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    James Crumley's Unofficial Rules for Writing

    James Crumley's Unofficial Rules for Writing

    Craft lessons distilled from one of crime fiction's all-time greats.

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 12, 2020

    17 Crime Fiction Series That Use Real Historical Figures As Sleuths

    17 Crime Fiction Series That Use Real Historical Figures As Sleuths

    Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, Charlotte Brontë, and many more appear as detectives in these historical crime novels.

    By Heather Redmond | October 9, 2020

    How Elmore Leonard Really Wrote His Novels—According to His Characters

    How Elmore Leonard Really Wrote His Novels—According to His Characters

    "So he names us and he says okay start talking."

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 9, 2020

    Eight Thrillers That Bring an Uncanny Slant to the Natural World

    Eight Thrillers That Bring an Uncanny Slant to the Natural World

    "The setting of a horror tale needs to create a sense of unheimlich, with the reader every bit as nervous...as the characters."

    By C.J. Cooke | October 9, 2020

    The Con: Portraits of Grifters and Scam Artists in Book, Film, and Real Life

    The Con: Portraits of Grifters and Scam Artists in Book, Film, and Real Life

    "The con artist has a special gift for knowing what we want and giving it to us, then taking what they were after all along."

    By Lisa Unger | October 8, 2020

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This October

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This October

    Missing husbands, murdered trainers, and feminist revenge killers.

    By Lisa Levy | October 7, 2020

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    Romy Hausmann's Top Five German Thrillers

    By Romy Hausmann | October 7, 2020

    Eight Dazzling Historical Thrillers Featuring Real Life Jewels and Paintings

    By Kirsty Manning | October 6, 2020

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    By CrimeReads | October 5, 2020

    Why Most Con Artist Stories Are Also About Social Class

    Why Most Con Artist Stories Are Also About Social Class

    "Are we more likely to excuse fraud—or enjoy depictions of it—committed in the name of 'the finer things in life'?"

    By Emily Gray Tedrowe | October 2, 2020

    What's New to Streaming in October: Crime Edition

    What's New to Streaming in October: Crime Edition

    Rebecca is headed to Netflix, Bly Manor is haunted, and HBO is having rich people problems.

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 2, 2020

    13 Novels You Should Read in October

    13 Novels You Should Read in October

    The month's best new books in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | October 1, 2020

    The Grand Tour: Eight Thrillers Featuring Americans in Europe

    The Grand Tour: Eight Thrillers Featuring Americans in Europe

    These fish-out-of-water crime novels drop their American protagonists across the ocean and into hot water.

    By Mark Pryor | October 1, 2020

    A Long Tradition of Darkly Humorous Crime Fiction

    A Long Tradition of Darkly Humorous Crime Fiction

    Satire and humor have long had an important role to play in crime novels. These authors use transgressive laughs to enhance their art.

    By Thomas H. Carry | October 1, 2020

    The 6 Best Books About True Crime on College Campuses

    The 6 Best Books About True Crime on College Campuses

    These real-life accounts offer insight into the toll of violence on campus

    By Randy Dotinga | September 30, 2020

    Five International Crime Novels You Should Read This September

    Five International Crime Novels You Should Read This September

    These mysteries and detective stories are perfect for the armchair traveler.

    By Molly Odintz | September 29, 2020

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