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A Recipe For Hardboiled Fiction

A Recipe For Hardboiled Fiction

Breaking down the essential ingredients of crime fiction in five perfect thrillers.

By Terry Roberts | July 27, 2021

Toxic Masculinity in Psychological Thrillers

Toxic Masculinity in Psychological Thrillers

"Toxic masculinity negatively impacts all of us. This might be why psychological suspense so often includes dramatic instances of it."

By Caitlin Wahrer | July 26, 2021

Elizabeth Gilpin: The Brutal Survival Summer Camp That Nearly Killed Me

Elizabeth Gilpin: The Brutal Survival Summer Camp That Nearly Killed Me

"Programs like mine that operated from the most remote and unchecked places in the country. Where no one was watching and tragic things happened all the time."

By Elizabeth Gilpin | July 23, 2021

John Candy Rants About Hollywood in a <br>Calgary Hotel Room

John Candy Rants About Hollywood in a
Calgary Hotel Room

"Only someone who has experienced that kind of love and adoration can so deeply feel its absence."

By Tommy Swerdlow | July 23, 2021

How to Write a Memorable Hit Man: A Conversation Among Connoisseurs

How to Write a Memorable Hit Man: A Conversation Among Connoisseurs

Andy Rausch and Michael Gonzales discuss their favorite hit men, lessons learned from Elmore Leonard, and the new anthology, 'Dead End Jobs'

By Michael Gonzales | July 23, 2021

10 Crime Novels Full of Style, Plot, and Dark Humor

10 Crime Novels Full of Style, Plot, and Dark Humor

Samantha Downing on the thrillers that taught her how to write.

By Samantha Downing | July 22, 2021

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By Greg Buchanan | July 22, 2021

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By Paul French | July 19, 2021

Carolyn Ferrell on Church, Belonging, and Holding onto Humanity in the Face of Erasure

By Carolyn Ferrell | July 16, 2021

The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s <em>Dog Soldiers</em>

The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers

Stone's tale of heroin, smugglers, and moral striving remains one of the most relevant American crime novels ever written.

By Bruce Riordan | July 16, 2021

Shop Talk: Jordan Harper Pulls Down the Blinds, Turns Up the Heat, and Writes Novels on Hotel Stationery

Shop Talk: Jordan Harper Pulls Down the Blinds, Turns Up the Heat, and Writes Novels on Hotel Stationery

Crime writers discuss cold brew coffee and riding the tiger.

By Eli Cranor | July 15, 2021

Why Dolores Hitchens' Less-Than-Glamorous Detective Is the Quiet Hero We Need

Why Dolores Hitchens' Less-Than-Glamorous Detective Is the Quiet Hero We Need

"[James Sader] fumbles through both novels without the benefit of any special charisma or genius. What he does have are the plain, well-worn tools of integrity and tenacity..."

By Steph Cha | July 12, 2021

Quentin Tarantino Wrote a

Quentin Tarantino Wrote a "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" Novel—Here's What You Need to Know

This is not your usual novelization of a movie. It's much stranger.

By Nick Kolakowski | July 12, 2021

The Strange Story of Orson Welles' Lost Film, <em>Mr. Arkadin</em>

The Strange Story of Orson Welles' Lost Film, Mr. Arkadin

The 1955 film was supposed to be Welles' masterpiece. Or maybe it was just a lark. Or a KGB-funded money laundering enterprise.

By Craig Pittman | July 9, 2021

Sunny Palm Springs Is A Perfect Setting for Noir

Sunny Palm Springs Is A Perfect Setting for Noir

"On a steamy summer day, the residential streets are absent of people and can possess an unsettling quiet. Where is everyone?"

By Barbara DeMarco-Barrett | July 8, 2021

7 Coming-of-Age Mysteries That Capture

7 Coming-of-Age Mysteries That Capture "The Oddness of the Moment in Question"

Will these protagonists succumb to the rigid spaces of adulthood, or rebel and find a path all their own?

By Rachel Donohue | July 6, 2021

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