Crime Reads » Essays

A Long-Forgotten Mystery By a Much-Celebrated Vaudeville Performer

A Long-Forgotten Mystery By a Much-Celebrated Vaudeville Performer

Billie Houston earned renown in the 1920s and 30s as a male impersonator and part of a sister act. She also wrote a crime novel.

By Martin Edwards | July 15, 2024

Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

Jacqueline Winspear on the humble origins of her iconic sleuth

By Jacqueline Winspear | July 12, 2024

Die Laughing: Humor in Serial Killer Novels

Die Laughing: Humor in Serial Killer Novels

Preston L. Allen on the power of a good laugh amidst the horrors.

By Preston L. Allen | July 11, 2024

In the Lion’s Mouth: The Spymasters of the Venetian Republic

In the Lion’s Mouth: The Spymasters of the Venetian Republic

Alyssa Palombo on Venetian power and the strange system that kept it all going.

By Alyssa Palombo | July 11, 2024

How to Turn Surprising Historical Facts Into Compelling Historical Fiction

How to Turn Surprising Historical Facts Into Compelling Historical Fiction

Kate Quinn on gathering material for great historical mysteries.

By Kate Quinn | July 10, 2024

Writing Destination Thrillers on Location

Writing Destination Thrillers on Location

Caro Carver on throwing yourself (literally) in the path of story

By Caro Carver | July 10, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels

By Laura Essay | July 9, 2024

On Secret Societies, Dark Academia, and Blending the Real with the Unreal

By Derek Milman | July 3, 2024

Looking for Pirates and Finding Treasure in the Carolina Outer Banks

By Molly MacRae | July 3, 2024

Fictional But Faithful: <br>Writing Georgia O'Keeffe <br>as an Amateur Sleuth

Fictional But Faithful:
Writing Georgia O'Keeffe
as an Amateur Sleuth

"She was alert to the infinitesimal that others might miss. For her, the Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass would be redundant."

By Kathryn Lasky | July 3, 2024

I Come From a Long Line of Criminals

I Come From a Long Line of Criminals

April Henry on successfully channeling family history and criminal tendencies into fiction.

By April Henry | July 2, 2024

What Do Creators Owe Their Real-Life Subjects?

What Do Creators Owe Their Real-Life Subjects?

Robyn Harding on the power and the pitfalls of basing thriller characters on real people.

By Robyn Harding | July 2, 2024

The Crime Fiction of Montevideo

The Crime Fiction of Montevideo

Crime and the City takes a book tour through the Uruguayan capital.

By Paul French | July 1, 2024

Candy for the People: The Miami Murder Mystery That Transfixed America

Candy for the People: The Miami Murder Mystery That Transfixed America

Sixty years ago, a high-profile murder gave America its first taste of true crime in the modern media age.

By Gaspar González | June 28, 2024

The Beautifully Terrifying, Alluring, Decadent Reality of Paris

The Beautifully Terrifying, Alluring, Decadent Reality of Paris

Shan Serafin on living the expat dream and accidentally writing his darkest, most personal thriller yet.

By Shan Serafin | June 28, 2024

The Con Artists Who Preyed on Gay Men In the Early 1900s

The Con Artists Who Preyed on Gay Men In the Early 1900s

James Polchin on the "real-life conmen...whose cons often profited from the prohibition and criminalization of homosexuals."

By James Polchin | June 27, 2024

« First ‹ Previous 49 50 51 525354 55 56 57 Next ›Last »

Page 53 of 208