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    On the Perils of Adult Guardianship, An Industry Rampant with Fraud and Abuse

    On the Perils of Adult Guardianship, An Industry Rampant with Fraud and Abuse

    Court-appointed guardians have few qualifications, little oversight, and enormous potential for exploitation.

    By Diane Dimond | October 13, 2023

    Lou Berney On The Immense Appeal of Ordinary Characters

    Lou Berney On The Immense Appeal of Ordinary Characters

    Advice for crafting believable, complex, and always surprising everyday people.

    By Lou Berney | October 13, 2023

    The Devil Made Me Do It

    The Devil Made Me Do It

    Nine demon and possession novels to lose yourself in this Spooky Season

    By Jennifer McMahon | October 12, 2023

    The Brief, Bloody Story of Los Angeles’s Own “Bonnie & Clyde”

    The Brief, Bloody Story of Los Angeles’s Own “Bonnie & Clyde”

    In 1930, two young robbers captured the public's imagination.

    By James T. Bartlett | October 12, 2023

    Melissa Adelman and Nora Murphy On the Art of Suburban Suspense

    Melissa Adelman and Nora Murphy On the Art of Suburban Suspense

    Read a conversation between two psychological thriller authors at the top of their game.

    By CrimeReads | October 12, 2023

    The Mystery of Memory and Identity

    The Mystery of Memory and Identity

    Caitlin Starling on crafting a doppelgänger horror story around the idea of memory loss.

    By Caitlin Starling | October 12, 2023

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    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

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

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

    "I wanted to explore different ways this inherited power could be both a burden and a gift, and how often our diasporic heritage is built on silence."

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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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