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    Crime and the City: Cork, Ireland

    Crime and the City: Cork, Ireland

    A look at the crime books set in and around Ireland's city of 'blow-ins'

    By Paul French | January 30, 2023

    What did Shakespeare mean when he wrote

    What did Shakespeare mean when he wrote "let's kill all the lawyers?"

    It's more complicated than you might think!

    By Olivia Rutigliano | January 26, 2023

    Finding the Spark

    Finding the Spark

    Sara Shepard on connecting with characters and developing ideas.

    By Sara Shepard | January 26, 2023

    An Author's Guide to Stealing from the Books You Love

    An Author's Guide to Stealing from the Books You Love

    "The point is not my felony but my process, which is probably your process too..."

    By Stephen Hunter | January 25, 2023

    The Enduring Appeal of the Teen Detective 

    The Enduring Appeal of the Teen Detective 

    From books to TV, why we keep going back for more young gumshoes 

    By Elizabeth Held | January 25, 2023

    On Metaphysics and Murder

    On Metaphysics and Murder

    "Ideas alone can be abstract and bloodless, but they come alive when they are woven into a narrative."

    By Carolyn Korsmeyer | January 25, 2023

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    Crime Fiction Heroes: To Age or Forever Young?

    By Paul Levine | January 25, 2023

    Crime Fiction Featuring Recently Released or Escaped Prisoners

    By Janice Hallett | January 24, 2023

    Is Cormac McCarthy’s “The Passenger” a Thriller in Disguise, or Something Deeper?

    By Nick Kolakowski | January 23, 2023

    Warren G. Harding: 100 Years Since the Death of a President Straight Out of a Coen Brothers' Movie

    Warren G. Harding: 100 Years Since the Death of a President Straight Out of a Coen Brothers' Movie

    Did the Harding Administration's rampant corruption and incompetency pave the way for a new century of politics?

    By Zack Budryk | January 23, 2023

    Murder, Mystery, and Midwestern Noir

    Murder, Mystery, and Midwestern Noir

    'Midwestern Noir is what happens when you take all the elements of Nordic Noir and plant them in what even midwesterners refer to as "the middle of nowhere."'

    By Hannah Morrissey | January 23, 2023

    Which Bank Heist Crew Is the Best Fit For You?

    Which Bank Heist Crew Is the Best Fit For You?

    Before joining a bank heist gang, it's important to coldly evaluate their leader, their goals, and your own ability to drive stick shift.

    By Dwyer Murphy | January 20, 2023

    <em>Karen Pirie</em> is a Moody, Reflective Series About the Power of Moments in Time

    Karen Pirie is a Moody, Reflective Series About the Power of Moments in Time

    Season one, which is set in 2021 and flashes back 25 years, isn't simply nostalgic for the 90s... it remembers the 90s.

    By Alexis Gunderson | January 19, 2023

    How Stephen King Made Me and Saved Me

    How Stephen King Made Me and Saved Me

    ...And the list of books I leaned on along the way.

    By J.H. Markert | January 19, 2023

    How Fine Art Has Become a Tool for the Bad Guys

    How Fine Art Has Become a Tool for the Bad Guys

    Victoria Houston on the many ways fine art has gotten itself mixed up with modern crime.

    By Victoria Houston | January 18, 2023

    Does Historical Accuracy Matter in Historical Fiction?

    Does Historical Accuracy Matter in Historical Fiction?

    With fiction, the answers are never quite so simple.

    By Mark Ellis | January 18, 2023

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