Let's Do the Crime Warp: Keith Roysdon Makes The Case for Keeping Settings Vintage in Contemporary Productions

Let's Do the Crime Warp: Keith Roysdon Makes The Case for Keeping Settings Vintage in Contemporary Productions

"[C]rime stories produced in contemporary times but set in the past are just as enticing and have the additional benefit of hindsight."

By Keith Roysdon | October 1, 2025

The Backlist: Reading Kate Elizabeth Russell's

The Backlist: Reading Kate Elizabeth Russell's "My Dark Vanessa" with Attica Locke

Locke and Polly Stewart revisit Russell's powerhouse debut in the wake of #metoo and renewed misogyny

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Twenty Years of <em>Capote</em>

Twenty Years of Capote

Julia Sirmons looks back on Bennett Miller's classic film

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On Writing Contemporary Mysteries vs. Historical Ones

On Writing Contemporary Mysteries vs. Historical Ones

Sherry Thomas weighs two equally fun approaches to crime fiction

By Sherry Thomas | September 30, 2025

Crime and the City: Capri

Crime and the City: Capri

Welcome to a Tyrrhenian paradise... via books!

By Paul French | September 29, 2025

The Healing Power of Feminist Revenge Stories

The Healing Power of Feminist Revenge Stories

Charlene Wang on the “Good for Her” canon, and writing a different version of retribution

By Charlene Wang | September 29, 2025

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Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Considers the Strange Perambulations of Writing Inspiration

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On approaching the truth obliquely and paying attention to resonance across experiences

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The Forgotten History<br> of the Fascist Plot <br>Against Hollywood

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Five Films About Left-Wing Militants Achieving Their Goals

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Kit Burgoyne On Revolutionaries in Cinema, And Our Modern Era of Censorship

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Elmore Leonard and Robert B. Parker's Crime TV Legacies

Elmore Leonard and Robert B. Parker's Crime TV Legacies

Keith Roysdon looks at the contributions Leonard and Parker made beyond their vast crime novel canons

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From the Studio Set to the Written Page

From the Studio Set to the Written Page

Exploring the parallels between fiction writing and television production

By Joan O'Leary | September 25, 2025

Layering on the Mystery

Layering on the Mystery

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How the Kidnapping of Miguel de Cervantes Shaped <em>Don Quixote</em>

How the Kidnapping of Miguel de Cervantes Shaped Don Quixote

The tragedy and comedy within and around one of the greatest novels of all time

By Ed Simon | September 24, 2025

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