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Hold the Backstory: Or, How To Open Your Novel with a Bang

Hold the Backstory: Or, How To Open Your Novel with a Bang

"Now that’s what I call a thrilling, reach-out-and-grab-ya opening."

By Laura Childs | August 9, 2022

Damascus: Crime Writing in the World’s Oldest Capital City

Damascus: Crime Writing in the World’s Oldest Capital City

Crime and the City surveys the crime literature of Syria's capital

By Paul French | August 8, 2022

What Can Cooking School Teach a Mystery Writer?

What Can Cooking School Teach a Mystery Writer?

"Many of the skills taught in cooking school...are similar and parallel to those required to write a compelling story."

By Leslie Karst | August 5, 2022

The Philosophy of Crimes Without Memory

The Philosophy of Crimes Without Memory

"How much are we being manipulated by our recollections? Are we our lives or our memories?"

By Michael Paul Kozlowsky | August 5, 2022

The Best New Crime Novels of the Month: August 2022

The Best New Crime Novels of the Month: August 2022

Featuring new books from Winnie M. Li, Gabino Iglesias, Meg Gardiner, and more.

By CrimeReads | August 4, 2022

Jigsaw Puzzles for Crime Fans

Jigsaw Puzzles for Crime Fans

Time to take a break from solving mysteries to solve...puzzle mysteries!

By Molly Odintz | August 2, 2022

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A List of Nautical Mysteries

By Gabby Allan | August 1, 2022

On Growing Up in a Family of Murder Mystery Addicts

By Katy Watson | August 1, 2022

Shop Talk: Dwyer Murphy on Writing Routines, Superstitions, and Reading Elmore Leonard Like a Bible

By Eli Cranor | July 28, 2022

Anarchism: Beauty and Terror in the 1890s

Anarchism: Beauty and Terror in the 1890s

"Anarchism was born from the ugliness of industrialization"

By Nev March | July 26, 2022

The Social Importance of the Tearoom

The Social Importance of the Tearoom

"But the history of the tearoom is more complex and meaningful than first meets the eye."

By Vicki Delany | July 25, 2022

Cheesy Murder: The Deadly Role of Cheese in Crime Fiction

Cheesy Murder: The Deadly Role of Cheese in Crime Fiction

Discover the dark side of fromage...

By Paula Munier | July 22, 2022

Milton Propper: Scion and Imitator of the Golden Age Mystery, Pioneer of the Procedural

Milton Propper: Scion and Imitator of the Golden Age Mystery, Pioneer of the Procedural

Was Milton Propper's writing politically conservative, New Deal liberal, or simply in imitation of his peers?

By Curtis Evans | July 22, 2022

My First Thriller: Laura Lippman

My First Thriller: Laura Lippman

How Lippman went from Baltimore reporter to crime fiction icon...with a few obstacles along the way.

By Rick Pullen | July 21, 2022

Little Essays on Sherlock Holmes:

Little Essays on Sherlock Holmes: "The Engineer's Thumb"

Olivia Rutigliano close-reads one of the strangest Holmes stories

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 20, 2022

Why do so many long-running series work so well?

Why do so many long-running series work so well?

A many-installment series is not easy to pull off, but when done right, the results are often epic.

By Colleen Coble | July 20, 2022

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