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    England’s Lake District: All the Calm and Placid Water Hides an Awful Lot of Murder

    England’s Lake District: All the Calm and Placid Water Hides an Awful Lot of Murder

    Crime and the City takes a late summer holiday with the crime fiction of the Lake District.

    By Paul French | September 12, 2022

    10 Quietly Effective Suspense Novels

    10 Quietly Effective Suspense Novels

    "There are no ghouls jumping out from the shadows, no message written in blood."

    By B. R. Myers | September 12, 2022

    Making World War II Relevant in a Contemporary Thriller

    Making World War II Relevant in a Contemporary Thriller

    Or, how to use historical facts to show modern-day resonances.

    By Charlie Lovett | September 12, 2022

    The State of the Crime Novel: A Roundtable Discussion with Crime Authors

    The State of the Crime Novel: A Roundtable Discussion with Crime Authors

    Nominees for the Anthony Awards weigh in on the most pressing issues in crime fiction.

    By Molly Odintz | September 9, 2022

    A Deep Dive Into the History of Bibliomysteries

    A Deep Dive Into the History of Bibliomysteries

    Or, a host of crime novels featuring libraries, bookshops, the publishing industry, and the world of collecting.

    By Martin Edwards | September 9, 2022

    Messy Women in Crime Fiction: A Reading List

    Messy Women in Crime Fiction: A Reading List

    "There’s just something so compelling about a female character trying to fix her life when it, or she, is in shambles."

    By Meredith Hambrock | September 9, 2022

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    Laurie R. King On Returning to Her San Francisco Roots During Lockdown

    By Laurie R. King | September 9, 2022

    Deanna Raybourn:
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    By Deanna Raybourn | September 8, 2022

    A Change in Perspective: Writing for Adults, After a Career Spent Writing for Children

    By Kathryn Lasky | September 8, 2022

    Frances Crane and the Unique Charms of a Classic New Mexico Mystery

    Frances Crane and the Unique Charms of a Classic New Mexico Mystery

    Anne Hillerman on the pleasures of 'The Turquoise Shop'

    By Anne Hillerman | September 7, 2022

    Impossible Murders In Crime Fiction

    Impossible Murders In Crime Fiction

    Or, how to use locked-room mysteries and other devilish puzzles to take your novel to a new level.

    By A. G. Riddle | September 7, 2022

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | September 6, 2022

    Five Novels With Deeply Troubled Protagonists

    Five Novels With Deeply Troubled Protagonists

    Sometimes, we want complicated...

    By Christopher Swann | September 6, 2022

    War Movies: An Essential Primer

    War Movies: An Essential Primer

    These films prove that every good war movie is an anti-war movie.

    By James R. Benn | September 6, 2022

    Why Are Stories of Captivity and Abduction So Extraordinarily Terrifying?

    Why Are Stories of Captivity and Abduction So Extraordinarily Terrifying?

    A private home can be a castle. It can also be a prison.

    By Meg Elison | September 6, 2022

    10 Novels You Should Read This September

    10 Novels You Should Read This September

    Featuring new books from Kate Atkinson, Richard Osman, Kelly J. Ford, Chloe Gong, and more.

    By CrimeReads | September 2, 2022

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