: A Love Letter to the Fictional Thief

"As a historical crime writer, there’s one trope I love more than almost anything, and that’s an old-timey thief with an elaborate scheme."

By Allison Epstein | February 25, 2025

Khartoum and the Crime Writing of Sudan

Khartoum and the Crime Writing of Sudan

Reading crime fiction at the confluence of the two Niles.

By Paul French | February 24, 2025

Reckoning in the Sun: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali in Miami

Reckoning in the Sun: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali in Miami

A year before his assassination in February 1965, the Nation of Islam minister made a trip to Miami that might have changed everything.

By Gaspar González | February 21, 2025

Looking for Something to Do? Become a Bookie.

Looking for Something to Do? Become a Bookie.

Peter Alson on the time he joined a bookmaking operation, as a 33-year-old Harvard grad.

By Peter Alson | February 20, 2025

Boy Toy: On Older Women, Teenage Boys, and Pop Culture's Mixed Signals

Boy Toy: On Older Women, Teenage Boys, and Pop Culture's Mixed Signals

Michael Gonzales on a formative moment with a sharp edge.

By Michael Gonzales | February 20, 2025

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Atlantic City: Crime Fiction on the Boardwalk

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Tying Your Story to Current Events: Brilliant Strategy or a Fool’s Mission?

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Luigi Mangione, George Metesky, and a Tradition of Anti-Corporate Violence

Luigi Mangione, George Metesky, and a Tradition of Anti-Corporate Violence

Decades before Mangione, there was Metesky, the "Mad Bomber."

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Why Posh London Is Just as Good A Setting For Mysteries as Any Gritty Side Street

Why Posh London Is Just as Good A Setting For Mysteries as Any Gritty Side Street

Scratch beneath the stucco of Belgravia, London’s most upmarket residential district, and dark secrets lurk.

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How to Isolate Your Characters in the 21st Century

How to Isolate Your Characters in the 21st Century

A mystery writer's guide to cutting your characters off from the world in believable ways.

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How One Author Turned Her Nightmares Into a Thriller

How One Author Turned Her Nightmares Into a Thriller

Kate Alice Marshall on dreams, memories, and what happens when the real world can't be trusted.

By Kate Alice Marshall | February 12, 2025

Alias Curley: A Con Man’s Story of The Little Bighorn

Alias Curley: A Con Man’s Story of The Little Bighorn

The Crow scout called Curley famously escaped dying with Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Others created accounts of Curley’s survival, one was an impersonator who fleeced the West.

By Nathan Ward | February 11, 2025

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