• Features

    The Long, Unusual Career of Russell James, the "Godfather of British Noir"

    He didn't set out to write crime novels. Thirty years later, he still doesn't recognize any genre boundaries.

    January 22, 2021  By Peter Handel
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    Crime-Fighting Broad: Jessie Levy, Defender of the Dillinger Gang

    Criminal Broads Presents: The Woman in the Boys Club

    January 21, 2021  By Tori Telfer
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    The Mystery Is Holmes: Why We Return to Conan Doyle's Stories Over and Over Again

    "if Holmes’s thoughts were laid bare, if his methods ever became commonplace, then Holmes would lose his mystery..."

    January 21, 2021  By Timothy Miller
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    Killing the People You Love: Fiction and Medicine Intersect

    Character development and destruction in the realm of psychological thrillers

    January 21, 2021  By John Burley
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    Secrets, Smartphones, Social Media, and Suspense

    Or, How To Incorporate Modern Technology into Your Thriller Without Looking Dated

    January 21, 2021  By Ellery Lloyd
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    What Writing About the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre Taught Me About the Madness of Crowds

    A historical fiction author considers a sixteenth century atrocity with too many lessons for the present, and the role of fiction in representing the past.

    January 21, 2021  By Kate Mosse
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    Paula Hawkins on Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train, 70 Years Later

    The author of The Girl on the Train appreciates Highsmith's uniquely sickening vision of humanity.

    January 20, 2021  By Paula Hawkins
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    Poison in the Ear: Why Iago Is the Ultimate Thriller Character

    Shakespeare's villain, in all his treachery and complexity, still resonates, centuries later.

    January 20, 2021  By Chris Harding Thornton
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    Crime Fiction Needs Neurodiversity

    The human brain works in fascinating, diverse ways, and authors should strive to represent those modes in fiction.

    January 20, 2021  By Josh Stallings
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    The Most Notorious Lonely Hearts Killers of All-Time

    Six serial killers who found their victims through personal ads

    January 20, 2021  By Camilla Bruce
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