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A Sense of Place and The Weight of History: On Setting and Fiction

A Sense of Place and The Weight of History: On Setting and Fiction

"Setting is absolutely key, an extra dimension and a character that changes as much as any other."

By Ian Moore | March 15, 2023

Sleeping with the Enemy: Alma Katsu's Reading List to Understand the Rise of the Oligarchs

Sleeping with the Enemy: Alma Katsu's Reading List to Understand the Rise of the Oligarchs

A former CIA analyst tees up why the Russian oligarchy in the UK remains a threat

By Alma Katsu | March 14, 2023

How Not to Dig Your Own Grave

How Not to Dig Your Own Grave

Observations from a Career in Death Investigation

By Claire O'Brien | March 14, 2023

Writing in the South—About Southern Women

Writing in the South—About Southern Women

Kristen Bird on the archetype and defying expectations.

By Kristen Bird | March 14, 2023

The First Victim of Black Bart, the Old West’s Greatest Stage Robber

The First Victim of Black Bart, the Old West’s Greatest Stage Robber

A look inside the first foray of the Old West's gentleman bandit.

By John Boessenecker | March 14, 2023

All in the Family: On the Mesmerizing Subgenre of Familial Crimes

All in the Family: On the Mesmerizing Subgenre of Familial Crimes

Or, six novels featuring skeletons that refuse to stay in the closet.

By Katherine Higgs-Coulthard | March 14, 2023

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By CrimeReads | March 13, 2023

Crime and the City: Kyoto

By Paul French | March 13, 2023

The Joys of Researching Your Next Novel

By Connor Sullivan | March 13, 2023

What I Learned from Book Clubs Reading My Novels

What I Learned from Book Clubs Reading My Novels

"For an invited author, book clubs are not salons."

By Frederick Weisel | March 13, 2023

Roadmapping Poker Face’s First-Season

Roadmapping Poker Face’s First-Season

Rian Johnson’s case-of-the-week mystery series plays with many different episode structures. Justin Hairston breaks them down.

By Justin Hairston | March 10, 2023

The Rise of Domestic Noir: A Decade After <em>Gone Girl</em>

The Rise of Domestic Noir: A Decade After Gone Girl

Marie Still asks authors and book mavens to share their reasons for loving today's hottest thrillers.

By Marie Still | March 10, 2023

Weaving Social Issues Into Your Thrillers

Weaving Social Issues Into Your Thrillers

Amanda Traylor on commercial thrillers, entertainment, and finding characters who are engaged with the world around them.

By Amanda Traylor | March 10, 2023

John Rechy Remembers His Friend, Writer Henry Turner

John Rechy Remembers His Friend, Writer Henry Turner

The Edgar and Anthony-nominated author lives on in his vivid characters and lyrical prose.

By John Rechy | March 10, 2023

Setting and Psyche: Using Unsettling Landscapes to Explore Human Darkness

Setting and Psyche: Using Unsettling Landscapes to Explore Human Darkness

"Place makes us in ways both big and small—it shapes our language, our occupations, the pace at which we live."

By Erica Waters | March 10, 2023

On the Hazy, Ethereal Noir of <em>Inherent Vice</em>

On the Hazy, Ethereal Noir of Inherent Vice

Ethan Warren explains how Paul Thomas Anderson figured out how to capture the essence of the "un-adaptatble" Thomas Pynchon novel.

By Ethan Warren | March 9, 2023

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