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Let's Not Forget Charles Dickens's Other Christmas Ghost Stories!

Let's Not Forget Charles Dickens's Other Christmas Ghost Stories!

He loved writing these. There are very many.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 11, 2024

8 Books about Women Keeping Secrets

8 Books about Women Keeping Secrets

"The thing about secrets—especially in novels—is that they always come out eventually..."

By Midge Raymond | December 2, 2024

Researching the Historical Mystery Setting, or, The Importance of a Site Visit

Researching the Historical Mystery Setting, or, The Importance of a Site Visit

Exploring your setting IRL is the best way to get the details right—and the local experts on your side

By Clara McKenna | November 22, 2024

Jacquie Pham On Historical Fiction, Colonialism, and

Jacquie Pham On Historical Fiction, Colonialism, and "the Many Imbalances that Wealth, Gender, and Power Wield."

Jenny Bartoy talks with the debut novelist about her new book set in 1920s Saigon and the resonances between past and present

By Jenny Bartoy | November 13, 2024

7 Historical Mysteries Where Political Intrigue Fuels the Plot

7 Historical Mysteries Where Political Intrigue Fuels the Plot

Celeste Connally on the great plots and schemes of history (and historical fiction).

By Celeste Connally | November 13, 2024

Victimhood or Empowerment: The Two Faces of Female Criminality

Victimhood or Empowerment: The Two Faces of Female Criminality

"Why we need to see criminal women through the lenses of desperation or empowerment is the more fascinating question to me. What does this say about us?"

By Clare Whitfield | November 7, 2024

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Dominic Nolan on Historical Crime Fiction, London, and Cycles of Violence

By Baynard Woods | November 6, 2024

On The "White Baron" and Writing Real Evil into Historical Fiction

By Nicholas Pullen | October 29, 2024

Resurrecting Christopher Marlowe As a Queer Icon

By Hesse Phillips | October 22, 2024

Indian Migration to North America: A Tale Worth Telling

Indian Migration to North America: A Tale Worth Telling

Asha Greyling on the unsung immigrant community that helped build the foundation of America.

By Asha Greyling | October 16, 2024

A Murder of Ladies MacBeth

A Murder of Ladies MacBeth

Four New and Upcoming Novels Featuring the Much-Maligned Character

By Molly Odintz | October 10, 2024

The Best Medieval Crime Novels

The Best Medieval Crime Novels

In which Anna Rasche, author of The Stone Witch of Florence, muses on those diverse qualities which make the Middle Ages an excellent setting for criminal tales, and humbly offers her favorite titles in this genre.

By Anna Rasche | October 8, 2024

The Arizona Trunk Killer: On the 1932 Murders That Shocked the World

The Arizona Trunk Killer: On the 1932 Murders That Shocked the World

In 1932, Ruth Judd killed two of her friends and stuffed them inside a travel trunk. Why was it so hard to believe in her guilt?

By Laurie Notaro | October 8, 2024

The Sinister History of Medical Serial Killers

The Sinister History of Medical Serial Killers

Jaima Fixsen on writing a novel about medical practitioners turned murderers

By Jaima Fixsen | October 8, 2024

J.D. Salinger and <br>the Wounds of War

J.D. Salinger and
the Wounds of War

On trauma, literature, and the long shadows of WWII

By James R. Benn | October 7, 2024

Hellfire: Secret Societies of the 18th Century

Hellfire: Secret Societies of the 18th Century

Susan Stokes-Chapman on the history of British "Hellfire Clubs" and their fascination with the occult.

By Susan Stokes-Chapman | September 12, 2024

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