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The Joys of Writing a Standalone Thriller

The Joys of Writing a Standalone Thriller

"I travel somewhere new every book"

By Carter Wilson | January 24, 2025

All Work and No Play: Returning to <em>The Shining</em> as a Writer

All Work and No Play: Returning to The Shining as a Writer

"Writing is its own demon, one that follows us wherever we go."

By Leah Konen | January 23, 2025

What We Miss When We Talk About the Preppy Killer

What We Miss When We Talk About the Preppy Killer

Cynthia Weiner on capturing the world of 1980s NYC elites and their violent misdeeds

By Cynthia Weiner | January 23, 2025

Rick Childers on Writing Rural Noir With a Sense of Love

Rick Childers on Writing Rural Noir With a Sense of Love

A conversation about getting to the truth of life in Appalachia.

By Chris McGinley | January 23, 2025

Rediscovering the Golden Age Detective Novels of Dostoevsky Translator David Magarshack

Rediscovering the Golden Age Detective Novels of Dostoevsky Translator David Magarshack

Martin Edwards investigates the influence of the great Russian novelist on Magarshack's work, and the world of British mystery

By Martin Edwards | January 22, 2025

Why These Crimes Against Women in 1950s London Captured a Novelist's Imagination

Why These Crimes Against Women in 1950s London Captured a Novelist's Imagination

S.J. Bennett on the crimes that resonated across decades.

By S.J. Bennett | January 22, 2025

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Journalism’s Secret Order of the Occult Hand

By Keith Roysdon | January 22, 2025

Crime Fiction Has a Dead Girl Problem

By Gigi Griffis | January 22, 2025

The Mafia and Its Food: A Brief History of a Passionate Relationship

By Michael Cannell | January 17, 2025

Laura Buchwald On The Rules of the Spirit World

Laura Buchwald On The Rules of the Spirit World

When writing about the dead, it's best to follow certain "standards by which the no-longer-living operate."

By Laura Buchwald | January 17, 2025

The Russian Roots of American Crime Fiction—and the O.G.

The Russian Roots of American Crime Fiction—and the O.G.

Joseph Finder on Gogol, Dostoyevsky, and the legacy of transgressive fiction.

By Joseph Finder | January 16, 2025

Rumble in the Urban Jungle: On the Street Gangs of Old NYC

Rumble in the Urban Jungle: On the Street Gangs of Old NYC

Michael Gonzales on the legacy of New York City's street gangs and the culture they inspired.

By Michael Gonzales | January 16, 2025

6 Tips For Pulling Off a Really Good Plot Twist

6 Tips For Pulling Off a Really Good Plot Twist

Jessie Garcia on the art of distortion and misdirection.

By Jessie Garcia | January 15, 2025

The Subversive Appeal of the Female Stalker Novel

The Subversive Appeal of the Female Stalker Novel

In real life, we behave. In fiction, we indulge...

By Megan Collins | January 15, 2025

Helena Echlin on Mommy Shaming and Instaperfect Lies

Helena Echlin on Mommy Shaming and Instaperfect Lies

"I’ve come to understand that judging others is a small way to get some power back when you feel powerless."

By Helena Echlin | January 15, 2025

A Brief History of Literary Forgers and Forgery

A Brief History of Literary Forgers and Forgery

Bradford Morrow investigates a world of deception, duplicitousness, and a great deal of skill.

By Bradford Morrow | January 14, 2025

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