• Essays

    Kate Khavari on the Narrative Potential of Putting Sleuths in Unfamiliar Settings

    How setting a mystery abroad can raise its stakes and create unique complications

    June 11, 2026  By Kate Khavari
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    Darby Bozeman on the Allure of Toxic Female Friendships

    What makes The Clique, Gossip Girl, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and others addictive

    June 11, 2026  By Darby Bozeman
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    Caitlin Mullen on Folklore, the Jersey Devil, and Setting a Novel in the Pine Barrens

    The author of Heather mulls what an American myth says about mothers' suffering

    June 10, 2026  By Caitlin Mullen
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    Gordon Jack's 5 Steps to Writing Senior Sleuths Who Solve Cyber Crime

    The author of Poppy Montgomery Gets Even on digital surveillance in the retirement home

    June 10, 2026  By Gordon Jack
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    The American Archeologists Who Created a WWII Intelligence Network in Greece

    An excerpt from The American School of Spies by Stephen Talty

    June 9, 2026  By Stephen Talty
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    Liza Tully on Tragicomedy, Murder Mysteries, and Using Grudges as Plot Devices

    The author of The Forty-Year Grudge imagines the narrative possibilities of grievances

    June 9, 2026  By Liza Tully
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    The Undeniable Bisexuality of Gilda

    Making the case for the 1946 noir classic as an iconic queer film

    June 8, 2026  By Alex Dueben
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    Crime and the City: Cleveland, Ohio

    Mystery and noir on the shores of Lake Erie.

    June 8, 2026  By Paul French
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    Craig DiLouie on Making the Familiar Frightening in Horror Fiction

    The author of The Summer Fun Massacre shares how to invert a genre's tropes

    June 8, 2026  By Craig DiLouie
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    On the Healing Power of a Really Good Grudge

    Michael Gonzales celebrates the culture of holding grudges.

    June 4, 2026  By Michael Gonzales
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