• Interviews

    The Backlist: Margot Douaihy and Polly Stewart Revisit Patricia Highsmith's 'Edith's Diary'

    Discussing Highsmith's classic of toxic suburbia

    July 17, 2024  By Polly Stewart
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    Chris Offutt on Nature, Appalachia, and the "Code of the Hills"

    "In the hills, nature is a constant force—beautiful and relentless. At times brutal. The sounds of bird and wind in the leaves is a constant backdrop to the life I experienced as a child and as an adult."

    July 9, 2024  By Chris McGinley
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    Margalit Fox on the Woman Who Organized Theft in 19th Century New York

    The woman at the center of Fox's new book, Fredericka Mandelbaum, built her own "crooked ladder."

    July 8, 2024  By Kevin Canfield
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    Dean Jobb on the Gentleman Thief Who Charmed Jazz Age New York

    Arthur Barry cut a dashing figure around the city and referred to the people he robbed as "clients."

    July 1, 2024  By Kevin Canfield
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    My First Thriller: Heather Graham

    From dinner theater in Florida to 70 million books in print, and counting.

    July 1, 2024  By Rick Pullen
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    Rob Hart on ‘Assassins Anonymous’ and the Dark Appeal of the Assassin Genre

    "The assassin fits within that same mold as the gunslinger or the private eye or the ronin samurai. They're guided by an internal moral compass that sometimes feels more precise than the law. So I think there's some wish fulfillment there."

    June 27, 2024  By Nick Kolakowski
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    How Peter Swanson Cultivates His Talent for Murder

    The author discusses his literary evolution and all the twists that led up to his latest murder mystery, 'A Talent for Murder.'

    June 24, 2024  By Peter Handel
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    Henry Wise on bridging the inner divide and defining justice in Holy City

    Jenny Bartoy talks to Henry Wise about the Southern gothic tradition, justice, and his debut novel.

    June 20, 2024  By Jenny Bartoy
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    Rachel Howzell Hall on Grief, Strength, and the Purifying Nature of Fire

    In 'What Fire Brings,' Howzell Hall sends her protagonist to the gates of Hell, otherwise known as Topanga Canyon in fire season.  

    June 20, 2024  By Nancie Clare
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    Riley Sager on the Power of Nostalgia and Nerve-Jangling Suspense

    Rites of Passage Gone Wrong

    June 18, 2024  By John B. Valeri
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