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A Very Memorable Monster: Fictional Serial Killers You Can’t Forget

A Very Memorable Monster: Fictional Serial Killers You Can’t Forget

The dark and twisted villains of fictional lore.

By Jen Williams | June 11, 2021

Kerry Greenwood's Life In Crime

Kerry Greenwood's Life In Crime

The creator of Phryne Fisher thinks back on her time as a lawyer and her hard-scrabble childhood.

By Kerry Greenwood | June 11, 2021

24 Queer Crime Novels to Read All Year Long

24 Queer Crime Novels to Read All Year Long

Celebrate Pride Month with gay thrillers, lesbian mysteries, and queer crime fiction galore!

By Molly Odintz | June 10, 2021

Shop Talk: Ace Atkins Writes on a 40-Year Old Keyboard and Doesn’t Believe in Word Counts

Shop Talk: Ace Atkins Writes on a 40-Year Old Keyboard and Doesn’t Believe in Word Counts

Crime writers talking writing routines, long walks, and good coffee.

By Eli Cranor | June 10, 2021

The Scottish Anthropologist Who Inspired <em>Dracula</em>

The Scottish Anthropologist Who Inspired Dracula

Meet Emily Gerard, the travel writer who gave Bram Stoker the term "Nosferatu."

By Laurie R. King | June 9, 2021

The Shadow Was Pulp Fiction's Original Pop Culture Phenomenon. Now, He's Mostly Forgotten. What Happened?

The Shadow Was Pulp Fiction's Original Pop Culture Phenomenon. Now, He's Mostly Forgotten. What Happened?

Before Perry Mason, Nero Wolfe, and Philip Marlowe, there was the crime-fighter who knew what evil lurked in the hearts of men.

By Hector DeJean | June 9, 2021

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The Shark-Infested Waters of Hawaiian Detective Fiction

By Eric Redman | June 9, 2021

Escaping Into British Humor Is the Perfect Balm

By Connie Berry | June 9, 2021

The Eccentric, Unusual, and Layered Plotting of Dolores Hitchens' The Cat Saw Murder

By Joyce Carol Oates | June 9, 2021

The Bullet

Iris Johansen

By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 9, 2021

The 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' Team Is Reuniting. This Is the News I've Been Waiting For.

The 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' Team Is Reuniting. This Is the News I've Been Waiting For.

There's a mole, right at the top of the Circus, and he's been there for years...

By Dwyer Murphy | June 8, 2021

Behind the Pine Curtain: East Texas’s Growing Influence on Crime Fiction

Behind the Pine Curtain: East Texas’s Growing Influence on Crime Fiction

How East Texas has established itself as a major force within American Noir.

By James Wade | June 8, 2021

How to Write an Effective Villain

How to Write an Effective Villain

Scouring classic thrillers for tips on how to write villains that will keep haunting readers long after the last page is read.

By Paul Howarth | June 8, 2021

Why the Life of a Radio DJ Is Perfectly Suited to Crime Fiction

Why the Life of a Radio DJ Is Perfectly Suited to Crime Fiction

Long nights, mysterious callers, and a fear of the dreaded 'dead air'

By Michael Bradley | June 8, 2021

There's Never Enough Time To Read All The Books

There's Never Enough Time To Read All The Books

"And therein lies the despair. Too many books unread, too many movies unseen."

By Allison Montclair | June 8, 2021

Tangier: Spies, Smugglers, and Writers in the International City

Tangier: Spies, Smugglers, and Writers in the International City

Crime and the City visits Morocco's northern port, where there's a long legacy of art and intrigue.

By Paul French | June 7, 2021

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