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    How A Break-In and A Blizzard Shaped April Henry's New Mystery

    How A Break-In and A Blizzard Shaped April Henry's New Mystery

    Two Truths and a Lie has far more truths than lies."">"As a result, Two Truths and a Lie has far more truths than lies."

    By April Henry | June 13, 2022

    Queer Mysteries and Thrillers To Read All Year Long

    Queer Mysteries and Thrillers To Read All Year Long

    Celebrate Pride Month with folk horror, rural noir, historical deep dives, and so much crime fiction!

    By Molly Odintz | June 10, 2022

    Early Modern Medicine, Poison & Apothecary

    Early Modern Medicine, Poison & Apothecary

    On the range of cures, effective or otherwise, available in the seventeenth century.

    By Joanne Burn | June 10, 2022

    Don’t Stop Believing: Mystery at the Heart of <em>The Sopranos</em>

    Don’t Stop Believing: Mystery at the Heart of The Sopranos

    15 years after it went off the air, the show's commitment to spirituality and ambiguity still set it apart.

    By Zach Vasquez | June 10, 2022

    Why Some of the Best Thrillers Are Also Hilarious

    Why Some of the Best Thrillers Are Also Hilarious

    Unless you want your reader to be utterly terrified, "you've gotta do something to leaven the topic."

    By James Byrne | June 10, 2022

    Missed Targets: Seven Attempted Assassination Thrillers

    Missed Targets: Seven Attempted Assassination Thrillers

    "[W]hile [these titles] might take license with the details of history, they remained faithful to the important facts and the big ideas"

    By William Martin | June 10, 2022

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    10 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to This Summer

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    Monstrosity Is in the Eye of the Beholder

    Monstrosity Is in the Eye of the Beholder

    "Monsters are our mirrors: in them, we see who we hope we are not, in order to understand who we are."

    By Ellen Datlow | June 9, 2022

    Adi Alsaid: On Art and My Stupid Little Notebook

    Adi Alsaid: On Art and My Stupid Little Notebook

    "[W]e live in a uniquely rich world of art. And only about a third of it is Christmas rom-coms on Netflix."

    By Adi Alsaid | June 9, 2022

    Cara Black and Tara Moss Talk Fiction and Fashion

    Cara Black and Tara Moss Talk Fiction and Fashion

    How does one dress for a chase sequence?

    By Cara Black and Tara Moss | June 8, 2022

    When the House Talks Back: Environments that Transform into Full-Fledged Characters

    When the House Talks Back: Environments that Transform into Full-Fledged Characters

    John David Mann on transformative settings

    By John David Mann | June 8, 2022

    On Finding Allies In Fictional Authors

    On Finding Allies In Fictional Authors

    Writing from the perspective of a made-up author can add the extra distance needed for an honest, critical outlook on society.

    By John Jantunen | June 8, 2022

    The Mysterious Case of the CIA's Man in Moscow

    The Mysterious Case of the CIA's Man in Moscow

    Alexander Ogorodnik was recruited in a Turkish bath in Bogotá, Colombia. Then, he was summoned back to Moscow.

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    Murder Isn't Funny. But Gallows Humor Is!

    Murder Isn't Funny. But Gallows Humor Is!

    "In real life, [murder is] devastating....What is funny—in life and on the page—is how people cope with the savagery and finality of a senseless homicide."

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