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    Meet the Sutantos: How My Wacky Indonesian Family Inspired A Murder Mystery

    Meet the Sutantos: How My Wacky Indonesian Family Inspired A Murder Mystery

    On crafting a cozy mystery full of the cheerful, conflicting advice of a large extended clan.

    By Jesse Q. Sutanto | April 29, 2021

    On Using Crime Fiction to Reveal the Dark History of Minneapolis

    On Using Crime Fiction to Reveal the Dark History of Minneapolis

    "The dark corners of my sunny city fascinated me as a writer, the shocking appearance of darkness in its sunny corners even more."

    By W.A. Winter | April 29, 2021

    The State of the Crime Novel in 2021: A Roundtable With the Edgar Awards Nominees

    The State of the Crime Novel in 2021: A Roundtable With the Edgar Awards Nominees

    As the Mystery Writers of America prepare to hand out the year's top honors, nominees discuss the crime fiction world.

    By CrimeReads | April 28, 2021

    How the Darker Side of the Fight for Women's Suffrage Inspired One Historical Mystery Novelist

    How the Darker Side of the Fight for Women's Suffrage Inspired One Historical Mystery Novelist

    Victoria Thompson has published almost fifty historical mysteries. During the research phase, she's always looking for that one fact that takes your breath away.

    By Victoria Thompson | April 28, 2021

    Towards A New Understanding of Psychosis and Violence

    Towards A New Understanding of Psychosis and Violence

    We live in a world that conditions us to fear mental illness instead of to treat it. The consequences of this approach are deadly.

    By Vince Granata | April 28, 2021

    Seven Great Thrillers That Play With Form

    Seven Great Thrillers That Play With Form

    Transcripts, letters, news clippings...These novels ratchet up the suspense and character development with unexpected elements.

    By Amy Suiter Clarke | April 28, 2021

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    On the Dognapping Gangs that Terrorized Victorian London, and the Poet who Fought Back

    By Olivia Rutigliano | April 27, 2021

    Driving in the Dark: Getaway Drivers in Fiction and the Dark Side of the American Dream

    By Nick Kolakowski | April 27, 2021

    Nine Things Your Thriller Needs to Be Lean, Mean, and Exhilarating

    By Meg Gardiner | April 27, 2021

    The LAPD's Secret History of Citizen Spying

    The LAPD's Secret History of Citizen Spying

    Los Angeles has a long history of activism—and police infiltrators in activist groups.

    By Michael Nava | April 27, 2021

    How Anti-Catholic Propaganda, Racism, and One Man's Paranoid Obsessions Helped Form Oregon's Founding Myths

    How Anti-Catholic Propaganda, Racism, and One Man's Paranoid Obsessions Helped Form Oregon's Founding Myths

    Henry Spalding was a sometimes missionary regarded by many as a lunatic. His lies about a frontier killing helped shape a new state.

    By Blaine Harden | April 27, 2021

    The Amazing Tale of Fergus Hume and William Freeman; or, the Critic’s Comeuppance

    The Amazing Tale of Fergus Hume and William Freeman; or, the Critic’s Comeuppance

    Critic William Freeman despised the mediocre mysteries of Fergus Hume. But was bad writing all there was to his enduring hatred?

    By Curtis Evans | April 26, 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 | April 26, 2021

    Psychological Thrillers and Domestic Suspense in the Pandemic Era: A Roundtable

    Psychological Thrillers and Domestic Suspense in the Pandemic Era: A Roundtable

    Ruth Ware, Liz Nugent, Susie Yang, Samantha Downing, and the Liv Constantine duo discuss writing during the pandemic and where the genre is headed next.

    By Lisa Levy | April 26, 2021

    She's Your Man: A Ode To The Trouser Roles and Tenement Kids of the Gilded Age

    She's Your Man: A Ode To The Trouser Roles and Tenement Kids of the Gilded Age

    A historical novelist turns to the cross-dressing actresses of the turn of the century in crafting a fierce, independent sleuth.

    By Kathleen Marple Kalb | April 26, 2021

    A Crime Film Fan's Guide to the Oscars

    A Crime Film Fan's Guide to the Oscars

    Want to catch up on all the crimey Oscar nominations, this year? We've got you covered.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | April 23, 2021

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