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    Can You Write Your Deepest Fears Into Existence?

    In writing fiction, many authors find that the pain they inflict on characters returns to them down the line.

    November 19, 2020  By Stav Sherez
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    Dolores Reyes

    "I bet she waited for Walter to leave."

    November 19, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Why Writing About Cults—and People Who Join Them—Is Never Easy

    40 years after Jonestown, an author reflects on the empathy gap between those who joined, and those who think they never would.

    November 18, 2020  By Courtney Summers
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    My Mother, The Mystery Writer

    Orania Papazoglou, aka Jane Haddam, was a complicated woman who wrote about complicated people.

    November 18, 2020  By Matthew DeAndrea
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    Five Books About Women Fighting Their Way Out

    Survival, ingenuity, and even some vengeance.

    November 18, 2020  By James S. Murray
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    The Classics of Miami Noir: Long on Beauty, Short on Rectitude

    Les Standiford explores the history of crime writing in Miami, from Zora Neale Hurston to Elmore Leonard and beyond.

    November 17, 2020  By Les Standiford
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    Why Odd Couples and Opposites Make for Great Crime Fiction

    What would Poirot do without Hastings and his consummate Englishness?

    November 17, 2020  By S.M. Goodwin
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    Five Great Psychological Thrillers Set in Isolated Places

    Snowy mountain resorts, country estates, and abandoned hotels all help turn up the suspense.

    November 17, 2020  By Claire Douglas
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    Has Greed Fallen Behind as a Motive for Murder in Modern Crime Fiction?

    A look at the traditional motives for killing: Love, Lust, Loathing, and Loot.

    November 17, 2020  By Elka Ray
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    The Crime Novels of Mexico City

    A sprawling city with a rich tradition in mystery and crime fiction.

    November 16, 2020  By Paul French
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