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Building Worlds and Creating Mood and Atmosphere

Building Worlds and Creating Mood and Atmosphere

Good descriptions are vibrant and evocative–but not distracting or flippant.

By Lucy Snyder | February 21, 2023

That Time Disneyland Paris Built a Jules Verne-Themed Space Mountain Ride

That Time Disneyland Paris Built a Jules Verne-Themed Space Mountain Ride

It lasted a mere decade, but it every second of it was a glorious, steampunk adventure.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 17, 2023

Why Mariah Fredericks Is Taking on the Lindbergh Kidnapping – From the Nanny's Perspective

Why Mariah Fredericks Is Taking on the Lindbergh Kidnapping – From the Nanny's Perspective

A new historical novel shines a new light on one of the world's most notorious crimes.

By Nancie Clare | February 17, 2023

X Marks the Spot: Literary Treasure Hunts

X Marks the Spot: Literary Treasure Hunts

Solve clues and find buried treasure in these classic puzzlers...

By Erin Kelly | February 17, 2023

Cozy Mysteries Set in Big Cities

Cozy Mysteries Set in Big Cities

In the search for cozy corners of the city, it's all about finding community.

By Michelle Hillen Klump | February 17, 2023

5 Crime Novels That Deepen Our Understanding of Collective Trauma

5 Crime Novels That Deepen Our Understanding of Collective Trauma

Set in the aftermath of national tragedy, these books help readers contextualize societal wounds even as they explore compelling mysteries

By Frank Sennett | February 16, 2023

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The Birth of Superman: How Two Jewish Kids in 1930's Cleveland Altered the Course of American Pop Culture

By Helene Stapinski and Bonnie Siegler | February 16, 2023

Favorite Mysteries and Thrillers Featuring Antiheroes

Favorite Mysteries and Thrillers Featuring Antiheroes

These characters will stop at nothing to get what they want, and you can't help but root for them to do so...

By Rachel Koller Croft | February 16, 2023

The Best, Creepiest Old Houses in Fiction

The Best, Creepiest Old Houses in Fiction

Locked doors, secret passages, decrepit roofs, weird families, and so, so much more.

By M.E. Hilliard | February 15, 2023

The Only Woman in the Room

The Only Woman in the Room

Kathleen Kent remembers her time in intelligence in 1990s Byelorussia.

By Kathleen Kent | February 15, 2023

The Sinking of the Gloucester: The Shipwreck That Made 17th Century England Tremble

The Sinking of the Gloucester: The Shipwreck That Made 17th Century England Tremble

A new account of the notorious wreck that killed the heir to the controversial English throne and hundreds of sailors.

By Nigel Pickford | February 15, 2023

Why Does the Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's Death Still Haunt Us?

Why Does the Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's Death Still Haunt Us?

Few American writers have been read so widely for so long. And for many, Poe's death is inextricable from his fiction.

By Mark Dawidziak | February 14, 2023

Why So Many Journalists Turn to Careers in Crime Fiction

Why So Many Journalists Turn to Careers in Crime Fiction

Michael Robotham on the journey from crime reporter to novelist

By Michael Robotham | February 14, 2023

Spouses with Secrets

Spouses with Secrets

How are so many criminals able to trick the people closest to them?

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | February 14, 2023

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