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Where does Fiction Meet the Real World?

Where does Fiction Meet the Real World?

"All fiction is speculative....But somewhere there is a line between reality and fiction, a gap filled with imagination rather than truth"

By Bridget Collins | August 21, 2024

Green Mountain Mysteries: A Taxonomy of Vermont Noir

Green Mountain Mysteries: A Taxonomy of Vermont Noir

Sarah Stewart Taylor considers the many fictional horrors and murders of her beloved home state

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | August 15, 2024

Peace, Love, and Understanding: Inside the Woodstock's

Peace, Love, and Understanding: Inside the Woodstock's "Peace Force"

Marcy McCreary talks with Nick Chiarkas, one of the off-duty cops who helped keep the peace during the three day festival

By Marcy McCreary | August 15, 2024

How Researching Her New Historical Novel Made Juliet Grames Into a Detective of the Immigrant Experience

How Researching Her New Historical Novel Made Juliet Grames Into a Detective of the Immigrant Experience

The author discusses Italy, lost boys, and how research drove her.

By John B. Valeri | July 26, 2024

Unmasking the ’Ndrangheta,<br> the Most Powerful Crime Syndicate You’ve Never Heard Of

Unmasking the ’Ndrangheta,
the Most Powerful Crime Syndicate You’ve Never Heard Of

Juliet Grames on the insidious spread of an organized crime force.

By Juliet Grames | July 23, 2024

Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

Jacqueline Winspear on the humble origins of her iconic sleuth

By Jacqueline Winspear | July 12, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

In the Lion’s Mouth: The Spymasters of the Venetian Republic

By Alyssa Palombo | July 11, 2024

How to Turn Surprising Historical Facts Into Compelling Historical Fiction

By Kate Quinn | July 10, 2024

Nekesa Afia: Picking Paris for My Next Historical Mystery Setting

By Nekesa Afia | July 8, 2024

Fictional But Faithful: <br>Writing Georgia O'Keeffe <br>as an Amateur Sleuth

Fictional But Faithful:
Writing Georgia O'Keeffe
as an Amateur Sleuth

"She was alert to the infinitesimal that others might miss. For her, the Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass would be redundant."

By Kathryn Lasky | July 3, 2024

Five Favorite Fictional <br>French Flics

Five Favorite Fictional
French Flics

From Dupin to Clouseau, Dianne Freeman looks at the most iconic French detectives in crime fiction

By Dianne Freeman | June 25, 2024

A Brief History of <br>Bedlam Hospital

A Brief History of
Bedlam Hospital

Robert Lloyd on 17th century scandals and reformers at the infamous home for the mentally ill

By Robert Lloyd | June 21, 2024

The Best Historical Fiction of 2024 (So Far)

The Best Historical Fiction of 2024 (So Far)

18th century revolutionaries, 19th century surgeons, 20th century spies, and more

By Molly Odintz | June 20, 2024

What Caleb Carr Taught Me About the Families We Make

What Caleb Carr Taught Me About the Families We Make

On finding a way through life, with 'The Alienist'

By Zack Budryk | June 6, 2024

Susan Elia MacNeal on the Conclusion of Her Series, Women’s Role in War and Coco Chanel’s Nazi Collaboration

Susan Elia MacNeal on the Conclusion of Her Series, Women’s Role in War and Coco Chanel’s Nazi Collaboration

In The Last Hope, Maggie Hope may be retiring, but MacNeal isn’t: In the works is a standalone and a new series

By Nancie Clare | June 3, 2024

Expand Your Mind with These Psychedelic Mysteries

Expand Your Mind with These Psychedelic Mysteries

Nazi mind control, British psychiatric hospitals, Manson family hamburgers, and more

By Daniel Weizmann | May 30, 2024

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