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Shop Talk: David Joy Hates Talking About Craft (But He's Going to Make an Exception)

Shop Talk: David Joy Hates Talking About Craft (But He's Going to Make an Exception)

"It’s really a compulsion. I’d feel like I’d die if I didn’t get these stories out of me."

By Eli Cranor | April 21, 2022

Anna Lee Huber's Top 10 Female Sleuths in Long-Running Historical Mystery Series

Anna Lee Huber's Top 10 Female Sleuths in Long-Running Historical Mystery Series

"[T]hese heroines each exhibit their own captivating blend of moxie, panache, and ingenuity."

By Anna Lee Huber | April 21, 2022

The Charming Mid-Century Murder Mysteries and Rich Interior Life of Edith Howie

The Charming Mid-Century Murder Mysteries and Rich Interior Life of Edith Howie

Howie's sleuths in her well-received proto-cozy crime novels always ended up together, but she herself stayed proudly single.

By Curtis Evans | April 21, 2022

Blood and Belonging: Seven Novels of Crime and Coming-of-Age

Blood and Belonging: Seven Novels of Crime and Coming-of-Age

Samantha Jayne Allen on fiction that explores a very particular moment of youth.

By Samantha Jayne Allen | April 20, 2022

What Does Home Mean During A Pandemic?

What Does Home Mean During A Pandemic?

Contributors to the new Mystery Writers of America anthology "Crime Hits Home" reflect on its theme

By CrimeReads | April 20, 2022

Switzerland's Inching Progress Towards Legalizing Marijuana

Switzerland's Inching Progress Towards Legalizing Marijuana

"Considering its innate conservatism, Switzerland’s attitude toward drug use...has been surprisingly pragmatic and humane."

By Kim Hays | April 20, 2022

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On Writing and Living True Crime

By Kim Powers | April 19, 2022

A Veterinarian’s Perspective on Writing Animals

By Philipp Schott | April 19, 2022

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By CrimeReads | April 18, 2022

5 Atmospheric Novels Where the Setting Is a Character

5 Atmospheric Novels Where the Setting Is a Character

Veronica G. Henry on fiction where atmosphere reigns supreme

By Veronica G. Henry | April 18, 2022

Very Oregonized Crimes

Very Oregonized Crimes

An atlas of Oregon crime fiction.

By Emmeline Duncan | April 18, 2022

Walking the Line: A Marriage of Thriller & Romance

Walking the Line: A Marriage of Thriller & Romance

"[W]ould anyone like a dark thriller-romance where the main characters aren’t forced or conditioned to love, but accidentally trip and fall into it the old-fashioned way?"

By Nicole Fanning | April 15, 2022

Gillian Flynn's Anti-Heroines And The Dark Side of Feminism

Gillian Flynn's Anti-Heroines And The Dark Side of Feminism

"[I]f women can be anything they want, then they can be terrible people too..."

By Laure Van Rensburg | April 14, 2022

My First Thriller: Robert Dugoni

My First Thriller: Robert Dugoni

The bestselling author explains how he bounced around between jobs, agents and publishers, holding onto a dream, and eventually achieving it.

By Rick Pullen | April 14, 2022

Ten Crime Novels with Isolated Settings

Ten Crime Novels with Isolated Settings

These books ramp up the tension by placing their characters in impossible-to-escape scenarios.

By Nell Pattison | April 14, 2022

Six Novels with an Overwhelming Sense of Unease, Slow-Burning Menace, and Coercive Control

Six Novels with an Overwhelming Sense of Unease, Slow-Burning Menace, and Coercive Control

In the great tradition of du Maurier, these books are all about power, deception, and control.

By Stacey Halls | April 14, 2022

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