Essays

Setting and Psyche: Using Unsettling Landscapes to Explore Human Darkness

"Place makes us in ways both big and small—it shapes our language, our occupations, the pace at which we live."

March 10, 2023  By Erica Waters
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Spirits, Scams and the Victorian Séance

"Despite these many tricks and ploys, grieving people are desperate and often willing to believe anything."

March 9, 2023  By Sarah Penner
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We Got the Guy … Now What? A Look at Community Responses to Crime In Fiction

Charlene Allen on novels that "highlight the community’s role in responding to crime where institutions fall short"

March 9, 2023  By Charlene Allen
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The Ballad of Cary Grant's Suit in North by Northwest

It's more than a suit. It's the star of the movie, and a perfectly indestructible cultural force.

March 7, 2023  By Todd McEwen
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Blurred Lines: When a Novel's Author Is Also Its Narrator

William Landay on a favorite conceit, one that may be particularly well suited to the current moment.

March 7, 2023  By William Landay
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Mysteries Featuring Anonymous Notes As Catalysts

"The typical poison pen letter doesn’t demand money or favors to purchase peace. It exists—at least at first—solely to torment."

March 7, 2023  By Deanna Raybourn
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Paul Newman’s Reflection on Noir: The 25th Anniversary of Twilight

The close of the twentieth century brought a brilliant but neglected capper to generations of detective cinema.  

March 6, 2023  By Glen Erik Hamilton
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Odessa: A City of Legends

Crime and the City on the books of the fabled port city, home to some of the world's most cosmopolitan crooks.

March 6, 2023  By Paul French
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Arlington Road: The Conspiracy Thriller That Foresaw the Spread of Far-Right Extremism in America

The 1999 film was a darkly prophetic tale about suburban neighbors.

March 3, 2023  By David Masciotra
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Expect The Unexpected

R. W. Green reflects on carrying on his beloved friend M. C. Beaton's long-running series.

March 3, 2023  By R. W. Green
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