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    I'm Dying Up Here: What a Decade of Stand-Up Taught Me About Fear and Thrillers

    I'm Dying Up Here: What a Decade of Stand-Up Taught Me About Fear and Thrillers

    Erica Ferencik on the unsurpassable terror of telling jokes

    By Erica Ferencik | March 1, 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 | February 28, 2022

    The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: February 2022

    The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: February 2022

    Featuring new books from Rob Hart, Lan Samantha Chang, Nina de Gramont, Paul Vidich, and more.

    By CrimeReads | February 28, 2022

    Pastiche, Fan Fiction, and the Sincerest Form of Flattery

    Pastiche, Fan Fiction, and the Sincerest Form of Flattery

    If Arthur Conan Doyle could see into the future of Sherlockiana, he'd be flattered, not threatened.

    By Lyndsay Faye | February 28, 2022

    Nonfiction Books to Read While Researching and Writing About Cults

    Nonfiction Books to Read While Researching and Writing About Cults

    Stephanie Wrobel's top nonfiction picks for writers and readers preparing to dive deep into cults.

    By Stephanie Wrobel | February 28, 2022

    Fiction, History, and Truth

    Fiction, History, and Truth

    "[T]oday’s viewers get their history lessons from movies and biopics, not textbooks. And that’s where writers can a assume a greater role in the “truths” they portray."

    By Alan A. Winter | February 28, 2022

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    Why Berlin Is the Mecca of Espionage Fiction: A Conversation with Joseph Kanon and Paul Vidich

    By CrimeReads | February 25, 2022

    Dismissing Fan Fiction As Base Just Makes You Look Basic

    By Isaac Fellman | February 25, 2022

    The Amoral Violence of Folk Magic

    By Rebecca Ross | February 25, 2022

    It's Time to Discover Your New Sophisticated Sleuth Obsession: Stewart Hoag

    It's Time to Discover Your New Sophisticated Sleuth Obsession: Stewart Hoag

    A.J. Finn makes the case for why David Handler's mystery series should be on your bookshelf.

    By A.J. Finn | February 25, 2022

    Historic Homes Are A Time-Traveler's Paradise

    Historic Homes Are A Time-Traveler's Paradise

    "The real-world connection of space and time is nowhere more apparent than in preserved historical properties."

    By Diane Kelly | February 25, 2022

    Nothing Can Stay Hidden Forever: The True Crime Legacy of <em>Lost Highway</em>

    Nothing Can Stay Hidden Forever: The True Crime Legacy of Lost Highway

    25 years later, David Lynch's uncanny noir has a long and disturbing legacy of real-life crimes and tragedies.

    By Zach Vasquez | February 24, 2022

    The Pull of Abandoned Spaces

    The Pull of Abandoned Spaces

    Jennifer Fawcett on ghosts, liminal spaces, and the childhood memory that inspired her new novel.

    By Jennifer Fawcett | February 24, 2022

    Robots, Dinosaurs, And Trusting Your Gut

    Robots, Dinosaurs, And Trusting Your Gut

    Rob Hart on the book that changed his life—and what came next.

    By Rob Hart | February 24, 2022

    My Beloved Monster: Creating the Characters We Love to Hate

    My Beloved Monster: Creating the Characters We Love to Hate

    First tip: forgive your villain. Or at least try having a candid conversation with him.

    By Rio Youers | February 24, 2022

    Dead Collections

    Dead Collections

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    By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 23, 2022

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