• Essays

    Mark Twain Wrote a Book Called Tom Sawyer, Detective

    Towards the end of his career, Twain expanded his series about Tom and Huck with two surprising genre experiments.

    March 1, 2024  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Big Pimpin: On Iceberg Slim and 'Reflections'

    Michael Gonzales on the long literary life of a street legend.

    March 1, 2024  By Michael Gonzales
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    The Many Real Life Deaths Surrounding The "Star Wars" Defense Initiative

    Lisa Black on Reagan's elaborate defense system and the string of mysterious deaths found deep within its murky history

    March 1, 2024  By Lisa Black
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    Drinking with Agatha Christie

    In Christie's novels, a character's choice of beverage always deepens the mystery.

    February 29, 2024  By Naomi Kaye
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    Thomas Mullen On Writing About Historical Conspiracy Theories in a Post-Truth Age

    "[W]e’ve gotten used to the common refrain that we live in “unprecedented times.” But... pretty much nothing is unprecedented."

    February 29, 2024  By Thomas Mullen
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    Framed: Mysteries Where the Sleuth is Wrongly Accused

    These detectives must solve crimes in order to prove their own innocence

    February 29, 2024  By Jenn McKinlay
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    A Writer's Themes: Why and How Do They Keep Returning?

    Jon Lindstrom discusses themes – and how they differ in novels in screenplays – with some of today's top thriller authors.

    February 28, 2024  By Jon LIndstrom
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    Writing the Stories I Needed to Read: Fiction as a Lifeline

    Rebecca Roque on "the wounds we carry and what we choose to do with them"

    February 28, 2024  By Rebecca Roque
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    On the Freedoms and Horrors of Creating a Fictional Setting For Your Murder Mystery

    You can give your small town an opera house, sure, but then you have to remember which direction the opera house faces.

    February 27, 2024  By Will Ferguson and Ian Ferguson
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    How Medical Phenomena Can Be Used in Crime Fiction

    Done well, it can spread the word about rare conditions. Done poorly, and it can be deeply offensive.

    February 27, 2024  By Eleanor Barker-White
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