• Legal/Procedural

    (A.C.A.G.) All Cops Are Grotesque: Writing the Southern Gothic Police Officer

    "[M]oving from physical deformity to social deformity has given rise to...a surprising but perhaps inevitable evolution."

    June 16, 2026  By T.J. Martinson
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    The Most Anticipated Mysteries, Thrillers, and Crime Novels of Summer 2026

    70 new and upcoming titles to keep you reading all the way till cuffing season

    June 3, 2026  By Molly Odintz
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    Murky Murders: Shining a Light on the Facts of the Alex Murdaugh Case

    An excerpt from The Family Man by James Lasdun

    May 8, 2026  By James Lasdun
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    Allan Gaw on Setting Detective Fiction Before the Advent of DNA Profiling

    The author of The Silent House of Sleep investigates the history of forensics

    May 6, 2026  By Allan Gaw
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    How a Career in Screenwriting Prepared Tim Sullivan to Write Crime Novels

    On the transition from screen to books.

    May 4, 2026  By Tim Sullivan
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    6 Thrillers That Sit with Discomfort and Ethical Ambiguities

    Michael Cowan recommends challenging suspense from Tom Wolfe, Scott Turow, and others

    April 23, 2026  By Michael Cowan
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    Douglas Preston and Aletheia Preston on Inventing a New Character

    The Prestons take you behind the scenes and into the backstory of their new chief of forensics.

    April 22, 2026  By Douglas Preston and Aletheia Preston
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    How David Mills Helped Bring 'NYPD Blue' to Its Artistic Apex

    And how a phone call from Jesse Jackson to the president of ABC helped get him in the writers' room.

    April 17, 2026  By David Masciotra
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    How E.A. Jackson Found Inspiration for Her New Novel in the Weirdest 'Law and Order' Series

    Years of watching the "Goren Lean" turned out to be just what this novelist needed.

    March 18, 2026  By E.A. Jackson
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    How John Grisham Lost His Love of Baseball

    The author was once a stalwart MLB fan. But this spring, he'd rather be reading a book.

    March 18, 2026  By Rick Pullen
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