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The Many Levels of Mystery: ‘Whodunnit?’ to ‘Whydunnit?’ and Beyond

The Many Levels of Mystery: ‘Whodunnit?’ to ‘Whydunnit?’ and Beyond

"There is mystery and then there is Mystery."

By Daniel Taylor | February 10, 2023

Sympathy for the Specter

Sympathy for the Specter

Or, why ghosts should inspire more pity than fear.

By Johnny Compton | February 9, 2023

How Writing a Genderfluid Mystery Helped Me Understand Myself as Genderqueer

How Writing a Genderfluid Mystery Helped Me Understand Myself as Genderqueer

"It took a fictional character in a novel to allow a real part of myself to live and breathe."

By Jennifer Savran Kelly | February 9, 2023

How Writing about Immigration Helped Me Find Home

How Writing about Immigration Helped Me Find Home

"it took the writing of an immigration thriller for me to accept my otherness."

By Roxana Arama | February 8, 2023

The Accidental Culinary Cozy Author

The Accidental Culinary Cozy Author

"[D]escribing Cajun cuisine in my Cajun Country Mystery series made me hungry and I thought it might have the same effect on readers..."

By Ellen Byron | February 8, 2023

Harry Dean Stanton is the Hero of Every Noir

Harry Dean Stanton is the Hero of Every Noir

Or, a brief taxonomy of a very strange oeuvre.

By J. D. O'Brien | February 6, 2023

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Marcia Muller: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

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“They just weren’t the kind of people for that”: The 1934 Smith Family Massacre in Demopolis, Alabama

“They just weren’t the kind of people for that”: The 1934 Smith Family Massacre in Demopolis, Alabama

On "an appalling family tragedy" that reappeared in a 1944 detective novel.

By Curtis Evans | February 3, 2023

On Writing While Dying

On Writing While Dying

Steven Womack on continuing his mystery series in the midst of devastating news and endless medical treatments.

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Capturing the Voice—and Honesty—of Adolescence

Capturing the Voice—and Honesty—of Adolescence

Young narrators are the witnesses who speak the truth in American literature.

By Sterling Watson | February 2, 2023

Is <em>Real Housewives</em> Lowkey the Best Crime Show On Television?

Is Real Housewives Lowkey the Best Crime Show On Television?

Real Housewives has become our modern-day film noir."">"It’s time we accept that Bravo’s Real Housewives has become our modern-day film noir."

By Jumata Emill | February 1, 2023

The Deliverance of TLC's Sister Wives

The Deliverance of TLC's Sister Wives

It's Not the Pandemic, It's the Patriarchy

By Lisa Levy | February 1, 2023

For a Mystery Novel, How Much Sex Is Too Much Sex?

For a Mystery Novel, How Much Sex Is Too Much Sex?

Elle Cosimano on straddling genres and balancing reader expectations.

By Elle Cosimano | January 31, 2023

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