• Genres

    Sunburns, Sex, and Squatters: Angst and Stress in California Noir

    Or, how to write a California crime novel when you've never actually been to Los Angeles.

    August 1, 2022  By Caroline Macon Fleischer
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    Your Guide to the Best Crime Shows Coming Out This Month

    August features a new therapy thriller, cyberattacks, and more.

    July 29, 2022  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Shop Talk: Dwyer Murphy on Writing Routines, Superstitions, and Reading Elmore Leonard Like a Bible

    Crime writers talking craft, classics, and too much coffee.

    July 28, 2022  By Eli Cranor
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    What's the Key to Multi-POV? Many Colorful Index Cards

    Graphs, charts, and other great ways to keep track of all your characters and their arcs.

    July 28, 2022  By B. A. Shapiro
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    On The Comforts, and Limits, of Disaster Preparedness

    "You can prep all you want and have fun doing it. But it’s impossible to prepare for the worst. The worst has too many faces."

    July 28, 2022  By Brooke Beyfuss
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    Never Alone: On Visitors from the Past

    "I realize now that if almost anyone else had experienced a levitation as I had, they would have sprinted for the door..."

    July 28, 2022  By Penny Goetjen
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    The Role of Small Town Gossip in Domestic Suspense

    Liz Alterman on whispers, rumors, and thrillers

    July 27, 2022  By Liz Alterman
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    Some Things in Anthony Bourdain's Trip to Taipei Made No Sense

    Almost a decade after the episode aired, author Ed Lin still finds himself thinking about Bourdain's trip to Taiwan.

    July 27, 2022  By Ed Lin
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    August, 1896: A Heat Wave Spawns a Crime Wave in Gilded Age New York

    "[V]iolent crimes such as murder and assaults spike in hot weather, and the hotter the weather the worse the crime..."

    July 27, 2022  By W. H. Flint
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    Megan Miranda on Small Towns, Dark Tourism, and the Art of Slow-Burn Tension

    "I try to see the tension within every relationship or situation."

    July 26, 2022  By Molly Odintz
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