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    Adventures in Narco-Tourism

    Adventures in Narco-Tourism

    In an evolving Medellín, locals and tourists struggle with the bloody legacy of Pablo Escobar.

    By Dave Seminara | December 9, 2019

    The Assassination of Thomas Doughty by the Brigand Sir Francis Drake

    The Assassination of Thomas Doughty by the Brigand Sir Francis Drake

    Or, what the Doughty Affair reveals about piracy, superstition, and witchcraft in the 16th Century.

    By S.J. Parris | December 9, 2019

    A Brief History of Brief Crime Books

    A Brief History of Brief Crime Books

    From the beginning, the novella has always gripped our attention.

    By Manning Wolfe | December 9, 2019

    A Hard World for Little Things: 10 Dark Stories of Kids in Peril

    A Hard World for Little Things: 10 Dark Stories of Kids in Peril

    It's an old story, and among the most powerful we can tell.

    By Zach Vasquez | December 6, 2019

    What to Watch in December: Your Guide to the Month's Essential Crime TV

    What to Watch in December: Your Guide to the Month's Essential Crime TV

    The best thrillers, noir, and true crime docs arriving this month.

    By Camille LeBlanc | December 6, 2019

    The Crime Stories of <br>New Zealand

    The Crime Stories of
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    In an isolated island country, crime (storytelling) is on the rise.

    By Nalini Singh | December 6, 2019

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    The Mass Atonement of Salem, Massachusetts

    The Mass Atonement of Salem, Massachusetts

    On finally feeling accepted despite social difference, in the unlikeliest of places

    By Alice Blanchard | December 5, 2019

    On the Benefits of Building a Book Series Out of a Community of Characters

    On the Benefits of Building a Book Series Out of a Community of Characters

    Changing protagonists can set a writer—and a reader—free.

    By Allen Eskens | December 5, 2019

    The Art of Interviewing Subjects—And Actually Getting To the Truth

    The Art of Interviewing Subjects—And Actually Getting To the Truth

    Tom Rosenstiel on journalism, fiction, and different kinds of truth.

    By Tom Rosenstiel | December 4, 2019

    Wilkie Collins and the Prison of Marriage

    Wilkie Collins and the Prison of Marriage

    Collins was a pioneer of domestic suspense—also, a hypocrite.

    By Radha Vatsal | December 4, 2019

    10 Movies That Will Make Any Kid Into a Lover of Classic Suspense

    10 Movies That Will Make Any Kid Into a Lover of Classic Suspense

    A childhood history, one great movie at a time.

    By Paige Shelton | December 4, 2019

    Tips for Writing Speculative Detective Fiction

    Tips for Writing Speculative Detective Fiction

    How can you keep a commitment to reason and procedure when rules of reality no longer apply?

    By Tyler Hayes | December 4, 2019

    Blowback: Late 1960s and ’70s Pulp and Popular Fiction about the Vietnam War

    Blowback: Late 1960s and ’70s Pulp and Popular Fiction about the Vietnam War

    When soldiers returned home, a new wave of crime fiction captured the trauma—and the moral abyss.

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