• Interviews

    Elizabeth Hand on Outsiders, Punks, and the Crime Fiction of Subcultures

    If you're not reading the Cass Neary series already, now's the time.

    October 26, 2020  By Lisa Levy
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    Crime Writers Who Hate Writing About Crime:
    A Conversation with Layne Fargo and Wendy Heard

    The creators of the Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast on the the tricky business of fictional murder.

    October 16, 2020  By Layne Fargo
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    Let's Explore a Complicated Thriller Archetype: The "Vengeful Bitch"

    This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

    October 14, 2020  By Unlikeable Female Characters 
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    James Crumley's Unofficial Rules for Writing

    Craft lessons distilled from one of crime fiction's all-time greats.

    October 12, 2020  By Dwyer Murphy
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    How Elmore Leonard Really Wrote His Novels—According to His Characters

    "So he names us and he says okay start talking."

    October 9, 2020  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Chandler and the Fox: The Mid-Century Correspondence Between Raymond Chandler and James M. Fox

    Chandler's letters to a younger crime writer offer a revealing—and often ugly—glimpse into his later years.

    October 8, 2020  By Curtis Evans
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    Gillian Flynn on Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, and Adding "Showrunner" to Her Resume

    The novelist takes on a new challenge as the creator of the sci-fi thriller series, Utopia.

    October 5, 2020  By Caitlin Flynn
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    Alison Stine on Dystopian Nightmares and Her New "Climate Chaos" Thriller

    This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

    September 30, 2020  By Unlikeable Female Characters 
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    The Evolution of Jack Reacher

    Lee Child's biographer on the creation of an iconic figure, from the first draft to the published novel.

    September 29, 2020  By Heather Martin
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    What Are the Sexiest Books in Contemporary Crime Fiction? Authors Discuss

    Our "sex in crime fiction" roundtable needed two parts because there was just too much to discuss.

    September 28, 2020  By Lisa Levy
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