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The Evolution of the Private Investigator in Historical Romance

The Evolution of the Private Investigator in Historical Romance

On crafting historically plausible detectives who are ready to woo your heroine

By Elizabeth Everett | March 18, 2024

Tana French on Embracing Discomfort, Irish Wit, and Chosen Family in <em>The Hunter</em>

Tana French on Embracing Discomfort, Irish Wit, and Chosen Family in The Hunter

"It's about people who are on the periphery. They're not exactly outsiders. They're not exactly insiders."

By Jenny Bartoy | March 15, 2024

Looking Back on the 90s-Era Satanic Panic In a New Age of Conspiracy Theories

Looking Back on the 90s-Era Satanic Panic In a New Age of Conspiracy Theories

On the "toxic Puritan cycle" that causes ordinary people to either embrace outlandish ideas or pathologize those who do

By Maggie Thrash | March 15, 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

A Brief List of Pitfalls to Avoid When You Write a Thriller

A Brief List of Pitfalls to Avoid When You Write a Thriller

"Don’t let the twist be obvious. But don’t let it come out of left field."

By Kira Peikoff | March 15, 2024

Revisiting <em>In the Fog</em>, An American's Ode to England's Foul Weather

Revisiting In the Fog, An American's Ode to England's Foul Weather

Leslie Klinger considers setting and atmosphere in a newly reprinted classic from Richard Harding Davis

By Leslie S. Klinger | March 14, 2024

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Our Enduring Fascination with Criminal Couples

By Joel H. Morris | March 14, 2024

Claire Coughlan Explores Dublin's Hidden Past

By Peter Handel | March 14, 2024

Reading Your Way Into the Deeper Mysteries of Cults

By Kristen Bird | March 13, 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

Genre Communicates a Contract with the Reader

Genre Communicates a Contract with the Reader

"I will trick you, there will be death, but there will also be resolution...It is a game the reader can win."

By Micaiah Johnson | March 13, 2024

'This

'This "survivor’s guilt" isn’t my trauma—it’s my pride.'

Ream Shukairy on the Syrian revolution, the ongoing Palestinian genocide, and the need to describe the indescribable.

By Ream Shukairy | March 12, 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

Lisa Gardner: 10 Lessons I Learned in 30 Years of Writing Suspense

Lisa Gardner: 10 Lessons I Learned in 30 Years of Writing Suspense

Always respect your readers. And never read the reviews!

By Lisa Gardner | March 12, 2024

6 Great Psychological Thrillers Set in Washington D.C.

6 Great Psychological Thrillers Set in Washington D.C.

A new wave of thrillers set in the nation's capital, set apart from the political world and the halls of power.

By Aggie Blum Thompson | March 11, 2024

6 Spooky and Fantastical Missing-Persons Tales

6 Spooky and Fantastical Missing-Persons Tales

Melissa Albert on "supernatural and horror-inflected stories in which vanishings drive the plot."

By Melissa Albert | March 11, 2024

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