• Essays

    The Amish Fence

    How the Amish community stays knit together, and why it makes for the perfect setting for a mystery.

    January 3, 2024  By Patricia Johns
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    What Makes a Forest Such a Seductive Setting for Fiction?

    Terri Parlato considers what draws us to the deep, dark woods

    January 3, 2024  By Terri Parlato
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    How to Write Fiction about True Crime

    Novels examining the true crime industry are a critical part of understanding its problems and popularity.

    January 2, 2024  By Kate Brody
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    The Rise of "Mom-Noir"

    Katherine Faulkner looks at the "new cast of female, feminist crime writers exploring the darker realities of motherhood"

    January 2, 2024  By Katherine Faulkner
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    How to Corral Your Nightmares for Use in Your Next Novel

    Colin O'Sullivan went from dreaming about robots to writing an AI thriller.

    January 2, 2024  By Colin O'Sullivan
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    Ausma Zehanat Khan on Oppression, Rage, and Crafting a Palestinian Detective

    International human rights lawyer and author Khan considers the many layers of her character's anger and driven morality

    December 20, 2023  By Ausma Zehanat Khan
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    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.

    December 20, 2023  By Douglas Preston
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    Uptown Gothic: The NYC Photographs of Thaddeus Wilkerson

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

    December 19, 2023  By Michael Gonzales
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    And They All Died Happily Ever After: Cozies, Grimdarks, and Modern Morality

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

    December 18, 2023  By Mindy Quigley
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    Crafting Creepy Crime Fiction in the Danish Countryside

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

    December 18, 2023  By Sara Blaedel and Mads Peder Nordbo
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