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The Most Powerful Question in Any Mystery

The Most Powerful Question in Any Mystery

The author of Storm Damage ponders the narrative power of moral dilemmas

By Terry R. Bacon | August 26, 2026

Who Cares Whodunit: Paraic O'Donnell on What Matters More Than Revealing a Story's Killer

Who Cares Whodunit: Paraic O'Donnell on What Matters More Than Revealing a Story's Killer

The author of The Naming of the Birds explains why crime fiction should focus less on endings

By Paraic O'Donnell | August 25, 2026

5 Mysteries That Blend Coziness, Horror, and Romance

5 Mysteries That Blend Coziness, Horror, and Romance

Hazel Beck recommends Michael McDowell, Rachel Harrison, and more

By Hazel Beck | August 25, 2026

J.T. Ellison on Fear, Vulnerability, and the Deep Potential of Domestic Suspense

J.T. Ellison on Fear, Vulnerability, and the Deep Potential of Domestic Suspense

The author of 'You Know Why' explores the sexist dismissals and enduring allure of a crime subgenre

By J. T. Ellison | August 25, 2026

Wheredunnit: 9 Mystery Novels with Killer Settings

Wheredunnit: 9 Mystery Novels with Killer Settings

Trisha Blanchet recommends Erica Ferencik, L. Divine, Stuart Turton, and more

By Trisha Blanchet | August 22, 2026

Jess Lourey on Paul Michael Stephani and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Serial Killer

Jess Lourey on Paul Michael Stephani and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Serial Killer

The author of The Crying Killer shifts our focus from killers to the lives of their victims

By Jess Lourey | August 21, 2026

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By Clay McLeod Chapman | August 20, 2026

The Other Woman’s Name: The Triangular Love Saga of Dorothy L. Sayers, John Cournos and Helen Kestner

By Curtis Evans | August 19, 2026

Twisty Mystery: 6 Crime Novels with Astonishing Narrative Turns

By Gillian McAllister | August 19, 2026

Thomas Kenniff on Writing a Prosecutor After Twenty Years as a Defense Attorney

Thomas Kenniff on Writing a Prosecutor After Twenty Years as a Defense Attorney

The author of Tuxedo Park mulls the courtroom questions only legal fiction can ask.

By Thomas Kenniff | August 19, 2026

6 Humorous Mysteries That Are Actually Funny

6 Humorous Mysteries That Are Actually Funny

The author of A Numbers Game teaches the techniques of amusing noir

By R.J. Dark | August 19, 2026

Murder in Miniature: The Very Best Short Mystery Fiction

Murder in Miniature: The Very Best Short Mystery Fiction

Two modern masters of the locked room mystery choose their favorites of the genre's shorter form.

By Gigi Pandian and Tom Mead | August 18, 2026

Rachel Howzell Hall Is Having a Moment.

The crime fiction favorite is breaking out with a new series just as an old one gets new life in reissue.

By John B. Valeri | August 18, 2026

Jennifer Givhan on Monstrous Mothers, Headless Women, and Writing Symbolic Horror

Jennifer Givhan on Monstrous Mothers, Headless Women, and Writing Symbolic Horror

The author of The Sleeping Sisters analyzes the tale of the girl with the green ribbon

By Jennifer Givhan | August 18, 2026

Max Doty on Concepting, Erasure, and Building a House in His New Novel

Max Doty on Concepting, Erasure, and Building a House in His New Novel

The author of The House That Eats the Dead imagines the narrative possibilities of a destructive setting

By Max Doty | August 18, 2026

Brianna Labuskes on Reckoning and Using Memory as a Tool in Crime Fiction

Brianna Labuskes on Reckoning and Using Memory as a Tool in Crime Fiction

How to capture the fearsomeness and fallibility of memory in mystery novels

By Brianna Labuskes | August 17, 2026

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