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Six Mysteries that Prove You Can’t Go Home Again

By Tessa Wegert | December 4, 2020

Who gets to be a sympathetic character in <em>The Undoing</em>?

Who gets to be a sympathetic character in The Undoing?

The popular HBO miniseries treats victimhood as a privilege, which it reserves only for its white, female protagonist, and not its "othered" murder victim.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2020

Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

Authors are overturning the prevailing murder model

By Chelsea G. Summers | December 3, 2020

Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

The literature of gifted schools, swim meets, and ballet recitals.

By Harriet Tyce | December 3, 2020

It Isn't Genre That Matters—It's Story.

It Isn't Genre That Matters—It's Story.

Characters, writing, and tension make or break a book. You can step over the genre fence and still appeal to your readers.

By Clare Mackintosh | December 3, 2020

Joan Harrison: Hollywood Producer, and the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

Joan Harrison: Hollywood Producer, and the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

She answered an ad for a secretary. She became Hitchcock's trusted screenwriter and a major power player in Hollywood.

By Christina Lane | December 2, 2020

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The Unconventional Private Eyes of Stanley Ellin

By J. Kingston Pierce | December 2, 2020

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By CrimeReads | December 2, 2020

6 Reasons to Hook Your Kid on Mysteries

By Marthe Jocelyn | December 2, 2020

What's Cozier than a Cozy Mystery? A Christmas Cozy Mystery.

What's Cozier than a Cozy Mystery? A Christmas Cozy Mystery.

Holidays don't always go as planned—but a cozy mystery set during Christmas never fails to please.

By Maddie Day | December 2, 2020

A White Supremacist Serial Killer and His First Victims

A White Supremacist Serial Killer and His First Victims

In 1977, an attack on a synagogue left several wounded and one dead. It was only the start of a hate-fueled cross-country rampage.

By John Douglas and Mark Olshaker | December 2, 2020

The Revival of Todd Downing, The Golden Age Author Fascinated by Death in Mexico

The Revival of Todd Downing, The Golden Age Author Fascinated by Death in Mexico

He was an author of Choctaw descent writing traditional mysteries set in Mexico. Will a new generation discover his work?

By James Sallis | December 1, 2020

Ten Chilling Thrillers to Read During The Coming Storms

Ten Chilling Thrillers to Read During The Coming Storms

It's going to be a long winter, but these page-turners will make the time pass a little faster...

By Alice Blanchard | December 1, 2020

Five of the Greatest Ambiguous Endings in Crime Fiction

Five of the Greatest Ambiguous Endings in Crime Fiction

Some mysteries are like life—open-ended (and open to interpretation).

By Caz Frear | December 1, 2020

Cry Your Own Cry: Why Accra Is the Perfect City for Noir

Cry Your Own Cry: Why Accra Is the Perfect City for Noir

At the center of the world, an African story with a complex history and storytelling tradition turns to noir fiction.

By Nana-Ama Danquah | December 1, 2020

Jakarta: Indonesia’s Megalopolis of Crime

Jakarta: Indonesia’s Megalopolis of Crime

Crime and the City visits one of the world's most densely populated places in search of crime fiction.

By Paul French | November 30, 2020

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