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The Mystery of Oak Island

The Mystery of Oak Island

Douglas Preston on the hunt for a lost fortune, and the elusive Money Pit at the center of the mystery.

By Douglas Preston | December 20, 2023

Uptown Gothic: The NYC Photographs of Thaddeus Wilkerson

Uptown Gothic: The NYC Photographs of Thaddeus Wilkerson

Michael Gonzales conjures up a bygone Harlem through the street photographs of a master.

By Michael Gonzales | December 19, 2023

And They All Died Happily Ever After: Cozies, Grimdarks, and Modern Morality

And They All Died Happily Ever After: Cozies, Grimdarks, and Modern Morality

Or, How Cozy Mysteries Reflect the Evolving Morality of the Modern Age

By Mindy Quigley | December 18, 2023

Crafting Creepy Crime Fiction in the Danish Countryside

Crafting Creepy Crime Fiction in the Danish Countryside

Sara Blaedel and Mads Peder Nordbo on a writing partnership honed in rural Scandinavia.

By Sara Blaedel and Mads Peder Nordbo | December 18, 2023

<em>Ferrari</em> Performs an Opera of Capitalism and Comes Up Loud

Ferrari Performs an Opera of Capitalism and Comes Up Loud

Frank Falisi on Michael Mann's new film

By Frank Falisi | December 15, 2023

Delusions of Grandeur: The Scandalous Crime of a Los Angeles Millionaire

Delusions of Grandeur: The Scandalous Crime of a Los Angeles Millionaire

The bizarre, bloody story behind L.A.'s Griffith Park

By Dean Jobb | December 15, 2023

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Remembering Tim Dorsey and His Wild Florida Stories

Remembering Tim Dorsey and His Wild Florida Stories

Craig Pittman pays tribute to the bard of noir in the Sunshine State.

By Craig Pittman | December 13, 2023

My First Thriller: Patricia Cornwell

My First Thriller: Patricia Cornwell

When the international bestselling author's first review came in, it was from her hometown paper, and it wasn't good...

By Rick Pullen | December 13, 2023

Fictional Versus Real Settings: A Writer's Dilemma

Fictional Versus Real Settings: A Writer's Dilemma

Whether your story is set in the urban northeast or a western wilderness, the question still arises.

By Claire Kells | December 12, 2023

The Many Words for Yakuza

The Many Words for Yakuza

Jake Adelstein breaks down the many terms used to signify membership in one of Japan's elite underworld societies.

By Jake Adelstein | December 11, 2023

Peril in Paradise: A List Of Thrillers In Which Bad Things Happen In Beautiful Places

Peril in Paradise: A List Of Thrillers In Which Bad Things Happen In Beautiful Places

"This tantalizing juxtaposition makes for thrilling, nail-biting tension"

By Annelise Ryan | December 11, 2023

'UNSUB' Is Mostly Forgotten, But It Launched a New Era of Crime Procedurals

'UNSUB' Is Mostly Forgotten, But It Launched a New Era of Crime Procedurals

A look back at a pioneering ‘scientific’ investigative show

By Keith Roysdon | December 11, 2023

Memory, Place, and Hauntings: On Toronto's Seedy Seventies-Era

Memory, Place, and Hauntings: On Toronto's Seedy Seventies-Era "Sin Strip"

Richard John Parfitt considers the intersections of trauma, geography, and storytelling

By Richard John Parfitt | December 7, 2023

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