Shaina Steinberg on Writing Historical Fiction Set in Los Angeles

Shaina Steinberg on Writing Historical Fiction Set in Los Angeles

The screenwriter and novelist discusses postwar turbulence in Los Angeles and what it's like to be a writer there today.

By Alex Dueben | May 19, 2025

Five Upcoming Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers

Five Upcoming Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers

Summer novels for "for those of us who like our crime with a stiff dose of otherworldliness."

By Paz Pardo | May 19, 2025

Eight Terrible Head Injuries in Crime Film

Eight Terrible Head Injuries in Crime Film

Our editor Olivia Rutigliano, recovering from a bad concussion, rounds up some of cinema's greatest blows to the head.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 16, 2025

1984: Enter the Crack Era

1984: Enter the Crack Era

Michael Gonzales on Harlem before and after crack.

By Michael Gonzales | May 16, 2025

Nev March On The <br>Bombay Dog Riot

Nev March On The
Bombay Dog Riot

In the 1830s, British imperialists tried to cull the stray dogs interrupting their afternoon naps. Protests quickly ensued.

By Nev March | May 16, 2025

Frederic S. Durbin On Crafting a Genre-Bending Western

Frederic S. Durbin On Crafting a Genre-Bending Western

"How can a novel encompass fantasy, horror, science-fiction, romance, the ghost story, literary fiction, and the western?"

By Frederic S. Durbin | May 16, 2025

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7 Novels Built

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As the saying goes, two can keep a secret...

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Five Screwball Thrillers <br>that Kill

Five Screwball Thrillers
that Kill

Alex Rollins Berg on five under-appreciated comic crime gems

By Alex Rollins Berg | May 14, 2025

Michelle Young on Telling the Story of Rose Valland, the WWII Hero and

Michelle Young on Telling the Story of Rose Valland, the WWII Hero and "Art Spy"

Valland risked her life to chronicle Nazi looting of Europe's treasures.

By Morgan Leigh Davies | May 14, 2025

Wendy Corsi Staub on Old Friends and Small-Town Secrets

Wendy Corsi Staub on Old Friends and Small-Town Secrets

Catching up with the prolific author at the beginning of a new series.

By John B. Valeri | May 14, 2025

What Happens When a Journalist and a Psychotherapist Write a Mystery Together?

What Happens When a Journalist and a Psychotherapist Write a Mystery Together?

Co-authors Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti on the art of collaborative writing

By Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti | May 14, 2025

Axe Murder: A Brief History of a Grim Cultural Obsession

Axe Murder: A Brief History of a Grim Cultural Obsession

Read an excerpt from Rachel McCarthy James's new book, 'Whack Job'

By Rachel McCarthy James | May 13, 2025

Belle Starr: The Wild West's Forgotten Outlaw Queen

Belle Starr: The Wild West's Forgotten Outlaw Queen

Her exploits captured the American imagination. Then she disappeared.

By Dane Huckelbridge | May 13, 2025

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