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Giving a French Twist to a Classic American Archetype
How A British author came to write a French district attorney, or, "juge d'instruction"
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Ian Moore
| October 16, 2024
Charlotte Vassell On Using Crime Fiction To Lampoon the Upper Crust
"There’s one set of rules for one type of person and another set for the rest of us."
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Charlotte Vassell
| August 8, 2024
We Need More Crime Fiction By Defense Attorneys
"[W]hat defenders do is slow, patient, grinding, and infected with uncertainty. We don’t have the whole story, and we never will."
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Joshua Perry
| July 25, 2024
Out of the Ashes: Meg Gardiner on Deadlines, Drama and Deviant Psychology
After collaborating with Michael Mann on 'Heat 2', the author is back with a new installment in her UNSUB series.
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John B. Valeri
| July 22, 2024
Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels
Laura Essay reflects on a real-life crisis and how fiction can deepen our empathy.
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Laura Essay
| July 9, 2024
Emiko Jean and Jamie Lee Sogn Talk Writing, Representation, and the Pacific Northwest
On missing white women syndrome, feminist anger, and the need for more Asian-American stories
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CrimeReads
| June 17, 2024
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| April 11, 2024
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| March 6, 2024
Why Do Former Lawyers So Often Turn to Writing?
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Suzie Miller
| February 20, 2024
How the Research for a New Novel Completely Shifted One Author's Way of Thinking
Allison Brennan needed to get a plot point right. But the research soon changed her perspective on the homelessness crisis.
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| February 9, 2024
Nick Petrie on the Best Boundary Pushing Novels in Beloved Mystery Series
Long-running mystery series require certain rules. Sometimes, the authors of those books want to break their own rules.
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Nick Petrie
| February 9, 2024
Adam Plantinga on Law Enforcement, Thrillers, and Writing Communities
Author Plantinga makes the transition from nonfiction to novels.
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John B. Valeri
| January 26, 2024
James Grippando: 30 Years of Lightning Bolts, Percolators, and other Sources of Inspiration
Reflections on three decades of Florida legal thrillers – and where it all comes from.
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James Grippando
| January 11, 2024
Ausma Zehanat Khan on Oppression, Rage, and Crafting a Palestinian Detective
International human rights lawyer and author Khan considers the many layers of her character's anger and driven morality
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Ausma Zehanat Khan
| December 20, 2023
My First Thriller: Patricia Cornwell
When the international bestselling author's first review came in, it was from her hometown paper, and it wasn't good...
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| December 13, 2023
Fictional Versus Real Settings: A Writer's Dilemma
Whether your story is set in the urban northeast or a western wilderness, the question still arises.
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Claire Kells
| December 12, 2023
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