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Kate Khavari on the Narrative Potential of Putting Sleuths in Unfamiliar Settings

Kate Khavari on the Narrative Potential of Putting Sleuths in Unfamiliar Settings

How setting a mystery abroad can raise its stakes and create unique complications

By Kate Khavari | June 11, 2026

Darby Bozeman on the Allure of Toxic Female Friendships

Darby Bozeman on the Allure of Toxic Female Friendships

What makes The Clique, Gossip Girl, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and others addictive

By Darby Bozeman | June 11, 2026

Caitlin Mullen on Folklore, the Jersey Devil, and Setting a Novel in the Pine Barrens

Caitlin Mullen on Folklore, the Jersey Devil, and Setting a Novel in the Pine Barrens

The author of Heather mulls what an American myth says about mothers' suffering

By Caitlin Mullen | June 10, 2026

Gordon Jack's 5 Steps to Writing Senior Sleuths Who Solve Cyber Crime

Gordon Jack's 5 Steps to Writing Senior Sleuths Who Solve Cyber Crime

The author of Poppy Montgomery Gets Even on digital surveillance in the retirement home

By Gordon Jack | June 10, 2026

The American Archeologists Who Created a WWII Intelligence Network in Greece

The American Archeologists Who Created a WWII Intelligence Network in Greece

An excerpt from The American School of Spies by Stephen Talty

By Stephen Talty | June 9, 2026

Liza Tully on Tragicomedy, Murder Mysteries, and Using Grudges as Plot Devices

Liza Tully on Tragicomedy, Murder Mysteries, and Using Grudges as Plot Devices

The author of The Forty-Year Grudge imagines the narrative possibilities of grievances

By Liza Tully | June 9, 2026

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Michael Hogan on Settings, Pets, and the Off-Page Grittiness of Cozy Mysteries

Michael Hogan on Settings, Pets, and the Off-Page Grittiness of Cozy Mysteries

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What to Watch Now: Eastern Promises (2007)

What to Watch Now: Eastern Promises (2007)

A neo-noir that's all about bodies.

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Cristina LePort on Turning Medical Advances into Page-Turning Suspense

Cristina LePort on Turning Medical Advances into Page-Turning Suspense

The author of Defrosted explores cryonics, technology, and creating narrative tension

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How to Recreate the Techniques of Horror Films in a Novel

How to Recreate the Techniques of Horror Films in a Novel

What writers should (and shouldn't) learn from Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, The Stepford Wives, and other movies

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The Men Who Sold the Long-Lost Treasures of Cambodia's Khmer Empire

The Men Who Sold the Long-Lost Treasures of Cambodia's Khmer Empire

From the foreword to The Man Who Stole the Gods by Matthew Campbell

By Matthew Campbell | June 2, 2026

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