• Features

    Peter Houlahan on Sagon Penn, Policing in California, and the Trial That Changed San Diego

    The author discusses a turning point for San Diego in his new book, 'Reap the Whirldwind'

    July 25, 2024  By Kevin Canfield
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    The Literature of Obsession, Addiction, and Disease

    These novels use mental and physical illness and unhealthy behavior to explore the larger toxicity of society itself

    July 25, 2024  By Michael Seidlinger
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    We Need More Crime Fiction By Defense Attorneys

    "[W]hat defenders do is slow, patient, grinding, and infected with uncertainty. We don’t have the whole story, and we never will."

    July 25, 2024  By Joshua Perry
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    6 Crime and Horror Books Featuring Unusual Narrators

    Heather Chavez looks at stories told from the perspectives of wildfires, security cameras, animals, and more

    July 24, 2024  By Heather Chavez
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    Mysteries in the Mile High City

    Robert Justice on crime novels set in his hometown of Denver, Colorado.

    July 24, 2024  By Robert Justice
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    Meta-Morphoses: Crafting a Book-Within-the-Book in a Thriller

    "[M]etafiction is a great tool for encouraging readers to question everything."

    July 24, 2024  By Lisa Kusel
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    How American Purity Culture Led To a Shocking Affair—and An Even More Shocking Murder

    When Brian Winchester and Denise Williams wanted out of their marriages, murder seemed a more palatable option than divorce.

    July 23, 2024  By Mikita Brottman
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    Peng Shepherd On Writing A Choose-You-Own-Adventure Speculative Mystery

    "[W]hat if you actually could go back and fix your past mistakes? How would that change your life?"

    July 23, 2024  By Peng Shepherd
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    Ace Atkins On Writing A Crime Novel Steeped in the Blues

    "All that time listening to Vocalion records and reading ragged old Dell paperbacks would finally pay off."

    July 23, 2024  By Ace Atkins
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    Unmasking the ’Ndrangheta,
    the Most Powerful Crime Syndicate You’ve Never Heard Of

    Juliet Grames on the insidious spread of an organized crime force.

    July 23, 2024  By Juliet Grames
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