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    Dead Characters with Something to Say

    Dead Characters with Something to Say

    Deceased characters from eight great crime novels, films or TV shows who insert themselves into the story from the Other Side. 

    By Michael Bennett | May 21, 2024

    The Surprising Joys of Working In a Half-Way House for Ex-Offenders

    The Surprising Joys of Working In a Half-Way House for Ex-Offenders

    "I had found myself. Social work was my job. Edinburgh was my city. Writing was my hobby."

    By Helen Fitzgerald | May 13, 2024

    Don’t Make Graves: The Essential Harlem Detectives

    Don’t Make Graves: The Essential Harlem Detectives

    Bruce Riordan looks at the legacy of Chester Himes and a new edition of his most enduring work.

    By Bruce Riordan | May 9, 2024

    The State of the Crime Novel, Part 2: The Future of Crime Writing

    The State of the Crime Novel, Part 2: The Future of Crime Writing

    "Everything's important, everything's on the table, and everything's fair game."

    By Molly Odintz | May 1, 2024

    The State of the Crime Novel, Part 1: Writing Life

    The State of the Crime Novel, Part 1: Writing Life

    "You can always edit crap. You can’t edit nothing."

    By Molly Odintz | April 30, 2024

    10 Queer Crime Novels To Check Out This Spring

    10 Queer Crime Novels To Check Out This Spring

    Essential new LGBTQIA+ reads, recommended by Queer Crime Writers

    By Queer Crime Writers | April 12, 2024

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    Charlie Huston On Writing His Way To Sobriety

    By Charlie Huston | April 9, 2024

    Don Winslow Reflects on Writing His Final Novel

    By Nick Kolakowski | April 2, 2024

    The Importance of a Great Setting in Crime Fiction

    By Ash Clifton | April 1, 2024

    Y'all Means All: On the Growing Diversity of Southern Gothic and Rural Noir

    Y'all Means All: On the Growing Diversity of Southern Gothic and Rural Noir

    These "crime and gothic writers [are] reshaping the mythical South as we know it"

    By Bobby Matthews | March 27, 2024

    Ken Bruen, the Dark Soul of Irish Crime Fiction

    Ken Bruen, the Dark Soul of Irish Crime Fiction

    In his seventeenth Jack Taylor novel, 'Galway Confidential,' Bruen is exploring the frontier of noir.

    By Peter Handel | March 21, 2024

    Macdonald versus MacDonald: A Crime Fiction Debate

    Macdonald versus MacDonald: A Crime Fiction Debate

    Evaluating the literary legacies of John D. MacDonald and Ross Macdonald from inside a Florida flea market.

    By Ron Corbett | March 20, 2024

    The Backlist: Jonathan Kellerman on Returning to Margaret Millar and Ross Macdonald

    The Backlist: Jonathan Kellerman on Returning to Margaret Millar and Ross Macdonald

    Kellerman sits down with Polly Stewart to discuss Millar's classic noir.

    By Polly Stewart | March 19, 2024

    A Seventh-Generation Nebraskan On Turning Family Tales and Omaha History into Historical Fiction

    A Seventh-Generation Nebraskan On Turning Family Tales and Omaha History into Historical Fiction

    On using history as a method of filling in the gaps from what's recorded and passed down

    By Chris Harding Thornton | March 15, 2024

    Crime Novels for People Who (Think They) Don’t Like Crime Novels

    Crime Novels for People Who (Think They) Don’t Like Crime Novels

    Strange disappearance, concealed identities, and generational sins.

    By Debra Spark | March 13, 2024

    Ties That Bind: The Power of Siblings in Mysteries and Thrillers

    Ties That Bind: The Power of Siblings in Mysteries and Thrillers

    Margot Douaihy explains how sibling relationships are "supercharging narratives with primal terror and emotional range."

    By Margot Douaihy | March 12, 2024

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