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How Authors Weave Real-Life Detail Into Their Mysteries

How Authors Weave Real-Life Detail Into Their Mysteries

Gerri Lewis on the craft of creating background that enriches a mystery.

By Gerri Lewis | June 16, 2025

The Horror of a Border: Laura Elliott On Writing the Abject

The Horror of a Border: Laura Elliott On Writing the Abject

"When horror is written from the margins, it doesn’t just draw attention to our prejudices. It challenges them as well."

By Laura Ellliott | June 13, 2025

Everything’s Coming Up Cozies

Everything’s Coming Up Cozies

Karen Dukess on why the crime fiction world is embracing the cozy mystery.

By Karen Dukess | June 13, 2025

Seven Books and One Play About Marital Murder

Seven Books and One Play About Marital Murder

Peter Swanson on a great tradition of 'planning to kill a spouse' thrillers.

By Peter Swanson | June 12, 2025

Fashion that Slays

Fashion that Slays

Erica Ridley makes the case for "the world of fashion as a setting rife with inherent danger"

By Erica Ridley | June 12, 2025

Frederick Forsyth: An Editor's Remembrance

Frederick Forsyth: An Editor's Remembrance

Neil Nyren recalls his first time working with the great thriller author.

By Neil Nyren | June 12, 2025

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How One Moment of Fear Changed a Lifetime of Belief

By S.M. Govett | June 12, 2025

Laurie R. King on Historical Fiction and the Joy of True Characters Too Wild to Make Up

By Laurie R. King | June 11, 2025

Jurassic Vistas and Lost Voices: The Hurdles and Joys of Research in Fiji

By Nilima Rao | June 11, 2025

What If Your Biography Was Just a Footnote to Somebody Else's?

What If Your Biography Was Just a Footnote to Somebody Else's?

Sarah Landenwich on 19th century women in music.

By Sarah Landenwich | June 11, 2025

Art, Forgery, and Obsession: On Cinema and the World of Art

Art, Forgery, and Obsession: On Cinema and the World of Art

Five films that will give you "a taste of the art world’s high-stakes glamor and power"

By Katherine Reay | June 11, 2025

S.A. Cosby on “King of Ashes,” Crime Epics, and the Softer Side of Monsters

S.A. Cosby on “King of Ashes,” Crime Epics, and the Softer Side of Monsters

"I wanted to see what [mob bosses] are like at home when they aren’t planning murders, and how their skills affected the rest of their lives.”

By Nick Kolakowski | June 10, 2025

Elmore Leonard: Birth of the Cool

Elmore Leonard: Birth of the Cool

In an excerpt from the new biography, Cooler than Cool, Leonard discovers his crime fiction voice after reading George V. Higgins, while balancing a burgeoning career in screenwriting.

By C.M. Kushins | June 10, 2025

8 Tips for How to Get the Most Out of Your Research Trip

8 Tips for How to Get the Most Out of Your Research Trip

Lucy Clarke shares pointers for combining business with pleasure

By Lucy Clarke | June 10, 2025

5 Novels About the End of Democracy

5 Novels About the End of Democracy

Novelist and former Foreign Service Officer Otho Eskin on the slippery slope to authoritarianism.

By Otho Eskin | June 9, 2025

The Perfect Marriage Is the Perfect Illusion

The Perfect Marriage Is the Perfect Illusion

Bestselling thriller author Kaira Rouda explores the enduring power of the marriage thriller—and why the perfect union makes for the perfect crime.

By Kaira Rouda | June 9, 2025

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