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    7 Authors Who Write Wrongful Convictions

    7 Authors Who Write Wrongful Convictions

    Robert Justice on fiction that takes a hard look at the epidemic of wrongful convictions in America.

    By Robert Justice | December 9, 2021

    The New Generation of African Crime Writers

    The New Generation of African Crime Writers

    Femi Kayode, Ameera Patel, Chanette Paul, Kwei Quartey, Bryony Rheam, and Michael Stanley on all things crime fiction in Africa.

    By Joanne Hichens | December 8, 2021

    The Thrill of Discovering the Novels of Fredric Brown

    The Thrill of Discovering the Novels of Fredric Brown

    Lawrence Block remembers a world of books and an author whose unusual fiction stands the test of time.

    By Lawrence Block | December 7, 2021

    S.A. Cosby on the Conversation Around Policing in America – And Why It Needs to Change

    S.A. Cosby on the Conversation Around Policing in America – And Why It Needs to Change

    A new crime fiction anthology looks at police oppression.

    By S. A. Cosby | December 2, 2021

    Shop Talk: Alex Segura Is Always Writing, Even When He's Not

    Shop Talk: Alex Segura Is Always Writing, Even When He's Not

    Crime writers talking routine, revision, and knocking out fifteen good minutes while the kids are napping.

    By Eli Cranor | December 2, 2021

    The Underappreciated Genius of William Lindsay Gresham's <em>Nightmare Alley</em>

    The Underappreciated Genius of William Lindsay Gresham's Nightmare Alley

    An American classic of fear and manipulation.

    By Nick Tosches | November 30, 2021

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    Getting It Wrong: How Thomas Perry Learned to Live With His Books' Errors

    Getting It Wrong: How Thomas Perry Learned to Live With His Books' Errors

    On the long and curious history of the mistakes that slip into published editions of books.

    By Thomas Perry | November 16, 2021

    Code Blue: Ballard, Bosch and a City in Crisis in Michael Connelly's <em>The Dark Hours</em>

    Code Blue: Ballard, Bosch and a City in Crisis in Michael Connelly's The Dark Hours

    Connelly – the shadow historian for the LAPD and the city of Los Angeles – shows both institutions approaching a crisis point.

    By Bruce Riordan | November 10, 2021

    An Appreciation of Genre-Breaking Mysteries

    An Appreciation of Genre-Breaking Mysteries

    These books start out as noir, then take sharp left turn...

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    Class in Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

    Class in Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

    Adrian McKinty, Laura McHugh, Angel Luis Colón, Julia Dahl, Joe Ide, and Lisa Levy take one of the least discussed issues in fiction.

    By Lisa Levy | November 9, 2021

    6 Great Books Featuring Father-Daughter Relationships

    6 Great Books Featuring Father-Daughter Relationships

    Fictional families can be messy and twisted, but these books are dedicated to exploring complex and tender relationships over the destructive and perverse.

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    Anything You Don’t See: Some Ghosts of Southern Brooklyn

    Anything You Don’t See: Some Ghosts of Southern Brooklyn

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    A Crime Novelist's Mea Culpa

    A Crime Novelist's Mea Culpa

    "I confess that in my novel there is a beautiful corpse, and that she is female. I may have chosen not to creepily linger on the details of her body as she lays on the slab at the morgue, but she is still there."

    By Eloísa Díaz | November 2, 2021

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