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    How Do You Balance the Needs of Modern Readers with the Details of the Past?

    How Do You Balance the Needs of Modern Readers with the Details of the Past?

    Mariah Fredericks & Jess Montgomery on research, character, and the craft of historical fiction.

    By Jess Montgomery & Mariah Fredericks | May 11, 2020

    Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recs: Part 2

    Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recs: Part 2

    Wondering what to read next? Just ask, and we'll help.

    By CrimeReads | May 8, 2020

    Novels About Fierce Mothers-To-Be

    Novels About Fierce Mothers-To-Be

    There's nothing like a good thriller to ignite those intense maternal instincts.

    By Heather Gudenkauf | May 8, 2020

    A Police Officer's Guide to Common, Avoidable Errors in Crime Fiction

    A Police Officer's Guide to Common, Avoidable Errors in Crime Fiction

    Don't reach for the safety, authors. That's a revolver in your hand.

    By Chris Berg and Paul James Smith | May 8, 2020

    My First Thriller: <br>Michael Connelly

    My First Thriller:
    Michael Connelly

    How the creator of Harry Bosch discovered Chandler, forged a career, overcame rejection, and got his first book published.

    By Rick Pullen | May 7, 2020

    Hollywood’s Women in Criminal Justice: Sometimes Fact, Sometimes Fiction

    Hollywood’s Women in Criminal Justice: Sometimes Fact, Sometimes Fiction

    Finding a version of the truth in a roster of fictional women lawyers.

    By Karen Stefano | May 7, 2020

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    A Strange, Existentially Chilling Pilgrimage to Kurt Wallander's Hometown, Ystad

    By Wendy Lesser | May 6, 2020

    That Time Wallace Stevens Punched Ernest Hemingway in the Face

    That Time Wallace Stevens Punched Ernest Hemingway in the Face

    Things did not end well for him.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | May 6, 2020

    Reading Gillian Flynn's Women, I Found a Dark, Complex Truth—and My New Sanctuary

    Reading Gillian Flynn's Women, I Found a Dark, Complex Truth—and My New Sanctuary

    Forget purity and likability. Reality is far more complex.

    By Casey Dunn | May 6, 2020

    Cosmic Horror: The Worst Possible Discoveries a Detective Could Make

    Cosmic Horror: The Worst Possible Discoveries a Detective Could Make

    In Lovecraft and his many imitators, we find the answers to the deepest of life's mysteries...

    By Scott Kenemore | May 6, 2020

    The Elusive

    The Elusive "Good Marriage" in Crime Fiction

    Mysteries and thrillers are full of cheating, murdering spouses. But what about the good relationships?

    By Kimberly McCreight | May 5, 2020

    Keeping Secrets: 10 Riveting Reads Filled With Shocking Secrets

    Keeping Secrets: 10 Riveting Reads Filled With Shocking Secrets

    For readers looking for the next Big Twist

    By Lisa Regan | May 5, 2020

    Shooting the Front Page Photo in the 1930s

    Shooting the Front Page Photo in the 1930s

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    By Amanda Quick | May 5, 2020

    How Having Kids Can Change Your Life—And Your Horror Fiction

    How Having Kids Can Change Your Life—And Your Horror Fiction

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    By Ramsey Campbell | May 4, 2020

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