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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

The Discovery of 'Wind Sprints,' the Lost Ralph Dennis Novel

The Discovery of 'Wind Sprints,' the Lost Ralph Dennis Novel

A newly discovered manuscript may be the key to understanding the influential author and his work.

By Lee Goldberg | December 15, 2023

10 Things We Learned in 20 Years of Writing Mysteries

10 Things We Learned in 20 Years of Writing Mysteries

Or, how to write cozies, from those who know them best.

By Cleo Coyle | December 14, 2023

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Fictional Versus Real Settings: A Writer's Dilemma

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The Many Words for Yakuza

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

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

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

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'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

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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

Never Vacation With Old Friends: The Locked-Room Thriller Problem

Never Vacation With Old Friends: The Locked-Room Thriller Problem

Darby Kane explains why "a fancy vacation with old friends at a secluded location is a recipe for death."

By Darby Kane | December 7, 2023

The Bane and Boon of an Unreliable Narrator

The Bane and Boon of an Unreliable Narrator

Finley Turner on thrillers, narrative, and what it really means to be unreliable.

By Finley Turner | December 7, 2023

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