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Show, Don't Tell: Donna Leon's Timeless Lessons for Well-Crafted Books

Show, Don't Tell: Donna Leon's Timeless Lessons for Well-Crafted Books

Leon analyzes Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer novels and finds new lessons for writers in their well-worn pages

By Donna Leon | August 28, 2025

Adultery, Embezzlement, Murder: A Short List of the Royal Family's Crimes and Scandals

Adultery, Embezzlement, Murder: A Short List of the Royal Family's Crimes and Scandals

Darcie Wilde Offers Up Monarchical Shenanigans from George III to (the Not-So-Prudish) Queen Victoria

By Darcie Wilde | August 28, 2025

Good Bad Guys: Tim Lebbon On Crafting Villains

Good Bad Guys: Tim Lebbon On Crafting Villains

What makes a terrible person a great character? Showing their humanity.

By Tim Lebbon | August 27, 2025

Survival, Survivalism, Slaughter: Why Nature and Wilderness Work Well in Crime Fiction

Survival, Survivalism, Slaughter: Why Nature and Wilderness Work Well in Crime Fiction

Sam Wiebe (as Nolan Chase) Explores Gender, Doomsday Prep, and the Links Between Mystery and Nature Writing

By Sam Wiebe | August 26, 2025

Deadstreaming in Three, Two, One: Sarah Driscoll on Twitch and Social Media's Dark Sides

Deadstreaming in Three, Two, One: Sarah Driscoll on Twitch and Social Media's Dark Sides

The Author of "Shadow Play" Explores Threats in Literature and Life in the Age of Livestreaming

By Sara Driscoll | August 26, 2025

Salad Days and Sleuthing: Five Cozy Stories Shaped by Youth, Innocence, and Vulnerability

Salad Days and Sleuthing: Five Cozy Stories Shaped by Youth, Innocence, and Vulnerability

Ginger Bolton Recommends Mysteries by Amanda Flower, Lynn Cahoon, Uzma Jalaluddin, and Others

By Ginger Bolton | August 26, 2025

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By John B. Valeri | August 21, 2025

The History of the Orient Express

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The iconic train line was changed forever by Agatha Christie's iconic mystery.

By Sulari Gentill | August 19, 2025

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Quiz: Which Actors ALMOST Played the Leads in these Famous Crime Movies?

Quiz: Which Actors ALMOST Played the Leads in these Famous Crime Movies?

Olivia Rutigliano prepares a humorous slate of movie trivia for your weekend

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 15, 2025

Where Cozies Meet Horror: Auralee Wallace on the Joy of Unexpected Genre Mash-ups

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The Author of "The Late-Night Witches" Offers Readers Screams with Hugs

By Auralee Wallace | August 15, 2025

<em>Elementary</em> is a Masterclass in Sherlock Holmes Adaptation

Elementary is a Masterclass in Sherlock Holmes Adaptation

Marisa Mercurio makes the case for the primacy of the CBS mystery series

By Marisa Mercurio | August 14, 2025

Scott Wolven on Rural Noir, Violent Lives, and Everything That Beats at the Heart of Noir

Scott Wolven on Rural Noir, Violent Lives, and Everything That Beats at the Heart of Noir

A conversation with the author of 'Hundred Proof', a new collection of short stories

By Nicolás Ferraro | August 14, 2025

Killings Most Quaint: Lucy Burdette on Why Small Towns Make Irresistible Mystery Settings

Killings Most Quaint: Lucy Burdette on Why Small Towns Make Irresistible Mystery Settings

A Look at the Fictional Locales in Work by Julia Spencer-Fleming, Jenn McKinlay, and Others

By Lucy Burdette | August 14, 2025

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