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    The Backlist: Reading Megan Abbott's 'Die a Little' with Clémence Michallon

    The Backlist: Reading Megan Abbott's 'Die a Little' with Clémence Michallon

    Michallon and Polly Stewart revisit Abbott's debut novel.

    By Polly Stewart | February 27, 2025

    The Scoundrels We Love 

    The Scoundrels We Love 

    Wes Browne on the art of writing "key characters who are downright criminal at heart."

    By Wes Browne | February 20, 2025

    Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

    Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

    Kate Brody interviews the debut novelist about her searing indictment of Silicon Valley and its intrinsic misogyny

    By Kate Brody | February 19, 2025

    Kevin Wade on the Move from Dramatic Writing to His Debut Novel

    Kevin Wade on the Move from Dramatic Writing to His Debut Novel

    The "Bluebloods" showrunner talks with Terry McDonell about his years of writing for the screen and TV, and why he decided to write a crime novel.

    By Terry McDonell | February 17, 2025

    Speculative Murder Mysteries and Alternative History Thrillers Out in 2025

    Speculative Murder Mysteries and Alternative History Thrillers Out in 2025

    Space heists, dark fairy tales, weird magic, sinister star academies, and so, so much misuse of technology

    By Molly Odintz | February 14, 2025

    The Best International Fiction <br>of February 2025

    The Best International Fiction
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    Reissued espionage from Ethiopia, historical fiction from Austria, a revenge thriller from Columbia, and more

    By Molly Odintz | February 7, 2025

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    George Pelecanos on Cornell Woolrich, the History of Noir, and 'The Black Curtain'

    By George Pelecanos | February 4, 2025

    Writing a Modern Novel Steeped in Kitchen-Sink Realism

    By William Boyle | February 4, 2025

    Con Men & Masterminds: Crafting the Perfect Antagonist in Thrillers

    By Greg Wands and Elizabeth McCullough Keenan | January 28, 2025

    Rick Childers on Writing Rural Noir With a Sense of Love

    Rick Childers on Writing Rural Noir With a Sense of Love

    A conversation about getting to the truth of life in Appalachia.

    By Chris McGinley | January 23, 2025

    Trailblazers of Queer Crime Fiction

    Trailblazers of Queer Crime Fiction

    Celebrating the Authors Who Shaped the Genre

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    The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2025

    The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2025

    80+ mysteries, thrillers, and horror novels to look forward to in the year ahead

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    Fredric Brown: Chronicler of Con Artists, Clowns, and Capitalist Excess

    Fredric Brown: Chronicler of Con Artists, Clowns, and Capitalist Excess

    "Fredric Brown had...a powerful sense of the absurdly capricious cruelty of life"

    By Curtis Evans | December 27, 2024

    The Eight High Crimes Of Hanukkah: A Conversation with Tod Goldberg

    The Eight High Crimes Of Hanukkah: A Conversation with Tod Goldberg

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    Please, Don't Use AI to Solve Crimes

    Please, Don't Use AI to Solve Crimes

    'The problem occurs when we rely on its “thinking” to replace our thinking.'

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    The Best Crime Novels of 2024

    The Best Crime Novels of 2024

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