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    5 Great Crime Novels Bringing Multicultural Heroes and Representation to Mystery

    5 Great Crime Novels Bringing Multicultural Heroes and Representation to Mystery

    Searching for diversity in crime fiction.

    By Elle Marr | April 8, 2020

    Columbus, Ohio: From Cowtown to Crimetown

    Columbus, Ohio: From Cowtown to Crimetown

    Why the U.S.'s 14th largest city is the next center for crime writing.

    By Andrew Welsh-Huggins | April 8, 2020

    Don Winslow's Return to California Noir

    Don Winslow's Return to California Noir

    The author discusses socially-engaged crime fiction, surf stories, breakfast burritos, and returning to life on the coast.

    By Dwyer Murphy | April 7, 2020

    The Strange, Sordid World of Elizabethan-Era True Crime

    The Strange, Sordid World of Elizabethan-Era True Crime

    Elizabethan England had a true crime phenomenon of its own, full of con artists, cannibals, wizards, and tales from prison.

    By Megan Campisi | April 7, 2020

    Historical Novels and the Morally Gray Character

    Historical Novels and the Morally Gray Character

    The best historical fiction explores compelling characters stuck in the murky moral in-betweens.

    By Anika Scott | April 7, 2020

    Honestly, Writing a Recurring Character is a Lot Like Having an Imaginary Friend

    Honestly, Writing a Recurring Character is a Lot Like Having an Imaginary Friend

    You don't have to stop inventing wonderful individuals just because you're an adult.

    By Sulari Gentill | April 7, 2020

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    Cluster the Pieces: A Mother’s Killer, Found Through the Power of Language and Grief

    By Kristine S. Ervin | April 6, 2020

    Ishmael Reed’s Hoodoo Detective

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 21

    By Otto Penzler | April 6, 2020

    Blurring the Lines Between Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

    Blurring the Lines Between Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

    True crime becoming entertainment has enormous effects on the justice system.

    By Scarlett Harris | April 6, 2020

    Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist in history.

    Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist in history.

    Looking back on 100 years of the Queen of Crime.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | April 3, 2020

    The Rise of Australian True Crime Podcasts

    The Rise of Australian True Crime Podcasts

    Author Sara Foster on the growing world of true crime podcasting from down under.

    By Sara Foster | April 3, 2020

    Border Stories: A Guide to the Novels of Don Winslow

    Border Stories: A Guide to the Novels of Don Winslow

    The evolution of a career in crime fiction, from surf noir to borderland epics.

    By Bruce Riordan | April 3, 2020

    Hilary Davidson and Susan Elia MacNeal on Writing PTSD in Fiction

    Hilary Davidson and Susan Elia MacNeal on Writing PTSD in Fiction

    Two acclaimed mystery authors compare the research and processes it takes to create traumatized characters

    By Susan Elia MacNeal and Hilary Davidson | April 3, 2020

    Crime in the Time of Corona: How Genre Fiction Leads Us Through the Darkness

    Crime in the Time of Corona: How Genre Fiction Leads Us Through the Darkness

    In times of crisis, we turn to mystery.

    By Lyndsay Faye | April 2, 2020

    My First Thriller: Lee Child

    My First Thriller: Lee Child

    How the creator of Jack Reacher got fired, started writing, found a pen name, found an agent, and launched a new career.

    By Rick Pullen | April 2, 2020

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