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    Ice Skating as an Education for Writing Crime Fiction

    Ice Skating as an Education for Writing Crime Fiction

    It looks blithe and glamorous, but it's one of the most dangerous and cutthroat activities imaginable

    By J. D. Griffo | December 11, 2019

    7 Things Crime Readers Will No Longer Tolerate

    7 Things Crime Readers Will No Longer Tolerate

    Crime fiction is getting harder to write—and that's a good thing.

    By Christopher Fowler | December 10, 2019

    5 Mysteries Set Between the World Wars

    5 Mysteries Set Between the World Wars

    Why mystery writers are drawn to the 1920s and 30s.

    By Donis Casey | December 10, 2019

    The Crime Novels of Christmas

    The Crime Novels of Christmas

    A merry rundown of crime fiction set during the holiday season.

    By Paul French | December 9, 2019

    What to Watch in December: Your Guide to the Month's Essential Crime TV

    What to Watch in December: Your Guide to the Month's Essential Crime TV

    The best thrillers, noir, and true crime docs arriving this month.

    By Camille LeBlanc | December 6, 2019

    Laetitia Rodd and the Case of the Wandering Scholar

    Laetitia Rodd and the Case of the Wandering Scholar

    Kate Saunders

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 6, 2019

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    • Don't Stop Snowing
    • The Key Biscayne Affair
    • Vocal Break: On Women, Music, and Power
    • Aristocracy, American Style: Class Privilege and the Persistence of Elite Power
    • Ten Lives: How What We Have Shapes Who We Are

    On the Benefits of Building a Book Series Out of a Community of Characters

    By Allen Eskens | December 5, 2019

    Tips for Writing Speculative Detective Fiction

    By Tyler Hayes | December 4, 2019

    Jessica Fletcher and the Long Afterlife of Murder, She Wrote

    By Jon Land | December 3, 2019

    9 Books You Should Read in December

    9 Books You Should Read in December

    A look at the month's best crime fiction, mysteries, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | December 2, 2019

    Alaska: Northern Noir

    Alaska: Northern Noir

    Crime fiction has found a strange home in the cold wilds of Alaska.

    By Paul French | December 2, 2019

    Scarlet Fever

    Scarlet Fever

    Rita Mae Brown

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 2, 2019

    <em>Knives Out</em> Is a Surprisingly Subversive Mystery

    Knives Out Is a Surprisingly Subversive Mystery

    Rian Johnson's new movie celebrates the whodunit—while also skewering its traditional power structure to condemn the 1%

    By Olivia Rutigliano | November 27, 2019

    The Timeless Joys of Pet Cozies

    The Timeless Joys of Pet Cozies

    Because every amateur sleuth needs a dog or a cat, or both.

    By V. M. Burns | November 27, 2019

    25 (More) Crime Books You Can Finish in an Afternoon

    25 (More) Crime Books You Can Finish in an Afternoon

    These books are nasty, brutish, and short.

    By Molly Odintz | November 26, 2019

    Reading and Recipes: A Cozy Combination

    Reading and Recipes: A Cozy Combination

    Food Themed Cozy Mysteries Satisfy Your Appetite

    By Rosemarie Ross | November 26, 2019

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