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    5 International Crime Novels You Should Read This August

    5 International Crime Novels You Should Read This August

    Columbian noir, French comedy, Argentine metafiction, and more.

    By CrimeReads | August 26, 2020

    The Epitome of Villainy: 8 Dark Thrillers With Even Darker Antagonists

    The Epitome of Villainy: 8 Dark Thrillers With Even Darker Antagonists

    Modern thrillers with unforgettable villains.

    By Michael Laurence | August 26, 2020

    Five Novels Exploring Complex Relationships Between Mothers and Sons

    Five Novels Exploring Complex Relationships Between Mothers and Sons

    A boy's best friend is his mother...

    By Amber Garza | August 26, 2020

    Surveillance Cameras Are Everywhere. And They're Only Going to Get More Ubiquitous.

    Surveillance Cameras Are Everywhere. And They're Only Going to Get More Ubiquitous.

    A crime writer's thoughts on our increasingly watched world.

    By Laura Griffin | August 26, 2020

    Carl Hiaasen on Palm Beach, Slithery Characters, and Florida Crime Fiction

    Carl Hiaasen on Palm Beach, Slithery Characters, and Florida Crime Fiction

    The author's latest novel takes on absurdity and corruption in the Mar-a-Lago set.

    By Dwyer Murphy | August 25, 2020

    How Are Crime Authors Going to Address the Pandemic in Their New Books?

    How Are Crime Authors Going to Address the Pandemic in Their New Books?

    Wendy Corsi Staub talks with today's authors to find out how they're tackling the new era of COVID.

    By Wendy Corsi Staub | August 25, 2020

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    What the Mythology of El Chapo Guzmán Tells Us About the Reality of Drug Trafficking in the Americas

    By Alan Feuer | August 25, 2020

    When Home is The Most Dangerous Place of All

    By Karen Dionne | August 25, 2020

    Uva de Aragón: "A Novel Is a Closed World"

    By Teresa Dovalpage | August 25, 2020

    The Greatest Crime Film of All-Time: The Third Man

    The Greatest Crime Film of All-Time: The Third Man

    Graham Greene's postwar Vienna crime opus takes center stage.

    By Otto Penzler | August 24, 2020

    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 | August 24, 2020

    Learning to Write <br>From My Mother

    Learning to Write
    From My Mother

    Some writers are self-taught. Some go to school. And some learn from family what it means to craft a story.

    By Peter Abrahams | August 24, 2020

    Jennifer Hillier on Being the Murder Mom

    Jennifer Hillier on Being the Murder Mom

    This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

    By Unlikeable Female Characters | August 24, 2020

    Death at the Fair: A Cozy Mystery Tradition

    Death at the Fair: A Cozy Mystery Tradition

    5 cozy mystery series featuring murder in the midst of festivities, to make you feel better about all those canceled events....

    By Elizabeth Penney | August 24, 2020

    What Is the Canadian Dream? And How Do You Write About It?

    What Is the Canadian Dream? And How Do You Write About It?

    In part two of a roundtable discussion, women crime authors discuss systemic injustice, police brutality, and pandemic writing.

    By Lisa Levy | August 21, 2020

    Why Motherhood Is a Fertile Subject For Crime Fiction

    Why Motherhood Is a Fertile Subject For Crime Fiction

    Psychological thrillers allow writers to explore the ambiguities and dark realities of parenting.

    By Sarah Vaughan | August 21, 2020

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