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    The Delicate Art of the English Tea Set: A Historical Mystery Writer's Appreciation

    The Delicate Art of the English Tea Set: A Historical Mystery Writer's Appreciation

    How an antique porcelain collection inspired a new love for a cultural touchstone.

    By Alyssa Maxwell | February 1, 2021

    January's Best International Crime Fiction

    January's Best International Crime Fiction

    Fashionistas in Ghana, old soldiers in Italy, and medical malfeasance in Denmark

    By Molly Odintz | January 29, 2021

    How Do You Write an Isolation Thriller When  Everyone Is Connected All of the Time?

    How Do You Write an Isolation Thriller When Everyone Is Connected All of the Time?

    A classic thriller trope may be on its way to retirement.

    By Zoje Stage | January 29, 2021

    It Takes a Village To Keep a Book In Print: A Chat with the Collins Crime Club

    It Takes a Village To Keep a Book In Print: A Chat with the Collins Crime Club

    Publishing director David Brawn on the first African-American detective novel and a new golden age of reissued classics.

    By CrimeReads | January 29, 2021

    My First Thriller: Randy Wayne White

    My First Thriller: Randy Wayne White

    How he went from guiding fishing clients to writing magazine columns to creating Doc Ford and a bestselling series of novels.

    By Rick Pullen | January 28, 2021

    On the Art of the Plot Twist

    On the Art of the Plot Twist

    "Psycho" and "Les Diaboliques" shocked audiences with their unpredictable revelations. What made them so effective?

    By Milan Terlunen | January 28, 2021

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    A Science Fiction Author's Pointers for Worldbuilding with Negative Space

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    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Murder: A Roadside Killing and The Novel That Captured an Era

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    Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices: When Characters Face Existential Dilemmas

    Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices: When Characters Face Existential Dilemmas

    A look at five films where morality is supplanted by need

    By Thomas H. Carry | January 27, 2021

    Millenial Cozies: A New Generation Discovers the Joys of the Cozy Mystery

    Millenial Cozies: A New Generation Discovers the Joys of the Cozy Mystery

    Cozy mysteries are experiencing a revival as younger voices turn to writing (and reading) more of this charming genre.

    By Kate Lansing | January 26, 2021

    10 Novels That Explore True Crime Obsession

    10 Novels That Explore True Crime Obsession

    Obsessed with true crime? So are these characters!

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    Part of the Family

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    Warsaw: Eastern Europe’s Capital of Crime Fiction

    Warsaw: Eastern Europe’s Capital of Crime Fiction

    A city of spies, disenchanted lawyers, and novelists.

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    Dark Minds: How Crime Fiction Reveals the True Nature of Sociopaths

    Dark Minds: How Crime Fiction Reveals the True Nature of Sociopaths

    Charming, fearless, and manipulative sociopaths have always been with us, in fiction and in reality.

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    So, who is Arsène Lupin, anyway?

    So, who is Arsène Lupin, anyway?

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