• Features

    Adventures in Historical Fiction: History is Everywhere (And Full of Surprises)

    You could just look up the details you need to know, but historical fiction is much more fun when you let history take you by surprise.

    March 11, 2020  By John Lawton
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    The Poison Pen Letter: The Early 20th Century's Strangest Crime Wave

    Across America and Europe, people couldn't stop writing nasty letters. Soon the courts were overwhelmed with epistolary assaults.

    March 10, 2020  By Curtis Evans
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    The Uncanny Appeal of the Seaside Mystery

    For our deepest mysteries, we keep returning to the shore.

    March 10, 2020  By Jo Jakeman
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    Searching for James M. Cain's Los Angeles

    Where have all the roadhouses gone?

    March 10, 2020  By Katie Orphan
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    Briarpatch May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

    A new series returns to a bygone era of strange, slick crime fiction.

    March 10, 2020  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Crime and the City: Saigon

    In the long shadow of Graham Greene's The Quiet American, a city's crime fiction scene thrives.

    March 9, 2020  By Paul French
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    Michael Koryta and Alma Katsu on Horror, Craft, and Reinvention

    Two authors discuss their greatest fears and the weight of history

    March 9, 2020  By Michael Koryta
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    Writing a Crime Novel About Munchausen-By-Proxy—While Pregnant

    A crime author reckons with her darkest fears.

    March 9, 2020  By Emily Elgar
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    How Do You Write a Mystery When Every Plot Is Taken?

    How to Mix Things Up, Do Justice to Tradition, and Still Keep Your Crime Writing Fresh

    March 9, 2020  By Tessa Wegert
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    5 Psychological Thrillers You Need to Read This Month

    A banner month for these timely novels of suspense.

    March 6, 2020  By Lisa Levy
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