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    True Crime and Its Potential for Good

    True Crime and Its Potential for Good

    Now that true crime is a popular pastime (bordering on obsession), what happens next?

    By Elle Marr | April 21, 2023

    The Enduring Appeal of Country Music’s Murder Ballads

    The Enduring Appeal of Country Music’s Murder Ballads

    Erica Wright on the macabre poetry of country noir.

    By Erica Wright | April 20, 2023

    Whitey Bulger and The Cozy Crime Writer

    Whitey Bulger and The Cozy Crime Writer

    On the surprising human ties that bound the Boston mobster to author Charlotte MacLeod.

    By Curtis Evans | April 20, 2023

    Charles Manson’s Body, Or, How I Ended Up Paying For the Notorious Cult Leader's Funeral

    Charles Manson’s Body, Or, How I Ended Up Paying For the Notorious Cult Leader's Funeral

    "Did a man like this deserve a funeral?"

    By Maggie Milstein | April 20, 2023

    Taylor Moore on Thrillers in the New Green West

    Taylor Moore on Thrillers in the New Green West

    "Don’t be surprised if the environmental activist hero standing between the mustache-twirling villain is a Stetson-clad cowboy."

    By Taylor Moore | April 20, 2023

    If You Build It, They Will Profit: Reflecting on J. G. Ballard’s High-Rise 48 Years Later

    If You Build It, They Will Profit: Reflecting on J. G. Ballard’s High-Rise 48 Years Later

    High-Rise has accelerated, exceeding its own image, manifesting so thoroughly the fiction wears thin and reality begins to flicker at its edge." ">"The world of High-Rise has accelerated, exceeding its own image, manifesting so thoroughly the fiction wears thin and reality begins to flicker at its edge."

    By Andrew F. Sullivan | April 19, 2023

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    A Devil’s Bargain: Is Satan a Reliable Narrator?

    By Nicholas Fillmore | April 19, 2023

    What Do Modern Mystery Novels and Medieval Mystery Plays Have in Common? Sin.

    By Kim Hays | April 19, 2023

    Crime Writer Heather Graham on Moonlighting as a Musician

    By Heather Graham | April 19, 2023

    Exploring Social Issues Through Horror

    Exploring Social Issues Through Horror

    "Simply stated, horror provides a voice for the marginalized, the abused, the lost."

    By Nick Medina | April 18, 2023

    A Snapshot of the Many and Various Criminals Aboard the Titanic

    A Snapshot of the Many and Various Criminals Aboard the Titanic

    As in many walks of life, there was a wild cast of criminal characters on the ill-fated ship.

    By James T. Bartlett | April 14, 2023

    On the Enduring Charms and Sly Wit of Jane Austen's <em>Northanger Abbey</em>

    On the Enduring Charms and Sly Wit of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey

    "while it is, ultimately, a comedic romance that sees a young lady eventually settle down with the upstanding gentleman who deserves her, it’s also—delightfully!—a satire."

    By Martha Waters | April 14, 2023

    How Ian Fleming Wrote <br><em>Casino Royale</em> and Changed Spy Fiction Forever

    How Ian Fleming Wrote
    Casino Royale and Changed Spy Fiction Forever

    Kim Sherwood discusses the origins and impact of Ian Fleming's legendary espionage novel in her introduction to a special anniversary edition of the novel from The Folio Society

    By Kim Sherwood | April 13, 2023

    Nazi-Hunting in Movies and TV Thrillers, Over the Decades

    Nazi-Hunting in Movies and TV Thrillers, Over the Decades

    Pop culture will never get tired of watching people travel to South America to track down Nazi fugitives.

    By Keith Roysdon | April 13, 2023

    How Writers Lace Truth Into Their Fiction

    How Writers Lace Truth Into Their Fiction

    How lines are blurred and readers are persuaded to lower their defenses and believe in a deeper authenticity.

    By Jonathan Fredrick | April 13, 2023

    Five Speculative Novels Set In Worlds Full of Books

    Five Speculative Novels Set In Worlds Full of Books

    "Fantastical libraries, cozy bookstores, and stories that pay homage to the magic of the written word..."

    By Hester Fox | April 12, 2023

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