• Noir/Hardboiled

    A Recipe For Hardboiled Fiction

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

    July 27, 2021  By Terry Roberts
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    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."

    July 26, 2021  By Caitlin Wahrer
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    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."

    July 23, 2021  By Elizabeth Gilpin
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    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."

    July 23, 2021  By Tommy Swerdlow
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    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'

    July 23, 2021  By Michael Gonzales
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    10 Crime Novels Full of Style, Plot, and Dark Humor

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

    July 22, 2021  By Samantha Downing
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    Villains and Victims: The Role of Animals in Crime Fiction

    Why it's time to do away with literary taboos and confront violence against animals.

    July 22, 2021  By Greg Buchanan
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    Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

    The City by the Bay has a literary tradition like no other.

    July 19, 2021  By Paul French
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    Carolyn Ferrell on Church, Belonging, and Holding onto Humanity in the Face of Erasure

    In writing a novel about three kidnapped girls, Ferrell found new meaning in the power of community.

    July 16, 2021  By Carolyn Ferrell
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    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.

    July 16, 2021  By Bruce Riordan
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