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    A Sense of Dread Is the Key to Dark Fiction—These Five Women Authors Have Mastered It

    A Sense of Dread Is the Key to Dark Fiction—These Five Women Authors Have Mastered It

    Five short stories that conjure up an immediate and inescapable feeling that something bad is about to happen.

    By Rachel Harrison | March 24, 2020

    Romantic Christian Suspense: A Roundtable Discussion

    Romantic Christian Suspense: A Roundtable Discussion

    Six romantic suspense authors, all with a Christian focus to their work, discuss the joys and challenges of their beloved subgenre.

    By Colleen Coble | March 24, 2020

    All the Pretty Things

    All the Pretty Things

    Emily Arsenault

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 24, 2020

    The Crime Novels of Bogotá

    The Crime Novels of Bogotá

    Colombia's capital city has seen decades of trauma. It has also produced some of fiction's most powerful stories.

    By Paul French | March 23, 2020

    Our Obsession with Beautiful Dead Girls Is Keeping Us from Addressing Domestic Violence

    Our Obsession with Beautiful Dead Girls Is Keeping Us from Addressing Domestic Violence

    Why do we crave stories of violence, yet turn our faces from the reality of that violence?

    By Jessica Moor | March 23, 2020

    Why Journalists Have Such a Hard Time Writing About Themselves

    Why Journalists Have Such a Hard Time Writing About Themselves

    And why turning to fiction is the solution for many.

    By Christi Daugherty | March 23, 2020

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    By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 23, 2020

    Red Herrings in Contemporary Crime Literature

    By Karen Dietrich | March 20, 2020

    10 of the Most Morally Bankrupt Narrators in Fiction

    By Samantha Downing | March 20, 2020

    The Tools of Abuse: Why Technology Deserves a Place at the Heart of Modern Crime Narratives

    The Tools of Abuse: Why Technology Deserves a Place at the Heart of Modern Crime Narratives

    How abusers use phones and other devices to control their victims.

    By Gytha Lodge | March 20, 2020

    8 Books About Male Protagonists by Female Authors

    8 Books About Male Protagonists by Female Authors

    Classic and contemporary novels offer insight into damaged male psyches.

    By Scarlett Harris | March 20, 2020

    A Conspiracy of Bones

    A Conspiracy of Bones

    Kathy Reichs

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 20, 2020

    Carolyn Wells, in the Library, with a Revolver

    Carolyn Wells, in the Library, with a Revolver

    How a prolific mystery author with a penchant for collecting rare books helped to create the ‘biblio-mystery’ genre

    By Rebecca Rego Barry | March 19, 2020

    5 International Crime Novels to Read This March

    5 International Crime Novels to Read This March

    Travel the world with these far-flung mysteries....

    By CrimeReads | March 19, 2020

    Graphic Content: At the Intersection of Comics and Crime With Howard Chaykin

    Graphic Content: At the Intersection of Comics and Crime With Howard Chaykin

    Alex Segura profiles legendary comic book creators

    By Alex Segura | March 19, 2020

    Harlan Coben Believes <em>Planet of the Apes</em> Is the Best Twist Ending in History

    Harlan Coben Believes Planet of the Apes Is the Best Twist Ending in History

    And other thoughts from the bestselling author.

    By CrimeReads | March 19, 2020

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