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Switzerland: A Crime Writing Tradition Full of Holes?

Switzerland: A Crime Writing Tradition Full of Holes?

When it comes to crime fiction set in Switzerland, it's all about secrecy.

By Paul French | October 4, 2021

Finding Inspiration in Vermont's 'Shirley Jackson and Donna Tartt Country'

Finding Inspiration in Vermont's 'Shirley Jackson and Donna Tartt Country'

For gothic inspiration, Eric Rickstad looks to his own backyard—and to the works of Vermont's iconic authors.

By Eric Rickstad | October 4, 2021

Jane Casey: Why I Chose To Write About A Barrister

Jane Casey: Why I Chose To Write About A Barrister

Amateur detectives defined the Golden Age. Police procedurals dominated the later part of the century. It's high time to set aside the hunters and focus on other professions.

By Jane Casey | October 4, 2021

Publishing Is a Nightmare: 31 Horror Films about Writing, Reading, and the Book Business

Publishing Is a Nightmare: 31 Horror Films about Writing, Reading, and the Book Business

Fill your October with the horrors of literature.

By Celia Mattison | October 1, 2021

12 Novels You Should Read This October

12 Novels You Should Read This October

New fiction from John le Carré, Val McDermid, Michael Connelly, James Han Mattson, and more.

By CrimeReads | October 1, 2021

Of Baptists and Bootleggers: Remembering My Moonshine-Making Ancestors

Of Baptists and Bootleggers: Remembering My Moonshine-Making Ancestors

Making moonshine is a great American tradition. So is cracking down on its manufacture.

By Daryl Gregory | October 1, 2021

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The Books, Tragedies, and Unsolved Mysteries That Inspired a New Novel Connecting Italy and New York

By Vito Racanelli | October 1, 2021

How to Add a Layer of Fear to Your Fiction

By DiAnn Mills | October 1, 2021

Every James Bond Movie, Ranked

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 30, 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: September 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: September 2021

New books from Colson Whitehead, Jon McGregor, Rachel Howzell Hall and more.

By CrimeReads | September 30, 2021

I Write About Monsters Because I Fear Becoming One

I Write About Monsters Because I Fear Becoming One

Or, what we talk about when we talk about monsters.

By Catriona Ward | September 30, 2021

The Lure of the Old Manor: Books in Which A House is Both Setting and Character

The Lure of the Old Manor: Books in Which A House is Both Setting and Character

"A house can embody the mood of a whole novel"

By Kate Moretti | September 30, 2021

From Pen Stroke to Key Stroke: On Slander in Suspense

From Pen Stroke to Key Stroke: On Slander in Suspense

Poisoned pen letters were a staple of Golden Age crime fiction. Now, writers are using new technologies continue the tradition.

By Laura Griffin | September 30, 2021

How a Book by an Ex-KGB Officer Upended Joseph Weisberg's World

How a Book by an Ex-KGB Officer Upended Joseph Weisberg's World

In 2004, the future creator of 'The Americans' was working for the CIA when he read a book by Victor Cherkashin and recognized himself in descriptions of the KGB workplace.

By Joseph Weisberg | September 29, 2021

The Rise of Gothic Domestic

The Rise of Gothic Domestic

A look at eight novels that twist our idea of home into something truly terrifying.

By Darcy Coates | September 29, 2021

Do Bookless Libraries Signal The End of the Printed Word?

Do Bookless Libraries Signal The End of the Printed Word?

A writer contemplates the new era of computers in libraries (instead of, well, books).

By Dorothy St. James | September 29, 2021

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