• Features

    Newport, RI Is the Perfect Place for a Murder Mystery

    New England's dreamiest coastal town deserves some fictional danger of its own

    September 10, 2021  By Alyssa Maxwell
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    Finding Gothic Beauty and Danger on the California Coast

    "Your mind plays tricks with you in the fog": why Big Sur is a natural setting for dark romance and supernatural happenings.

    September 10, 2021  By Lindsay Marcott
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    Six Great Novels with Mysterious Protagonists

    Secretive, questionable, and all around untrustworthy main characters make for unforgettable thrillers.

    September 10, 2021  By Christopher Swann
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    The Most Anticipated Books of 2021: Fall and Winter Edition

    63 crime novels, mysteries, thrillers, and nonfiction books to cozy up with this fall.

    September 10, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    Stuart Neville: Why I Will No Longer Hide My Accent

    Northern Irish writers are often instructed to tamp down their regionalism by London publishers. It's time to set aside safe bets and embrace unique voices.

    September 9, 2021  By Stuart Neville
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    My First Thriller: James Grady

    In 1971, a young Capitol Hill staffer walked by an old townhouse and wondered if it could be a CIA front. The idea would become Six Days of the Condor.

    September 9, 2021  By Rick Pullen
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    Transformation and Transcendence in
    1980s Body Horror

    On David Cronenberg, Clive Barker, and the embrace of the grotesque as a representation of lived experience.

    September 9, 2021  By Darryl Jones
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    No One Has Ever Lived In The Past. So How Can Writers Accurately Represent History?

    On The Challenges of Writing Historical Crime Fiction

    September 9, 2021  By James R. Benn
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    Five Books that Examine the American Penal System

    Stories, mostly true, about the gritty, fraught, and devastating world of prisons

    September 9, 2021  By Jen J. Danna
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    The American Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    Nick Rennison on the early days of American detective fiction and the sleuths who competed with Sherlock Holmes for mystery readers.

    September 8, 2021  By Nick Rennison
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