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We Need More Crime Fiction By Defense Attorneys

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."

By Joshua Perry | July 25, 2024

Out of the Ashes: Meg Gardiner on Deadlines, Drama and Deviant Psychology

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.

By John B. Valeri | July 22, 2024

Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels

Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels

Laura Essay reflects on a real-life crisis and how fiction can deepen our empathy.

By Laura Essay | July 9, 2024

Emiko Jean and Jamie Lee Sogn Talk Writing, Representation, and the Pacific Northwest

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

By CrimeReads | June 17, 2024

Writing Is Hard. Grieving Is Harder.

Writing Is Hard. Grieving Is Harder.

On writing a novel against a backdrop of impending loss

By Dane Bahr | April 11, 2024

Imran Mahmood On Grief, Justice, and the Long Path Towards Resolution

Imran Mahmood On Grief, Justice, and the Long Path Towards Resolution

"A verdict is not a true substitute for truth."

By Imran Mahmood | March 6, 2024

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Adam Plantinga on Law Enforcement, Thrillers, and Writing Communities

Adam Plantinga on Law Enforcement, Thrillers, and Writing Communities

Author Plantinga makes the transition from nonfiction to novels.

By John B. Valeri | January 26, 2024

James Grippando: 30 Years of Lightning Bolts, Percolators, and other Sources of Inspiration

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.

By James Grippando | January 11, 2024

Ausma Zehanat Khan on Oppression, Rage, and Crafting a Palestinian Detective

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

By Ausma Zehanat Khan | December 20, 2023

My First Thriller: Patricia Cornwell

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...

By Rick Pullen | December 13, 2023

Fictional Versus Real Settings: A Writer's Dilemma

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.

By Claire Kells | December 12, 2023

'UNSUB' Is Mostly Forgotten, But It Launched a New Era of Crime Procedurals

'UNSUB' Is Mostly Forgotten, But It Launched a New Era of Crime Procedurals

A look back at a pioneering ‘scientific’ investigative show

By Keith Roysdon | December 11, 2023

Lee Goldberg on Westerns, Crime Novels, and Writing A Genre Mash-Up

Lee Goldberg on Westerns, Crime Novels, and Writing A Genre Mash-Up

Some genres are just destined to be together.

By Lee Goldberg | November 7, 2023

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