• Essays

    Crime and the City: Chengdu

    A Mystery-Literary Tour of Western China

    September 22, 2025  By Paul French
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    The Strange Death of Morris Markey

    Mariah Fredericks considers the bizarre tale of the New Yorker writer found shot in his apartment.

    September 18, 2025  By Mariah Fredericks
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    Bryn Greenwood On Crime Fiction's Obsession with Kidnapped Women

    "What stands out..is how starkly gendered these stories of captivity tend to be."

    September 17, 2025  By Bryn Greenwood
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    Five Pointers for Writing a Genius (Even If You Aren’t One)

    "[H]ow do I write a genius level character and, more specifically, a character who is much smarter than I am?"

    September 12, 2025  By Jack Anderson
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    Contrary to Popular Belief,
    People Do Just Vanish

    "People go missing for all kinds of reasons...In many instances, they are never seen again."

    September 12, 2025  By Maria Malone
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    On Legends, Tall Tales, and the Art of Storytelling

    "However far-fetched [stories] may be, they often carry a latent, meaningful truth."

    September 11, 2025  By Archer Sullivan
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    Jack Du Brul: What Continuing Clive Cussler's Legendary Work Taught Me About Game-Changing Novels

    Between conducting in-depth research and keeping familiar characters evolving, adding to an iconic series is no mean feat.

    September 11, 2025  By Jack Du Brul
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    The Big Book Tour Backstory: On the Triumphs and Travails of Selling Your New Release, One Store at a Time

    Hank Phillippi Ryan goes behind the scenes on book tour, and asks writers for their most memorable audience interactions

    September 10, 2025  By Hank Phillippi Ryan
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    On Finding Comfort In Death Through Writing About Immortality

    "We’re not built for infinite time, just like we’re not built for infinite money. It breaks the brain."

    September 9, 2025  By Neil Sharpson
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    Hannah Mary McKinnon: A Corporate Gig Made Me a Better (Fictional) Murderer

    It turns out, high-stakes jobs have a lot of pointers for how to get your characters into, and out of, hot water

    September 9, 2025  By Hannah Mary McKinnon
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