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    The Enduring Mystery of Mary Roberts Rinehart, America's Answer to Agatha Christie

    The Enduring Mystery of Mary Roberts Rinehart, America's Answer to Agatha Christie

    She was the bestselling author of the Golden Age of mystery fiction in the US. Is a new generation poised to discover her work?

    By Otto Penzler | May 12, 2021

    9 Great Thrillers Featuring Alter Egos

    9 Great Thrillers Featuring Alter Egos

    Regular Joe by day, murderer by night...

    By S.A. Lelchuk | May 12, 2021

    The

    The "Three-Dimensional Game-Board" of Agatha Christie's Country Houses

    From family estates to Christie's wartime residences, a look at the homes that inspired her settings.

    By Phyllis Richardson | May 11, 2021

    Female Public Defenders Are Unsung Heroines. It Is Long Past Time to Change That.

    Female Public Defenders Are Unsung Heroines. It Is Long Past Time to Change That.

    "The few times that court-appointed advocates for the indigent and despised are portrayed as heroes, they are almost always men."

    By Lara Bazelon | May 11, 2021

    A Family of Spies

    A Family of Spies

    I always knew that my grandfather was a spy. But it wasn't until just before my mother died that I learned she was one too.

    By Iona Whishaw | May 11, 2021

    A Field Guide to the Long History of Skyjackings

    A Field Guide to the Long History of Skyjackings

    Plane hijackings have been around since the dawn of aviation. From D.B. Cooper to the PFLP, here's an overview of the different eras of our cultural fascination with airplane-takeovers.

    By Julia Sirmons | May 10, 2021

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    In Psychological Thrillers, It's All About the 'Wife'

    By Kaira Rouda | May 10, 2021

    On Finding The Perfect Audiobook Narrator (Second Time's The Charm)

    By Alan Hruska | May 10, 2021

    Shop Talk: Stephen Mack Jones Writes with Godzilla at His Side

    By Eli Cranor | May 7, 2021

    Why Are So Many Crime Novels Set In The Pacific Northwest?

    Why Are So Many Crime Novels Set In The Pacific Northwest?

    Hint: It's all the rain, gloom, secrecy, and serial killers.

    By Jason M. Hough | May 7, 2021

    The Crime Books of Mongolia: Murder on the Roof of the World

    The Crime Books of Mongolia: Murder on the Roof of the World

    Crime and the City visits Mongolia, a country rich in minerals and caught in a struggle between world superpowers.

    By Paul French | May 7, 2021

    A Reading List For Understanding The Past, Present, and Future of Belfast

    A Reading List For Understanding The Past, Present, and Future of Belfast

    Northern Irish writers are making sense of a complicated history through crime fiction. Here are some of the best novels to come out of the post-conflict era.

    By Sharon Dempsey | May 7, 2021

    Deceptions

    Deceptions

    Anna Porter

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 7, 2021

    My First Thriller: Harlan Coben

    My First Thriller: Harlan Coben

    How Harlan Coben went from guiding tour buses in Spain to writing blockbuster novels that the French (and just about everyone else) can't get enough of.

    By Rick Pullen | May 6, 2021

    Chester Gillette, Theodore Dreiser, and the Origins of America’s Fascination with True Crime

    Chester Gillette, Theodore Dreiser, and the Origins of America’s Fascination with True Crime

    In 1906, Grace Brown, a factory worker in upstate New York, was killed, her supervisor was arrested for the crime, and the course of American literature was altered forever.

    By L.R. Dorn | May 6, 2021

    The Search for China's Serial Killers

    The Search for China's Serial Killers

    Reliable figures are hard to come by, but recent arrests indicate that China has an unknown number of American-style serial killers.

    By Brian Klingborg | May 6, 2021

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