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    How Today's Top Authors Find the Right Balance for the

    How Today's Top Authors Find the Right Balance for the "Literary Thriller"

    Jean Kwok asks authors how they approach reader and artistic demands.

    By Jean Kwok | October 11, 2023

    A Murder Mystery in the Sunshine State

    A Murder Mystery in the Sunshine State

    How a dispute between Florida neighbors and a copy of Agatha Christie's 'The Pale Horse' landed a chemist on Death Row.

    By Jana Monroe | October 11, 2023

    Sarah Weinman on Helen Garner and the Ongoing Conversations of True Crime

    Sarah Weinman on Helen Garner and the Ongoing Conversations of True Crime

    In This House of Grief Garner "takes the act of bearing witness to new levels."

    By Sarah Weinman | October 10, 2023

    “A Matter of Opinion”: Three Crimes and the Myths Surrounding Them

    “A Matter of Opinion”: Three Crimes and the Myths Surrounding Them

    "Each of these crimes has generated decades’ worth of mythology, some of it so far from the truth that the actual story isn’t recognizable in its own mythos."

    By Sam Rebelein | October 10, 2023

    J.M. Redmann on A Lifetime of Crafting Queer Crime Fiction

    J.M. Redmann on A Lifetime of Crafting Queer Crime Fiction

    Ellen Hart interviews the iconic writer about the past, present, and future of lesbian sleuths in mystery fiction.

    By Ellen Hart | October 10, 2023

    America’s Obsession with Asylums

    America’s Obsession with Asylums

    Or, How Visiting an Abandoned Lunatic Asylum Laid the Foundation for a Young Adult Novel

    By Tracy Hewitt Meyer | October 10, 2023

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    Writing Influences: A Cuban-Miami Identity & the Periphery of Santeria

    By Vanessa Montalban | October 10, 2023

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    By CrimeReads | October 9, 2023

    Learning to Love Thrillers and Their Morally Compromised Characters

    By Tim Lane | October 9, 2023

    The LAPD Films of Ron Shelton, Twenty Years Later

    The LAPD Films of Ron Shelton, Twenty Years Later

    Dark Blue and Hollywood Homicide were unfairly dismissed by audiences and critics. They deserved better.

    By Vince Keenan | October 6, 2023

    The Backlist: Revisiting Steve Hamilton’s 'The Lock Artist' with Elle Cosimano

    The Backlist: Revisiting Steve Hamilton’s 'The Lock Artist' with Elle Cosimano

    Polly Stewart is in discussion with today's top crime writers, returning to some of their favorite books.

    By Polly Stewart | October 6, 2023

    Jesse Q. Sutanto on Toxic Friendships, Shrinking Attention Spans, and Finding the Muse

    Jesse Q. Sutanto on Toxic Friendships, Shrinking Attention Spans, and Finding the Muse

    "My characters are very well-behaved because they know I won't hesitate to kill them if they dare stray from the outline."

    By Molly Odintz | October 6, 2023

    The Four Corners of Subjectivity

    The Four Corners of Subjectivity

    How do crime writers get readers to "care about" characters who do terrible things?

    By Jake Lamar | October 6, 2023

    Following Agatha Christie’s Footsteps in Torquay

    Following Agatha Christie’s Footsteps in Torquay

    Kavitha Rao on the unique pleasures of attending the International Agatha Christie Festival

    By Kavitha Rao | October 5, 2023

    Shop Talk: Lou Berney Is a Fanatical Believer in Naps

    Shop Talk: Lou Berney Is a Fanatical Believer in Naps

    Crime writers discuss ritual, craft, and learning that there's no one way to finish a novel.

    By Eli Cranor | October 5, 2023

    How Paul Vidich Builds His World of Spies

    How Paul Vidich Builds His World of Spies

    In Vidich's top-flight spy novels, the stories keep getting deeper and the deceptions more complex.

    By Peter Handel | October 5, 2023

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