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    Sleeping with the Enemy: Alma Katsu's Reading List to Understand the Rise of the Oligarchs

    Sleeping with the Enemy: Alma Katsu's Reading List to Understand the Rise of the Oligarchs

    A former CIA analyst tees up why the Russian oligarchy in the UK remains a threat

    By Alma Katsu | March 14, 2023

    Writing in the South—About Southern Women

    Writing in the South—About Southern Women

    Kristen Bird on the archetype and defying expectations.

    By Kristen Bird | March 14, 2023

    All in the Family: On the Mesmerizing Subgenre of Familial Crimes

    All in the Family: On the Mesmerizing Subgenre of Familial Crimes

    Or, six novels featuring skeletons that refuse to stay in the closet.

    By Katherine Higgs-Coulthard | March 14, 2023

    Crime and the City: Kyoto

    Crime and the City: Kyoto

    In one of the world's most beautiful, ethereal cities, a grand tradition of crime fiction blossoms.

    By Paul French | March 13, 2023

    The Joys of Researching Your Next Novel

    The Joys of Researching Your Next Novel

    Connor Sullivan on cold calls, reality TV, and secret branches of US Intelligence.

    By Connor Sullivan | March 13, 2023

    What I Learned from Book Clubs Reading My Novels

    What I Learned from Book Clubs Reading My Novels

    "For an invited author, book clubs are not salons."

    By Frederick Weisel | March 13, 2023

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    The Rise of Domestic Noir: A Decade After Gone Girl

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    By Amanda Traylor | March 10, 2023

    John Rechy Remembers His Friend, Writer Henry Turner

    By John Rechy | March 10, 2023

    Setting and Psyche: Using Unsettling Landscapes to Explore Human Darkness

    Setting and Psyche: Using Unsettling Landscapes to Explore Human Darkness

    "Place makes us in ways both big and small—it shapes our language, our occupations, the pace at which we live."

    By Erica Waters | March 10, 2023

    The Backlist: Revisiting Tim O'Brien's 'In the Lake of the Woods' with Angie Kim

    The Backlist: Revisiting Tim O'Brien's 'In the Lake of the Woods' with Angie Kim

    Polly Stewart is in discussion with today's top crime writers, returning to some of their favorite books.

    By Polly Stewart | March 9, 2023

    Spirits, Scams and the Victorian Séance

    Spirits, Scams and the Victorian Séance

    "Despite these many tricks and ploys, grieving people are desperate and often willing to believe anything."

    By Sarah Penner | March 9, 2023

    We Got the Guy … Now What? A Look at Community Responses to Crime In Fiction

    We Got the Guy … Now What? A Look at Community Responses to Crime In Fiction

    Charlene Allen on novels that "highlight the community’s role in responding to crime where institutions fall short"

    By Charlene Allen | March 9, 2023

    Christopher Bollen on Americans Abroad and Setting as an Active Character

    Christopher Bollen on Americans Abroad and Setting as an Active Character

    In his latest literary thriller, Bollen brings the mystery to Cairo.

    By Peter Handel | March 8, 2023

    Witch Lit: Five Novels Featuring Witchcraft

    Witch Lit: Five Novels Featuring Witchcraft

    '“Witch lit” is a reminder that misogyny echoes through time. But it can also be a powerful, even joyful, reclamation of female strength and mystery"

    By Emilia Hart | March 8, 2023

    On Social Justice and Crime Stories

    On Social Justice and Crime Stories

    Anne Burt looks at "four recent crime novels that seamlessly thread issues of social justice throughout their propulsive storytelling."

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