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    The Great Works of Prison Fiction

    The Great Works of Prison Fiction

    Exploring the extremes of humanity from a setting where the walls are closing in, power is twisted, and the violence is open.

    By Nicci French | October 27, 2020

    10 Classic Radio Mysteries Every Crime Fiction Lover Should Know

    10 Classic Radio Mysteries Every Crime Fiction Lover Should Know

    They were one of the world's most popular entertainments and helped define mystery for generations. They're still around.

    By Stephen Spotswood | October 27, 2020

    Why Using Accurate Science in Your Fiction Is So Important

    Why Using Accurate Science in Your Fiction Is So Important

    Whether you're calculating escape velocity or tracking wolverines, these are the details that will keep readers engrossed.

    By Alice Henderson | October 27, 2020

    Ghost Hunting Is A Hobby, <br>Not A Job

    Ghost Hunting Is A Hobby,
    Not A Job

    Amy K. Bruni, host of the ghost hunting show Kindred Spirits, looks back on the strange path that led to her unusual career.

    By Amy Bruni with Julie Tremaine | October 27, 2020

    Western Noir: Smashing Together Two Genres, What Do You Get?

    Western Noir: Smashing Together Two Genres, What Do You Get?

    If the western is about delivering justice and noir is about the depths of the void, how can the two genres coexist?

    By Nick Kolakowski | October 26, 2020

    Elizabeth Hand on Outsiders, Punks, and the Crime Fiction of Subcultures

    Elizabeth Hand on Outsiders, Punks, and the Crime Fiction of Subcultures

    If you're not reading the Cass Neary series already, now's the time.

    By Lisa Levy | October 26, 2020

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    The Most Haunting Settings in Crime Fiction

    By Max Seeck | October 26, 2020

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    By CrimeReads | October 26, 2020

    Rubem Fonseca: Modernist Crime Fiction's Reluctant Star

    By Ela Bittencourt | October 23, 2020

    The Unlikely Detectives: Unlicensed, Unqualified, and Fully Invested

    The Unlikely Detectives: Unlicensed, Unqualified, and Fully Invested

    These amateur sleuths never asked to get mixed up in a murder investigation—but they won't stop looking until they find the truth.

    By Peter Colt | October 23, 2020

    Six Debut Novels You Should Read This October

    Six Debut Novels You Should Read This October

    The month's best debuts in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | October 23, 2020

    I Never Loved Rebecca

    I Never Loved Rebecca

    On the unnamed narrator of Daphne du Maurier's classic.

    By Kit Frick | October 23, 2020

    Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway run of <em>Dracula</em>

    Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway run of Dracula

    As expected, they're very beautiful, very creepy, and very fun.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 22, 2020

    Mixing Genres Is All About Messing With Structure

    Mixing Genres Is All About Messing With Structure

    "Knowing what people are expecting allows you to subvert the trope. Expectation is its own red herring, built right into your reader."

    By Stuart Turton | October 22, 2020

    Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India

    Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India

    RV Raman has loved Agatha Christie style murder mysteries his whole life. But where were the stories from India?

    By RV Raman | October 22, 2020

    Seven Great Thrillers That Take Readers to Far-Flung Places

    Seven Great Thrillers That Take Readers to Far-Flung Places

    Now is the time to travel to the Indian Ocean and the mountains of New Zealand from the comfort of books.

    By Rose Carlyle | October 22, 2020

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