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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

Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels

Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels

Laura Essay reflects on a real-life crisis and how fiction can deepen our empathy.

By Laura Essay | July 9, 2024

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

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

Derek Millman was in the depths of writer's block when he received a binder detailing a year in one of Yale's secret societies.

By Derek Milman | July 3, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Looking for Pirates and Finding Treasure in the Carolina Outer Banks

By Molly MacRae | July 3, 2024

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

By Kathryn Lasky | July 3, 2024

I Come From a Long Line of Criminals

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

The Gallic Rascal Vs. the Staid Englishman: A New Perspective on Lupin and Holmes

The Gallic Rascal Vs. the Staid Englishman: A New Perspective on Lupin and Holmes

Sam Siciliano on bringing the two iconic fictional detectives together to solve a complex case

By Sam Siciliano | June 27, 2024

Why Women Love Bad Boys–And What It Means for Crime Culture

Why Women Love Bad Boys–And What It Means for Crime Culture

Tasha Coryell on a culture that incentivizes dangerous desires.

By Tasha Coryell | June 25, 2024

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