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Boston's Combat Zone: Why Two Authors Were Drawn to the Same 45 Year-Old Crime

Boston's Combat Zone: Why Two Authors Were Drawn to the Same 45 Year-Old Crime

A 1976 murder captured the interest of two Boston-area authors, who took very different approaches to the story.

By Gabriel Valjan and Jan Brogan | November 4, 2022

Art & Crime: How Much Is It Worth?

Art & Crime: How Much Is It Worth?

Art and crime fiction go hand-in-hand. The reason: that tricky little question of value...

By Kate Belli | November 4, 2022

On Ed Lacy's <em>Room to Swing</em> and Early Representation of Black Sleuths in Crime Fiction

On Ed Lacy's Room to Swing and Early Representation of Black Sleuths in Crime Fiction

Written by a Harlem-based white author, Room to Swing features a Black detective and is an earnest effort infused with the jazzy spirit of the 1950s.

By Leslie S. Klinger | November 4, 2022

My First Thriller: S.A. Cosby

My First Thriller: S.A. Cosby

The making of a crime fiction sensation.

By Rick Pullen | November 3, 2022

Graeme Macrae Burnet on Writing Comedy, Crime, and Characters with Divided Selves

Graeme Macrae Burnet on Writing Comedy, Crime, and Characters with Divided Selves

Lily Meyer talks with the Booker-nominated author about his new mystery, Case Study

By Lily Meyer | November 3, 2022

Simenon in America

Simenon in America

How Georges Simenon escaped a reckoning at the end of WWII by fleeing to the United States.

By Gregory Galloway | November 3, 2022

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History Is Shouting…All You Need to Do Is Listen

History Is Shouting…All You Need to Do Is Listen

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Mysteries and Animal Rescue: A Reading List

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Yeah Noir: Discovering New Zealand Crime Fiction

Yeah Noir: Discovering New Zealand Crime Fiction

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By Jacqueline Bublitz | November 1, 2022

Martin Edwards On E. C. R. Lorac's Delightful Whodunit, <em>These Names Make Clues</em>

Martin Edwards On E. C. R. Lorac's Delightful Whodunit, These Names Make Clues

A traditional "closed circle" mystery, Lorac's novel is her best at capturing the spirit of the Golden Age.

By Martin Edwards | November 1, 2022

On The Morality of Immorality

On The Morality of Immorality

"[T]hrillers fling straight and piercing arrows into the heart of morality itself...[b]y displaying catastrophic consequences for “bad” behavior."

By Jennifer Lynn Alvarez | November 1, 2022

What Can We Learn From A 1794 Novel About Turning Points In Crime Fiction?

What Can We Learn From A 1794 Novel About Turning Points In Crime Fiction?

Caleb Williams..."">"The reader can see the seed of many other stories of crime fiction in Caleb Williams..."

By Heather Redmond | November 1, 2022

Erika T. Wurth on Writing Native Horror During a Horror Renaissance

Erika T. Wurth on Writing Native Horror During a Horror Renaissance

"[T]here’s something compelling about a genre that allows people satisfaction, potentially, with an unhappy ending..."

By Erika T. Wurth | October 31, 2022

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