What Does It Mean to Write a Feminist Home Invasion Thriller?

What Does It Mean to Write a Feminist Home Invasion Thriller?

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Writing with a Mask: Language and Authenticity In Literature

Writing with a Mask: Language and Authenticity In Literature

On writing American characters realistically when English is your second language

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Kingpin

Kingpin

Mike Lawson

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Ivar Leon Menger And Thomas Scholz Talk Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Thrillers

Ivar Leon Menger And Thomas Scholz Talk Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Thrillers

Menger is a writer and filmmaker. Scholz is a literary critic and scholar. Both are fascinated by dark storytelling.

By Ivar Lee Menger and Thomas P. Scholtz | February 5, 2024

Chennai: Crime Writing in a South Indian Megalopolis

Chennai: Crime Writing in a South Indian Megalopolis

Crime and the City visits Chennai

By Paul French | February 5, 2024

Bad Characters Make for Good Storytelling: A Conversation

Bad Characters Make for Good Storytelling: A Conversation

From Medea to the Manson Girls, novelist Emily Schultz and actor Marianne Rendón talk about the challenges of dark material

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My First Thriller: Lisa Gardner

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The Backlist: Naomi Hirahara and Polly Stewart Read Chester Himes' Noir Classic

The Backlist: Naomi Hirahara and Polly Stewart Read Chester Himes' Noir Classic

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Fictionalizing Real Trauma as a Means of Healing

Fictionalizing Real Trauma as a Means of Healing

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Older Women Make the Best Sleuths and Spies (And Criminals)

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When we age into invisibility, we can get away with anything...

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Electric Blue: A Personal Journey Through 'Sea of Love' and the 1980s NYC Dating Scene

Electric Blue: A Personal Journey Through 'Sea of Love' and the 1980s NYC Dating Scene

Michael Gonzales on the neo-noir classic.

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Murder Mysteries, Magic, and Mashups

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