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Shop Talk: S.A. Cosby Is Late to This Interview and It's Because of Some Dead Bodies

Shop Talk: S.A. Cosby Is Late to This Interview and It's Because of Some Dead Bodies

Crime writers talking writing routines, putting in the work, and what to do when you get a call in the middle of the night about some bodies.

By Eli Cranor | October 14, 2021

Mysterious and Haunted New York City

Mysterious and Haunted New York City

Kate Belli on the city's haunted locations and the authors inspired by them.

By Kate Belli | October 14, 2021

Steph Cha On Editing The Best American Mystery Series During An Unprecedented Year

Steph Cha On Editing The Best American Mystery Series During An Unprecedented Year

"2020 was full of desperation and injustice and crime, and if mystery writers are paying attention (and I know we are) it should have a transformative effect on the genre."

By Steph Cha | October 14, 2021

Tony Hillerman and the Invention of Jim Chee

Tony Hillerman and the Invention of Jim Chee

Joe Leaphorn, older and sophisticated, needed a new foil—one younger, more interested in tradition, and more inquisitive.

By James McGrath Morris | October 14, 2021

High-Tech Skullduggery in the Regency Era

High-Tech Skullduggery in the Regency Era

A historical mystery writer considers intrigue, patent wars, and corporate espionage at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.

By Andrea Penrose | October 14, 2021

That Gothic Feeling: 11 Masterpieces of Romantic Suspense

That Gothic Feeling: 11 Masterpieces of Romantic Suspense

Greg Herren on 20th century gothic fiction and the novels that made him fall in love with a genre.

By Greg Herren | October 13, 2021

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Fictional Detectives, Real Hobbies: Appreciating the Leisure Activities of Fiction's Greatest Sleuths

By Jethro K. Lieberman | October 13, 2021

Five Great Mystery Novels Set at Carnivals and Fairs

By M.E. Browning | October 13, 2021

Writing Consent in YA: Empowerment Through Storytelling

By Sara Walters | October 13, 2021

The Eeriness of Minnesota Nice

The Eeriness of Minnesota Nice

Catherine Dang on the dark underbelly of all those polite, respectful interactions.

By Catherine Dang | October 13, 2021

What Can Sherlock Holmes Teach a Young Black Sleuth?

What Can Sherlock Holmes Teach a Young Black Sleuth?

"His pinnacle lesson? Own your self-agency."

By Patricia Raybon | October 12, 2021

Reclaiming the Legacy of Nora May French, the Pioneering Poet Made Into a Femme Fatale by Mediocre Men and California Mythology

Reclaiming the Legacy of Nora May French, the Pioneering Poet Made Into a Femme Fatale by Mediocre Men and California Mythology

"One doesn’t die but becomes an unknown woman, one mutilated sheet of paper at a time."

By Catherine Prendergast | October 12, 2021

The Four Books (and One Television Show) that Helped Me Cope with Grief

The Four Books (and One Television Show) that Helped Me Cope with Grief

Gus Moreno on turning to literature to process the trauma of loss.

By Gus Moreno | October 12, 2021

An American Outrage: Journalism, Race, and the Clinton Avenue Five

An American Outrage: Journalism, Race, and the Clinton Avenue Five

"During the half decade I spent as a reporter in Newark, the Clinton Avenue Five rarely left my mind."

By James Queally | October 12, 2021

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | October 11, 2021

Brutal, Terrifying, and Unclassifiable: Beyond the Literary/Horror Divide

Brutal, Terrifying, and Unclassifiable: Beyond the Literary/Horror Divide

James Han Mattson on six literary novels that could easily have made their way over to the horror shelf.

By James Han Mattson | October 11, 2021

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