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    I Wrote A Book. It Was Adapted Into a Movie. Everything Went Really Well.

    I Wrote A Book. It Was Adapted Into a Movie. Everything Went Really Well.

    Darcey Bell on the surprisingly smooth experience of having her book A Simple Favor adapted for the screen.

    By Darcey Bell | January 11, 2022

    The perfect wedding? Or the perfect murder setting?

    The perfect wedding? Or the perfect murder setting?

    When a wedding guest is dead, these sleuths find the killer.

    By Lynn Cahoon | January 7, 2022

    Shop Talk: Peter Swanson on Why He'll Never Outline a Mystery Novel Again

    Shop Talk: Peter Swanson on Why He'll Never Outline a Mystery Novel Again

    Crime writers talking writing routines, structure, coffee, and film scores playing in the background.

    By Eli Cranor | January 6, 2022

    Crime Fiction in the Arctic: Murder at the Top of the World

    Crime Fiction in the Arctic: Murder at the Top of the World

    The Arctic Circle is home to four million people—and more mystery novels than you might think.

    By Paul French | January 3, 2022

    The Best Crime Movies of 2021

    The Best Crime Movies of 2021

    Dueling knights, mysterious heists, conflicted informants, and autophilic serial killers.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 22, 2021

    The Motive and the Cue: Why Crime Fiction and the Theatrical World Have Always Gone Hand-in-Hand

    The Motive and the Cue: Why Crime Fiction and the Theatrical World Have Always Gone Hand-in-Hand

    Elly Griffiths on the long history of actors, plays, and mystery.

    By Elly Griffiths | December 22, 2021

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    Rat Pack Crime Cinema

    By Richie Narvaez | December 21, 2021

    Jane Austen and Me

    By Jane Cleland | December 17, 2021

    Los Angeles Crime Fiction: "Crime and the City" Turns 100

    By Paul French | December 17, 2021

    What to Stream This December: Movies Where a Party at an Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

    What to Stream This December: Movies Where a Party at an Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

    What good is a manor house without a murder?

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2021

    Amina Akhtar on Ravens, Gurus, and Writing a Mystery Set in the Wellness Industry

    Amina Akhtar on Ravens, Gurus, and Writing a Mystery Set in the Wellness Industry

    A first look and cover reveal for Kismet, Akhtar's new thriller

    By Alex Segura | December 15, 2021

    What Cozy Mystery Authors Can Learn From Ted Lasso

    What Cozy Mystery Authors Can Learn From Ted Lasso

    A little kindness goes a long way

    By Tara Lush | December 15, 2021

    On Dime Novels, Sensation Stories, and the First Appearance of Old Sleuth

    On Dime Novels, Sensation Stories, and the First Appearance of Old Sleuth

    "He’s not, by the way, a sleuth—his name is Sleuth."

    By Henry Stewart | December 14, 2021

    Writing Sex Scenes in the Realm of Mystery

    Writing Sex Scenes in the Realm of Mystery

    A Different Kind of Thrill

    By Eliza Nellums | December 13, 2021

    Winter Water

    Winter Water

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    By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 10, 2021

    On the Murder Mystery Movie Written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins

    On the Murder Mystery Movie Written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins

    "The Last of Sheila" is a star-studded scavenger-hunt-whodunit from the 70s, gloriously campy and full of surprises

    By Julia Sirmons | December 10, 2021

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