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

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

    Crime writers talking craft, classics, and too much coffee.

    By Eli Cranor | July 28, 2022

    Some Things in Anthony Bourdain's Trip to Taipei Made No Sense

    Some Things in Anthony Bourdain's Trip to Taipei Made No Sense

    Almost a decade after the episode aired, author Ed Lin still finds himself thinking about Bourdain's trip to Taiwan.

    By Ed Lin | July 27, 2022

    August, 1896: A Heat Wave Spawns a Crime Wave in Gilded Age New York

    August, 1896: A Heat Wave Spawns a Crime Wave in Gilded Age New York

    "[V]iolent crimes such as murder and assaults spike in hot weather, and the hotter the weather the worse the crime..."

    By W. H. Flint | July 27, 2022

    10 Underappreciated American Neo-Noirs of the Early 1970s 

    10 Underappreciated American Neo-Noirs of the Early 1970s 

    Andrew Nette on the birth of neo-noir and the films that deserve to come out from the shadow of the period's iconic masterpieces.

    By Andrew Nette | July 26, 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

    Exploring the Complexity of Love Through Crafting A Criminal Family 

    Exploring the Complexity of Love Through Crafting A Criminal Family 

    "I knew what it was like for my family to love me, but also do and say things that hurt me too."

    By Alex Temblador | July 15, 2022

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    The Detective at Leisure: 8 Books In Which Characters Solve Crimes While On Vacation

    The Detective at Leisure: 8 Books In Which Characters Solve Crimes While On Vacation

    Sarah Stewart Taylor on the beloved trope of the Busman's Holiday.

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    Shop Talk: James Kestrel on Writing Novels During Lunch in Quiet Honolulu Bars

    Shop Talk: James Kestrel on Writing Novels During Lunch in Quiet Honolulu Bars

    Crime writers talking writing routines, revision, and finding the right bar atmosphere for an epic crime novel.

    By Eli Cranor | July 7, 2022

    Jason Starr on Satire, Alternate Realities, and Failing Marriages

    Jason Starr on Satire, Alternate Realities, and Failing Marriages

    Starr discusses his new reality-bending, Philip K. Dick inspired crime novel.

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    Cheryl Head On Using Crime Fiction To Tell The Story of Her Grandfather's Murder

    Cheryl Head On Using Crime Fiction To Tell The Story of Her Grandfather's Murder

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    What Makes Los Angeles The Perfect Noir Setting?

    What Makes Los Angeles The Perfect Noir Setting?

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    Eight Novels Exploring the Transgressions of Young Women

    Eight Novels Exploring the Transgressions of Young Women

    "[P]ushing back against tradition, expected codes of behavior, and the social contract can provoke the severest of reactions."

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    Santiago Crime Fiction: Hard to Escape Political History in Chile’s Capital

    Santiago Crime Fiction: Hard to Escape Political History in Chile’s Capital

    Crime and the City visits a city between the Andes and the Pacific

    By Paul French | June 27, 2022

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