Essays

We Need Crime Fiction, Because the Real World Is a Dark and Dangerous Place

Forging Empowerment from Darkness and Despair

August 31, 2020  By Tori Eldridge
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Forensics on Trial: America’s First Blood Test Expert

The forgotten story of a murdered woman, an Ohio chemist, and a legal system reluctant to let science into the courtroom.

August 28, 2020  By Brandy Schillace
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Why The Sting Is Still the Ultimate Grifter Movie

In George Roy Hill's legendary confidence game, seeing is both believing and make-believing.

August 27, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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A Former Shut-In's Lessons For the Pandemic Lockdown

Working remotely sank me into a deep depression—and climbing out taught me how to stay afloat in a new era of isolation.

August 27, 2020  By Rose McClelland
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Memories of a Coroner's Daughter

How Growing Up With The Dead Made Me Into A Crime Writer

August 27, 2020  By Jennifer Graeser Dornbush
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Surveillance Cameras Are Everywhere. And They're Only Going to Get More Ubiquitous.

A crime writer's thoughts on our increasingly watched world.

August 26, 2020  By Laura Griffin
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The Greatest Crime Film of All-Time: The Third Man

Graham Greene's postwar Vienna crime opus takes center stage.

August 24, 2020  By Otto Penzler
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Learning to Write
From My Mother

Some writers are self-taught. Some go to school. And some learn from family what it means to craft a story.

August 24, 2020  By Peter Abrahams
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Why Motherhood Is a Fertile Subject For Crime Fiction

Psychological thrillers allow writers to explore the ambiguities and dark realities of parenting.

August 21, 2020  By Sarah Vaughan
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Why Are We So Fascinated by Houses in Literature?

On the profoundly disturbing notion that home is not safe, and we are prisoners within our own walls.

August 21, 2020  By Kate Riordan
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