• Essays

    What The Saga of Australia's Granny Killer Teaches Us About Gender, Age, and Victimhood

    Kaaron Warren on writing a novel reimagining the lives and restoring the agency of the killer's targets

    April 2, 2024  By Kaaron Warren
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    The Importance of a Great Setting in Crime Fiction

    Ash Clifton on Ross Macdonald, Charles Willeford, and the right way to craft a mystery's setting.

    April 1, 2024  By Ash Clifton
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    When Good People Do Bad Things: Exploring Everyday Evil in Crime Fiction

    "Why is so much harm committed by those who think they are right?"

    March 27, 2024  By Rene Denfeld
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    Robin Peguero on Satire and the Normalization of Political Violence

    The author (and January 6th Attack investigator) on writing his new novel, 'One in the Chamber.'

    March 26, 2024  By Robin Peguero
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    How to turn Lunar New Year (and Other Holidays) Into a Setting for Your Next Crime

    Jesse Q. Sutanto on the intricacies of a festive mystery.

    March 26, 2024  By Jesse Q. Sutanto
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    On The Unbearable Ordinariness Of The Conspiracy Theorist

    Extreme beliefs are the providence of painfully ordinary people. That's what makes them so terrifying.

    March 26, 2024  By Abigail Dean
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    The Golden Age of the Paranoid Political Thriller

    Keith Roysdon on the grand tradition of movies reflecting a deep distrust of those in charge.

    March 25, 2024  By Keith Roysdon
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    The Technothriller: Not Dead, But Hiding in Plain Sight

    Parker Adams on the heyday of a genre.

    March 25, 2024  By Parker Adams
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    "Warrior" is the Best TV Show You’re Not Watching

    On the new Kung Fu Western originally conceived by Bruce Lee and brought to the screen by his daughter

    March 22, 2024  By Rob Hart
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    Eric Rickstad: Why I Needed to Write a Novel About Male Violence and Guns

    "We live in a small Vermont town. We all know each other. Why did we need to be buzzed in as if entering the Pentagon? Why was there this menacing sign?"

    March 22, 2024  By Eric Rickstad
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