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    Why Write About a Place That’s Not On the Map?

    Why Write About a Place That’s Not On the Map?

    Might it just help us understand what's difficult, complex—incomprehensible?

    By Adria Bernardi | August 22, 2022

    The Best International Crime Fiction Out This August

    The Best International Crime Fiction Out This August

    A Swedish Sherlock, a Japanese legal thriller, a Lebanese murder mystery, and more.

    By Molly Odintz | August 19, 2022

    Bad Mutha: On the Life and Art of Isaac Hayes

    Bad Mutha: On the Life and Art of Isaac Hayes

    How the composer, actor, and Black Moses soul man put his indelible stamp on the culture.

    By Michael Gonzales | August 19, 2022

    A Few Long-Running Mystery Series Set in the World of Antiques and Collectibles

    A Few Long-Running Mystery Series Set in the World of Antiques and Collectibles

    Zac Bissonnette on a micro-world of intrigue and obsession

    By Zac Bissonnette | August 19, 2022

    On the 1981 Wonderland Murders and the 2003 film that reconstructs its events

    On the 1981 Wonderland Murders and the 2003 film that reconstructs its events

    Five people were killed in a Los Angeles suburb on July 1st, 1981. An unforgettable film told the story.

    By Sabina Stent | August 19, 2022

    Can the Tech Industry Be Trusted to Police Itself?

    Can the Tech Industry Be Trusted to Police Itself?

    Why the largely self-regulated world of venture-backed start-ups has spawned some of the most intriguing criminal scandals.

    By Mike Trigg | August 19, 2022

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    All The Dangerous Things Ryan La Sala Has Done In The Name of Research

    By Ryan La Sala | August 18, 2022

    Rediscovering a Vanished Species: Half-Hour TV Mysteries

    By J. Kingston Pierce | August 18, 2022

    The Lost History of America's Traveling "Ghost Shows"

    By Keith Roysdon | August 18, 2022

    The Freedom to Write Less Likeable Characters in Crime Fiction

    The Freedom to Write Less Likeable Characters in Crime Fiction

    "I love that main characters can behave badly in thrillers, or even be the perpetrator themselves."

    By S. C. Lalli | August 18, 2022

    Summer's Best Debut Novels

    Summer's Best Debut Novels

    The season's best crime, mystery, and thrillers from first-time authors.

    By CrimeReads | August 17, 2022

    A Reading List of Psychopathic Women

    A Reading List of Psychopathic Women

    "The idea of another woman skating through life without any shame brings both admiration and a touch of jealousy."

    By Kathleen Hale | August 17, 2022

    Why True Crime Readers Make Ideal Romance Novel Protagonists

    Why True Crime Readers Make Ideal Romance Novel Protagonists

    Or, how to find love in a time of serial killers.

    By Alicia Thompson | August 17, 2022

    The Horror of the American West

    The Horror of the American West

    On the terrors and fictions of the old, and new, west.

    By Harrison Query and Matt Query | August 17, 2022

    You Can't Look Away: On Responsibility and Horror

    You Can't Look Away: On Responsibility and Horror

    What is the responsibility of the author - and the audience - in creating and consuming horror?

    By Michael Seidlinger | August 16, 2022

    The World of Philo Vance, Spectator of Life

    The World of Philo Vance, Spectator of Life

    Ragnar Jonasson on S.S. Van Dine, the man behind one of America's most celebrated detectives.

    By Ragnar Jonasson | August 16, 2022

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