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How Lab-Grown Diamonds Upended the Industry and Could End Up Changing the World

How Lab-Grown Diamonds Upended the Industry and Could End Up Changing the World

Matthew Hart on mayhem in the diamond industry.

By Matthew Hart | June 20, 2024

Red, Hot and Blue: A Defense of Agatha Christie’s <em>The Mystery of the Blue Train</em>

Red, Hot and Blue: A Defense of Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of the Blue Train

On the unique setting and between-the-wars gilded set who inspired Christie's most underrated novel

By Curtis Evans | June 18, 2024

Why the Liv Constantine Duo Finally Decided to Return to Their Breakout Hit – Seven Years Later

Why the Liv Constantine Duo Finally Decided to Return to Their Breakout Hit – Seven Years Later

They never meant to write a sequel to 'The Last Mrs. Parrish.' But they kept talking about the characters.

By Liv Constantine | June 18, 2024

Denver: Mountain Air and Plenty of Crime Fiction

Denver: Mountain Air and Plenty of Crime Fiction

Crime and the City visits the mile-high metropolis in search of good mysteries.

By Paul French | June 17, 2024

The Early Vampire Novel <em>The Vampyre</em> was Falsely Attributed to Lord Byron

The Early Vampire Novel The Vampyre was Falsely Attributed to Lord Byron

Olivia Rutigliano on the publishing history of J.W. Polidori's 1819 novel

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 14, 2024

On the Internet, We're All Unreliable Narrators

On the Internet, We're All Unreliable Narrators

"There’s been a kind of freedom in realizing that I can never be real enough on the internet."

By Olivia Muenter | June 14, 2024

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The Spy Who Helped Bring the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. back from the Brink of Nuclear War

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Queering Crime Stories: Establishing a New Order in Mysteries and Thrillers

Queering Crime Stories: Establishing a New Order in Mysteries and Thrillers

"What if, by the end of a mystery, we don’t want to return to where we were but to a new place of openness and acceptance"

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On Body Shaming, Women's Rage, and the Power of the Thriller

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Channel your anger at Diet Culture with these fiercely defiant works of psychological suspense

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Why Humor is one of the Sharpest Tools in a Writer’s Arsenal

Why Humor is one of the Sharpest Tools in a Writer’s Arsenal

Levity doesn't undercut the power of a novel—it amplifies the emotional weight of a scene

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The Making of a Reality Show Villain

The Making of a Reality Show Villain

Why are the most compelling contestants so often the most hated?

By Jodi McAlister | June 10, 2024

Bump In the Night: Vintage Horror Illustrations Gave Us the Shivers

Bump In the Night: Vintage Horror Illustrations Gave Us the Shivers

Keith Roysdon on the glory days of horror, drawn for kids.

By Keith Roysdon | June 10, 2024

Alejandro Nodarse on Writing a Thriller About the Real Miami

Alejandro Nodarse on Writing a Thriller About the Real Miami

"We know what you think of us. We’re putting on the show, remember?"

By Alejandro Nodarse | June 7, 2024

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