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Criminally Beautiful: Crime Novels with a Focus on Nature

Criminally Beautiful: Crime Novels with a Focus on Nature

"Nature can be a helpful accomplice or a wicked adversary."

By Ayla Rose | August 23, 2024

Ludicrous But Memorable: Agatha Christie’s <em>The Big Four</em>

Ludicrous But Memorable: Agatha Christie’s The Big Four

Curtis Evans on the least-well-liked of Christie's Poirot novels

By Curtis Evans | August 22, 2024

The Dynamism of Growth: William Kent Krueger on Milestones and Making the Familiar Fresh Again

The Dynamism of Growth: William Kent Krueger on Milestones and Making the Familiar Fresh Again

The author discusses 20 novels with Cork O'Connor

By John B. Valeri | August 21, 2024

The Admirable Uncertainty of the Antidetective Novel

The Admirable Uncertainty of the Antidetective Novel

Cousin to the metaphysical detective novel, the antidetective story casts doubt on "detection itself"

By Eugenie Montague | August 20, 2024

Thrillers in Which Characters Actually Get to Have Fun

Thrillers in Which Characters Actually Get to Have Fun

Rachel Koller Croft on crime fiction characters who can chill

By Rachel Koller Croft | August 20, 2024

Genre Drift: Mysteries with Speculative Touches

Genre Drift: Mysteries with Speculative Touches

Morgan Richter on books "in which two genres caress, not collide."

By Morgan Richter | August 20, 2024

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Murder in the Spotlight: Theatrical Mysteries You'll Love

By M.S. Greene | August 19, 2024

The Craggy, Wind-Swept Crime Fiction of Wales

By Martin Edwards | August 16, 2024

Green Mountain Mysteries: A Taxonomy of Vermont Noir

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | August 15, 2024

Stella Sands on Solving Crimes and Diagramming Sentences

Stella Sands on Solving Crimes and Diagramming Sentences

The author of 'Wordhunter' discusses her love of language and mystery.

By Peter Handel | August 15, 2024

Crime Fiction Must Not Ignore Computer Crime

Crime Fiction Must Not Ignore Computer Crime

"The internet is now ubiquitous in our lives, so why does it appear so rarely in popular literature?"

By Stephen Harrison | August 14, 2024

Sam Tschida: Write Like a Mother

Sam Tschida: Write Like a Mother

On finding the time and inspiration to spend "several hours a day with people you made up."

By Sam Tschida | August 8, 2024

True West: Unwinding the Myths of an Iconic Setting

True West: Unwinding the Myths of an Iconic Setting

Jamie Harrison on the Montana she knows and writes.

By Jamie Harrison | August 8, 2024

Charlotte Vassell On Using Crime Fiction To Lampoon the Upper Crust

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."

By Charlotte Vassell | August 8, 2024

Why the Epistolary Format Works So Well in Crime Fiction

Why the Epistolary Format Works So Well in Crime Fiction

"Letters are a great way to manipulate your vict—I mean, audience."

By Joshua Chaplinsky | August 7, 2024

LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction Late Summer Reads

LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction Late Summer Reads

It's still pool weather! Time to read some queer mysteries and thrillers...

By Queer Crime Writers | August 7, 2024

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