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Technology, Magic, and How Your Word Lights a Candle

Technology, Magic, and How Your Word Lights a Candle

Or, how to write about magic in a modern setting.

By Kat Howard | April 25, 2023

Kyle Decker and Daniel Weizmann Talk Music and Mystery

Kyle Decker and Daniel Weizmann Talk Music and Mystery

Or, why a punk rock ethos is perfect for noir fiction.

By Kyle Decker and Daniel Weizmann | April 25, 2023

Patricia Ward On Writing About Violence And Growing Up Amidst Civil War

Patricia Ward On Writing About Violence And Growing Up Amidst Civil War

"I was growing up in an oppressive, terrifying situation, and it went on for years..."

By Patricia Ward | April 24, 2023

The Unexpected Power of Dream Sequences

The Unexpected Power of Dream Sequences

A few lines about your characters' dreams may be just what your mystery novel needs.

By Cyndi MacMillan | April 24, 2023

Harnessing the Storm: Six Crime Novels that Feature Natural Disasters

Harnessing the Storm: Six Crime Novels that Feature Natural Disasters

"There’s something about being at the mercy of forces outside your control, that potent mix of terror and beauty."

By Samantha Jayne Allen | April 24, 2023

13 Unforgettable Nancy Drew Stories (And the New Action Figures Inspired By Them)

13 Unforgettable Nancy Drew Stories (And the New Action Figures Inspired By Them)

A look at 13 of Nancy Drew’s best and most memorable cases, from books, to games, to screen adaptations.

By Jenn Fisher with Doc Wyatt | April 21, 2023

Best Reviewed
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"Holmes and Watson in Manhattan": Musings on the Creation of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin

By David Bordwell | April 21, 2023

The Understated Brilliance of 'A Most Violent Year'

By Zack Budryk | April 21, 2023

The Best Debut Crime Novels of the Month

By CrimeReads | April 21, 2023

True Crime and Its Potential for Good

True Crime and Its Potential for Good

Now that true crime is a popular pastime (bordering on obsession), what happens next?

By Elle Marr | April 21, 2023

The Enduring Appeal of Country Music’s Murder Ballads

The Enduring Appeal of Country Music’s Murder Ballads

Erica Wright on the macabre poetry of country noir.

By Erica Wright | April 20, 2023

Whitey Bulger and The Cozy Crime Writer

Whitey Bulger and The Cozy Crime Writer

On the surprising human ties that bound the Boston mobster to author Charlotte MacLeod.

By Curtis Evans | April 20, 2023

Taylor Moore on Thrillers in the New Green West

Taylor Moore on Thrillers in the New Green West

"Don’t be surprised if the environmental activist hero standing between the mustache-twirling villain is a Stetson-clad cowboy."

By Taylor Moore | April 20, 2023

If You Build It, They Will Profit: Reflecting on J. G. Ballard’s High-Rise 48 Years Later

If You Build It, They Will Profit: Reflecting on J. G. Ballard’s High-Rise 48 Years Later

High-Rise has accelerated, exceeding its own image, manifesting so thoroughly the fiction wears thin and reality begins to flicker at its edge." ">"The world of High-Rise has accelerated, exceeding its own image, manifesting so thoroughly the fiction wears thin and reality begins to flicker at its edge."

By Andrew F. Sullivan | April 19, 2023

A Devil’s Bargain: Is Satan a Reliable Narrator?

A Devil’s Bargain: Is Satan a Reliable Narrator?

"My problem was how to make the reader actually believe a time-honored scoundrel like the Devil."

By Nicholas Fillmore | April 19, 2023

What Do Modern Mystery Novels and Medieval Mystery Plays Have in Common? Sin.

What Do Modern Mystery Novels and Medieval Mystery Plays Have in Common? Sin.

"[G]reed, envy, lust, and wrath are murderous emotions, and so is wounded pride."

By Kim Hays | April 19, 2023

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