• Features

    Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Woman Who Organized 19th Century New York's Criminal Underworld

    Margalit Fox's new book puts a spotlight on a forgotten trailblazer of crime.

    July 11, 2024  By Margalit Fox
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    Die Laughing: Humor in Serial Killer Novels

    Preston L. Allen on the power of a good laugh amidst the horrors.

    July 11, 2024  By Preston L. Allen
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    In the Lion’s Mouth: The Spymasters of the Venetian Republic

    Alyssa Palombo on Venetian power and the strange system that kept it all going.

    July 11, 2024  By Alyssa Palombo
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    Choose Your Own Adventure: Whodunnit

    Part game, part quiz, part Mad-Libs

    July 10, 2024  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    6 Creepy Novels About Stalking and Obsession

    Featuring "twisted plots and even more twisted antagonists."

    July 10, 2024  By S.B. Caves
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    How to Turn Surprising Historical Facts Into Compelling Historical Fiction 

    Kate Quinn on gathering material for great historical mysteries.

    July 10, 2024  By Kate Quinn
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    The Weird Fiction
    That Influenced an
    Even Weirder Writer

    Author and performance artist Evan J. Peterson on the speculative noir that informed his new novel

    July 10, 2024  By Evan J. Peterson
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    Writing Destination Thrillers on Location

    Caro Carver on throwing yourself (literally) in the path of story

    July 10, 2024  By Caro Carver
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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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    Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels

    Laura Essay reflects on a real-life crisis and how fiction can deepen our empathy.

    July 9, 2024  By Laura Essay
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