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    Why Criminal Profiling Is A Pop Culture Myth

    Eric Rickstad on the books and movies that taught us to believe in an imaginary world of criminal profilers.

    July 8, 2025  By Eric Rickstad
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    Why Luxury Hotels Are Gold for Crime Novelists

    Clémence Michallon on the allure of destination thrillers.

    July 7, 2025  By Clémence Michallon
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    Isis Crawford: What Baking Means to Me As a Mystery Writer

    Cooking was the first form of magic in Isis Crawford's life. Writing became the second.

    July 7, 2025  By Isis Crawford
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    Dana Elmendorf on Cold Cases Reopened by the Dead

    "Sometimes the dead don’t rest until they’ve been heard."

    July 3, 2025  By Dana Elmendorf
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    The Secret Committee That Persecuted Black and Gay People In the Name of Fighting Communism

    On Florida's hidden Cold War on Black and queer lives

    July 3, 2025  By Robert B. Fieseler
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    The Best Psychological Thrillers of July 2025

    Head injuries, hangovers, and high-class retreats

    July 2, 2025  By Molly Odintz
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    The Locked Room, Island-Style: Writing a Mystery Where Paradise Turns Deadly

    Katherine Wood on finding the right balance of escapism and dread.

    July 2, 2025  By Katherine Wood
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    Murder Spelled Backwards: Appreciating Wordplay in Literature

    Six stories where linguistic puzzles pull readers out of the armchair and into the hot seat

    July 2, 2025  By Anna Fitzgerald Healy
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    The Author Who Ran an Ultramarathon to Write a Thriller

    Amy McCulloch faced the question; just how far would you go in the name of research?

    July 1, 2025  By Amy McCulloch
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    The Haunting Influence of Setting, and An Old Villa in Tuscany

    Daco S. Auffenorde on "the silent puppeteer of gothic fiction."

    July 1, 2025  By Daco Auffenorde
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