• Legal/Procedural

    Peter Robinson, Remembered

    The late author's wife recalls his writing habits, the notes he was always taking, the music he played, and the characters who lived through him.

    May 4, 2023  By Peter Handel
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    Something to Sing About: Why Cop Rock Fails

    "Plenty of genres can blend into musicals surprisingly well, but police procedurals are uniquely poorly suited for this task."

    May 4, 2023  By Katharine Coldiron
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    Harnessing the Storm: Six Crime Novels that Feature Natural Disasters

    "There’s something about being at the mercy of forces outside your control, that potent mix of terror and beauty."

    April 24, 2023  By Samantha Jayne Allen
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    Everybody Panic: 5 Strange and Sinister Cases of Crime and Mass Hysteria

    When crimes and criminals set off waves of frenzy...

    March 27, 2023  By Bill Schweigart
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    What I Learned from Book Clubs Reading My Novels

    "For an invited author, book clubs are not salons."

    March 13, 2023  By Frederick Weisel
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    Blurred Lines: When a Novel's Author Is Also Its Narrator

    William Landay on a favorite conceit, one that may be particularly well suited to the current moment.

    March 7, 2023  By William Landay
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    Iris Yamashita on Writing a Murder Mystery About an Isolated Alaskan Town

    The debut novelist on her journey from screenwriting to 'City Under One Roof'

    January 11, 2023  By Kevin Canfield
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    Good Company: Mickey Haller and the Enduring Appeal of 'The Lincoln Lawyer'

    Michael Connelly's lawyer and LA-operator guides readers through "the world without truth."

    January 5, 2023  By Bruce Riordan
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    Crime and the City: Karachi

    Pakistan's most populated city has a big tradition of books that explore crime and corruption.

    January 3, 2023  By Paul French
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    A Murder on the Margins, and a Death That Would Haunt One Writer for Years to Come

    Gwen Florio on a tragedy played out in Missoula's transient community and an imbalanced legal system.

    January 3, 2023  By Gwen Florio
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