When the Attorneys Lose Faith in the Rule of Law

When the Attorneys Lose Faith in the Rule of Law

Gabriel Urza on the collapse of due process and the dangers of bad faith actors in the legal system.

By Gabriel Urza | July 8, 2025

Top 10 Time Travel Books

Top 10 Time Travel Books

Elly Griffiths on the special magic of time travel fiction.

By Elly Griffiths | July 8, 2025

Why Criminal Profiling Is A Pop Culture Myth

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.

By Eric Rickstad | July 8, 2025

Why Luxury Hotels Are Gold for Crime Novelists

Why Luxury Hotels Are Gold for Crime Novelists

Clémence Michallon on the allure of destination thrillers.

By Clémence Michallon | July 7, 2025

Isis Crawford: What Baking Means to Me As a Mystery Writer

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.

By Isis Crawford | July 7, 2025

Dana Elmendorf on Cold Cases Reopened by the Dead

Dana Elmendorf on Cold Cases Reopened by the Dead

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

By Dana Elmendorf | July 3, 2025

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Murder Spelled Backwards: Appreciating Wordplay in Literature

Murder Spelled Backwards: Appreciating Wordplay in Literature

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

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The Author Who Ran an Ultramarathon to Write a Thriller

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?

By Amy McCulloch | July 1, 2025

The Haunting Influence of Setting, and An Old Villa in Tuscany

The Haunting Influence of Setting, and An Old Villa in Tuscany

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

By Daco Auffenorde | July 1, 2025

Five Laugh-Out-Loud Mysteries, Recommended by a Comedian

Five Laugh-Out-Loud Mysteries, Recommended by a Comedian

"What comedy and mystery have in common is the tension."

By Jo Firestone | July 1, 2025

The End of the World is Always About Parents and Children

The End of the World is Always About Parents and Children

"[W]hat better way to test the limits of your zombie-ridden world than to put a family at the centre of it."

By Barnaby Martin | July 1, 2025

Rainy Noir: The Crime Fiction of Seattle

Rainy Noir: The Crime Fiction of Seattle

Crime and the City goes on a reading tour through a rainy, beautiful metropolis.

By Paul French | June 30, 2025

Why Do Humor and Murder Go Together So Well?

Why Do Humor and Murder Go Together So Well?

Gloria Chao on the lighter side of crime.

By Gloria Chao | June 30, 2025

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