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Writing Better Neurodivergent Characters in Fiction

Writing Better Neurodivergent Characters in Fiction

Scott Lyerly on living with Tourette syndrome and bringing that reality to fiction.

By Scott Lyerly | July 31, 2024

Sometimes We Have Big Feelings About Celebrities. And That's (Mostly) Okay.

Sometimes We Have Big Feelings About Celebrities. And That's (Mostly) Okay.

Josh Winning on the role of horror fiction in exploring our complex reactions to the famous and fortunate

By Josh Winning | July 31, 2024

Nev Fountain On Writing A Detective Novel About Fandom

Nev Fountain On Writing A Detective Novel About Fandom

"What are detectives but fans in their own way? People with a passionate interest in minutia?"

By Nev Fountain | July 29, 2024

The Unintentional Unreliable Narrator

The Unintentional Unreliable Narrator

These narrators can't be trusted, but that doesn't mean their obfuscations are deliberate

By Sara Driscoll | July 26, 2024

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

6 Crime and Horror Books Featuring Unusual Narrators

6 Crime and Horror Books Featuring Unusual Narrators

Heather Chavez looks at stories told from the perspectives of wildfires, security cameras, animals, and more

By Heather Chavez | July 24, 2024

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Mysteries in the Mile High City

By Robert Justice | July 24, 2024

Unravelling the Mystery of Agatha Christie’s Country Retreat

By Dean Jobb | July 22, 2024

Is History Only For Historical Novels?

By Connie Berry | July 22, 2024

The Critic Did It: Howard Spring Takes on The Detection Club

The Critic Did It: Howard Spring Takes on The Detection Club

When he included spoilers in one of his columns, Spring earned the enmity of an entire generation of crime novelists

By Curtis Evans | July 19, 2024

The Rise of the Feminist Caper: A Reading List

The Rise of the Feminist Caper: A Reading List

"Capers—especially the feminist variety—have seen a boost in popularity in past years."

By Tess Amy | July 18, 2024

Scene-Stealing Sidekicks

Scene-Stealing Sidekicks

Everyone loves a scene-stealing side character…especially mystery authors.

By Jennie Marts | July 17, 2024

A Long-Forgotten Mystery By a Much-Celebrated Vaudeville Performer

A Long-Forgotten Mystery By a Much-Celebrated Vaudeville Performer

Billie Houston earned renown in the 1920s and 30s as a male impersonator and part of a sister act. She also wrote a crime novel.

By Martin Edwards | July 15, 2024

Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

Jacqueline Winspear on the humble origins of her iconic sleuth

By Jacqueline Winspear | July 12, 2024

<em>The Black Spectacles</em>: John Dickson Carr's Most Unusual Crime Novel

The Black Spectacles: John Dickson Carr's Most Unusual Crime Novel

Martin Edwards on a curious and striking outlier from the king of locked room mysteries

By Martin Edwards | July 8, 2024

Ram Murali's 10 Favorite Agatha Christie Short Stories

Ram Murali's 10 Favorite Agatha Christie Short Stories

Some well deserved praise for Mr. Satterthwaite, Harley Quin, Mr. Parker Pyne, and the rest, from the author of the new novel, 'Death in the Air'

By Ram Murali | July 5, 2024

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