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    Susan Isaacs Has Some Very Helpful Pointers When It Comes to Finishing Your Book

    Susan Isaacs Has Some Very Helpful Pointers When It Comes to Finishing Your Book

    "Writing is a job. You have to work regular hours and show up even when you’d rather be doing something else."

    By CrimeReads | October 16, 2019

    In Defense of the Supernatural in Detective Fiction

    In Defense of the Supernatural in Detective Fiction

    John Connolly on the long tradition of mixing mystery and the paranormal

    By John Connolly | October 15, 2019

    Steph Cha Is Reimagining the Los Angeles Crime Novel

    Steph Cha Is Reimagining the Los Angeles Crime Novel

    Family, Race, and the Aftermath in 1990's L.A.

    By Lisa Levy | October 15, 2019

    Did <em>Hill Street Blues</em> Rip Off Ed McBain's 87th Precinct Series?

    Did Hill Street Blues Rip Off Ed McBain's 87th Precinct Series?

    A tragicomic tale of stolen set-ups, threatened lawsuits, bruised egos, stalled adaptations, and besieged productions.

    By Paul Abbott | October 15, 2019

    Discovering the Misogyny Behind the Famous Plot of <em>Lord of the Flies</em>

    Discovering the Misogyny Behind the Famous Plot of Lord of the Flies

    William Golding elaborates on the exclusion of little girls from his deserted island

    By Kim Liggett | October 15, 2019

    Dorothy L. Sayers: A Crime Reader's Guide to the Classics

    Dorothy L. Sayers: A Crime Reader's Guide to the Classics

    Lord Peter Wimsey, Harriet Vane, and a Queen of Crime

    By Neil Nyren | October 11, 2019

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    5 Classics of Cyberpunk Noir

    5 Classics of Cyberpunk Noir

    Cyberpunk and crime fiction evolved out of the pulps, and their shared outsider DNA still connects them.

    By Nick Kolakowski | October 10, 2019

    William Kent Krueger on Writing a New American Epic for the Mississippi River

    William Kent Krueger on Writing a New American Epic for the Mississippi River

    'Every good novel in our genre is about more than just the crime.'

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 10, 2019

    Crime Novels For Angry Women in an Angry World

    Crime Novels For Angry Women in an Angry World

    Feed your rage with these 8 mysteries and thrillers.

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    A History of EC Comics in 7 Tales of Murder & Horror

    A History of EC Comics in 7 Tales of Murder & Horror

    65 years after censors cracked down on horror comics, a fond look back at some of the most gruesome horror comics in history.

    By Daniel Kraus | October 10, 2019

    Suzane Von Richthofen: Teenage Romance, Teenage Killers

    Suzane Von Richthofen: Teenage Romance, Teenage Killers

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    Lee Child Grapples With Mortality, Sales, Rivals, and Successors

    Lee Child Grapples With Mortality, Sales, Rivals, and Successors

    Who could take over the Jack Reacher series? Child wonders.

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    Forget Writing What You Know. Write Where You Know.

    Forget Writing What You Know. Write Where You Know.

    When I chose to set my book in the depressed coastal town where I spent my childhood, I knew it couldn't be anything other than a crime novel.

    By A.S. Hatch | October 9, 2019

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