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How to Write a Memorable Hit Man: A Conversation Among Connoisseurs

How to Write a Memorable Hit Man: A Conversation Among Connoisseurs

Andy Rausch and Michael Gonzales discuss their favorite hit men, lessons learned from Elmore Leonard, and the new anthology, 'Dead End Jobs'

By Michael Gonzales | July 23, 2021

10 Crime Novels Full of Style, Plot, and Dark Humor

10 Crime Novels Full of Style, Plot, and Dark Humor

Samantha Downing on the thrillers that taught her how to write.

By Samantha Downing | July 22, 2021

How Detective Fiction Helps A Forensic Psychiatrist in Her Work With Violent Offenders

How Detective Fiction Helps A Forensic Psychiatrist in Her Work With Violent Offenders

"The reason for evil in the world is that people are unable to tell their stories."

By Dr. Gwen Adshead | July 22, 2021

Villains and Victims: The Role of Animals in Crime Fiction

Villains and Victims: The Role of Animals in Crime Fiction

Why it's time to do away with literary taboos and confront violence against animals.

By Greg Buchanan | July 22, 2021

Seven Mysteries Filled with Family Members

Seven Mysteries Filled with Family Members

In these novels, families go to extreme lengths to close ranks, keep secrets, and take their revenge.

By S. C. Perkins | July 22, 2021

Why Has Jeffrey Dahmer Become A Household Name, While The Names of His Victims Are Forgotten?

Why Has Jeffrey Dahmer Become A Household Name, While The Names of His Victims Are Forgotten?

There's a thin line between trying to understand a killer's motivations and justifying their actions.

By Willa C. Richards | July 22, 2021

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By Andrew Welsh-Huggins | July 21, 2021

When Exactly Was 'The Golden Age' of Detective Fiction? It's a Mystery.

By Otto Penzler | July 21, 2021

8 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to this Summer

By Lizzy Steiner | July 21, 2021

How To Turn Your Happy Place Into a Setting for A Psychological Thriller

How To Turn Your Happy Place Into a Setting for A Psychological Thriller

"Knowing a place inside and out means I can write a page-turner about it."

By Miranda Beverly-Whittemore | July 21, 2021

In These Six Thrillers, The Natural World Is a Character, Not Just a Setting

In These Six Thrillers, The Natural World Is a Character, Not Just a Setting

Novels that explore the great (and sometimes terrifying) outdoors.

By Elisabeth de Mariaffi | July 20, 2021

Alma Katsu and Owen Matthews on Ideal Spies, Historical Fiction, and the Russia-West Divide

Alma Katsu and Owen Matthews on Ideal Spies, Historical Fiction, and the Russia-West Divide

She was a senior intelligence analyst. He was a Moscow bureau chief. Now they're both writing spy thrillers.

By Alma Katsu | July 20, 2021

Defections and Detections: How a Sprawling Soviet Atomic Spy Network Was First Exposed

Defections and Detections: How a Sprawling Soviet Atomic Spy Network Was First Exposed

In postwar America, Soviet spies were busy gathering up atomic secrets. A series of defections soon threw the network into chaos.

By Ann Hagedorn | July 20, 2021

The Story of 18th Century England's Booming Graverobbing Industry, and the Man Who Inspired 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

The Story of 18th Century England's Booming Graverobbing Industry, and the Man Who Inspired 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

John Hunter was one of the era's foremost anatomists and surgeons. He was also the premier customer for stolen bodies.

By Sam Kean | July 20, 2021

Thomas Gilbert and the Murder That Brought Down One of New York's Most Privileged Families

Thomas Gilbert and the Murder That Brought Down One of New York's Most Privileged Families

A dispute over a son's allowance led one elite family to murder.

By John Glatt | July 20, 2021

Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

The City by the Bay has a literary tradition like no other.

By Paul French | July 19, 2021

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