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    How to Write Believable, Realistic, and Responsible Violence

    How to Write Believable, Realistic, and Responsible Violence

    A thriller author shares 7 lessons for writing violence.

    By Ed Ruggero | March 3, 2020

    12 Novels You Should Read This March

    12 Novels You Should Read This March

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

    By CrimeReads | March 2, 2020

    David Goodis' Bleak, Beautiful Vision of Humanity

    David Goodis' Bleak, Beautiful Vision of Humanity

    Celebrating the clear-sighted vision of an author who saw the best in humanity at its worst.

    By Molly Odintz | March 2, 2020

    How to Be a Crime Novelist and a Parent...Without Losing Your Mind or Your Moral Compass

    How to Be a Crime Novelist and a Parent...Without Losing Your Mind or Your Moral Compass

    Everything you wanted to know about changing diapers and solving fictional murders but were afraid to ask.

    By Jason Pinter | March 2, 2020

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in March: <br>Crime Edition

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in March:
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    The best new TV series and movies coming out this month.

    By Dwyer Murphy | March 2, 2020

    A Brief History of Sex and Espionage

    A Brief History of Sex and Espionage

    How lust, emotional intimacy, and honeypots influence spy games and shape the world order.

    By Michael Smith | February 28, 2020

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    The Woman in Black, and the Ongoing Effort to Make New York City a Little More Gothic

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 28, 2020

    Maude Collins: Ohio's First Female Sheriff

    By Jess Montgomery | February 28, 2020

    Life as a DJ Taught Me to Listen—and to Write

    By Robert Desiderio | February 28, 2020

    Joanne Fluke Has Some Recipes to Die For

    Joanne Fluke Has Some Recipes to Die For

    Time to get baking with these criminally delicious recipes from the Hannah Swensen mystery series.

    By Joanne Fluke | February 28, 2020

    Don't Go Into the Basement! (Let's Be Honest, We're Going Into the Basement)

    Don't Go Into the Basement! (Let's Be Honest, We're Going Into the Basement)

    What writing horror (and hearing noises in the night) taught me about the impulse to explore—even in the face of danger.

    By Darcy Coates | February 27, 2020

    The Year's Best Action Thrillers (So Far) <br>(It's Not Even March)

    The Year's Best Action Thrillers (So Far)
    (It's Not Even March)

    A look at the best new political, spy, and serial killer thrillers arriving on bookstore shelves.

    By Ryan Steck | February 27, 2020

    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of the Month

    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of the Month

    February's Best CrimeReads Features

    By CrimeReads | February 27, 2020

    Black Power, Blaxploitation, & The Sounds of the Seventies

    Black Power, Blaxploitation, & The Sounds of the Seventies

    How Isaac Hayes' soundtrack to Shaft ushered in an era of iconic Blaxploitation cinema.

    By Ashawnta Jackson | February 26, 2020

    The 5 Best Books About Dysfunctional Rich Families

    The 5 Best Books About Dysfunctional Rich Families

    "They may have a lot more money than me, you think, but at least they’re unhappy."

    By Joseph Finder | February 26, 2020

    Gothic Themes Bring Us Together

    Gothic Themes Bring Us Together

    Everyone loves Gothic tropes: dark mansions, misty moors, and creepy families with lots of secrets

    By Catherine Cavendish | February 26, 2020

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