• Historical

    What We Write About When We Write About the Past

    How to make historical fiction true to its time period, without making it stuffy. (Hint: the devil is in the details.)

    January 24, 2020  By Raymond Fleishchmann
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    In Praise of the Richly Detailed Historical Crime Novel

    Celebrating historical mysteries that get the details right.

    January 22, 2020  By Burt Solomon
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    The Horrors and Ironies of Solovetsky Prison

    Inside the Soviet Union's Worst Gulag

    January 17, 2020  By James L. May
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    The New Gothic: Feminist and Unapologetic

    Tracing the Evolution of Gothic Heroines from the Mid-20th Century to the Present Day Through 7 Novels

    January 17, 2020  By Kim Taylor Blakemore
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    The Shadowy Noir of the Post-War Thriller

    From the end of the war to the Cuban missile crisis, crime fiction is the perfect space to ponder the long aftermath of WWII.

    January 16, 2020  By M. L. Huie
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    Reviving the Traditional Mystery for a 21st Century Audience

    Traditional mysteries used to be all about restoring the status quo. Now, they're just about good people, striving.

    January 8, 2020  By Sulari Gentill
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    Mysteries Between the Wars

    Capturing the Zeitgeist of the Early 20th Century in Fiction and Film

    January 8, 2020  By Eliza Casey
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    Why Writers Love Villains

    From the Book of Genesis to contemporary crime writing, a look at why "trouble is always the most interesting element in any story."

    January 7, 2020  By Sterling Watson
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    Saint Petersburg: City of Revolution...and Crime Fiction

    The world's most northerly big city has a reputation for chilly noirs.

    January 6, 2020  By Paul French
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    The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction

    Revolutionary Fervor, Enlightenment Woes, Gothic Romance, and Jazz-Age Mysteries Galore

    December 20, 2019  By Molly Odintz
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